Undo
@undo.fm
The podcast examining productivity methods and myths through history, to help you tell the brill from the bonkers so you can work your own way.
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Spotify's CEO Daniel Ek is leading a €600-million investment into military drones powered by AI.
By providing free content to Spotify in the form of podcasts the company uses to make money, we are indirectly funding armed conflict... regardless of who's "side" you're on.
By providing free content to Spotify in the form of podcasts the company uses to make money, we are indirectly funding armed conflict... regardless of who's "side" you're on.
June 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Spotify's CEO Daniel Ek is leading a €600-million investment into military drones powered by AI.
By providing free content to Spotify in the form of podcasts the company uses to make money, we are indirectly funding armed conflict... regardless of who's "side" you're on.
By providing free content to Spotify in the form of podcasts the company uses to make money, we are indirectly funding armed conflict... regardless of who's "side" you're on.
This is classic Undo – a great concept, a way for us to weave it into our own lives, and a figure from history who was a great proponent.
Really looking forward to next week's episode.
Really looking forward to next week's episode.
April 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This is classic Undo – a great concept, a way for us to weave it into our own lives, and a figure from history who was a great proponent.
Really looking forward to next week's episode.
Really looking forward to next week's episode.
📣 How Ben Franklin used timeboxing to stop missing deadlines https://undo.fm/timeboxing/
How Ben Franklin used timeboxing to stop missing deadlines
If you have to meet any kind of regular publishing schedule, you’ll know...
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March 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
📣 How Ben Franklin used timeboxing to stop missing deadlines https://undo.fm/timeboxing/
📣 What happened to the Inbox Zero guy? https://undo.fm/inbox/
What happened to the Inbox Zero guy?
Inbox Zero is a pretty good way of organising your email, but behind the...
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March 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
📣 What happened to the Inbox Zero guy? https://undo.fm/inbox/
📣 How to make fewer mistakes – The Checklist Manifesto https://undo.fm/checklist/
How to make fewer mistakes – The Checklist Manifesto
Simple mistakes are more common than it’s comfortable to admit. But...
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February 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
📣 How to make fewer mistakes – The Checklist Manifesto https://undo.fm/checklist/
As I settle into a groove of research and synthesis, it's getting easier to write longer episodes.
Next week's is all about a time-management method based on a kitchen timer, and I'm just shy of my target TED talk length.
I'm still enjoying it, and it's not taking an entire day. So, a win.
Next week's is all about a time-management method based on a kitchen timer, and I'm just shy of my target TED talk length.
I'm still enjoying it, and it's not taking an entire day. So, a win.
January 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
As I settle into a groove of research and synthesis, it's getting easier to write longer episodes.
Next week's is all about a time-management method based on a kitchen timer, and I'm just shy of my target TED talk length.
I'm still enjoying it, and it's not taking an entire day. So, a win.
Next week's is all about a time-management method based on a kitchen timer, and I'm just shy of my target TED talk length.
I'm still enjoying it, and it's not taking an entire day. So, a win.
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This was lots of fun to put together – 5 podcast episodes that make productivity feel less sucky.
Thanks to @ariellethisandthat.bsky.social and the @earbudspodcol.bsky.social team for letting me do this!
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Thanks to @ariellethisandthat.bsky.social and the @earbudspodcol.bsky.social team for letting me do this!
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Podcast Recommendations That Make Productivity Fun✍️
A curation of podcast episodes to help you do less of the boring stuff and more of the fun stuff in your creative projects and beyond
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January 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This was lots of fun to put together – 5 podcast episodes that make productivity feel less sucky.
Thanks to @ariellethisandthat.bsky.social and the @earbudspodcol.bsky.social team for letting me do this!
newsletter.earbuds.audio/p/podcast-re...
Thanks to @ariellethisandthat.bsky.social and the @earbudspodcol.bsky.social team for letting me do this!
newsletter.earbuds.audio/p/podcast-re...
A is for AVAILABILITY.
Franchise the in-person model to maximise time-on-knee for good boys and girls. Deploy Santas where cheer is least abundant.
And to all a good night.
🎅
Franchise the in-person model to maximise time-on-knee for good boys and girls. Deploy Santas where cheer is least abundant.
And to all a good night.
🎅
December 18, 2024 at 11:35 AM
A is for AVAILABILITY.
Franchise the in-person model to maximise time-on-knee for good boys and girls. Deploy Santas where cheer is least abundant.
And to all a good night.
🎅
Franchise the in-person model to maximise time-on-knee for good boys and girls. Deploy Santas where cheer is least abundant.
And to all a good night.
🎅
T is for TIME-BOXING.
As Dickens’ Law states, time expands to fill the number of presents to be delivered, regardless of congestion or pending roadworks.
As Dickens’ Law states, time expands to fill the number of presents to be delivered, regardless of congestion or pending roadworks.
December 18, 2024 at 11:35 AM
T is for TIME-BOXING.
As Dickens’ Law states, time expands to fill the number of presents to be delivered, regardless of congestion or pending roadworks.
As Dickens’ Law states, time expands to fill the number of presents to be delivered, regardless of congestion or pending roadworks.
N is for NAUGHTY/NICE.
Draw a grid with a nice-to-naughty axis, and an ingress-difficulty axis. Prioritise drop-offs to nice kids with narrow chimneys.
Draw a grid with a nice-to-naughty axis, and an ingress-difficulty axis. Prioritise drop-offs to nice kids with narrow chimneys.
December 18, 2024 at 11:35 AM
N is for NAUGHTY/NICE.
Draw a grid with a nice-to-naughty axis, and an ingress-difficulty axis. Prioritise drop-offs to nice kids with narrow chimneys.
Draw a grid with a nice-to-naughty axis, and an ingress-difficulty axis. Prioritise drop-offs to nice kids with narrow chimneys.
A is for ABSTAIN.
Accept the milk and cookies left for you on behalf of your reindeer. Regift the whiskey to your workers — they’ve earned it.
Accept the milk and cookies left for you on behalf of your reindeer. Regift the whiskey to your workers — they’ve earned it.
December 18, 2024 at 11:35 AM
A is for ABSTAIN.
Accept the milk and cookies left for you on behalf of your reindeer. Regift the whiskey to your workers — they’ve earned it.
Accept the milk and cookies left for you on behalf of your reindeer. Regift the whiskey to your workers — they’ve earned it.
If eggs aren’t your bag, get yourself a whistling kettle. If you can keep scrolling through an ear-splittle whistle, you’ve got bigger problems.
December 16, 2024 at 1:31 PM
If eggs aren’t your bag, get yourself a whistling kettle. If you can keep scrolling through an ear-splittle whistle, you’ve got bigger problems.
…a pan of boiling water – along with the potential for food waste – is more likely to create enough urgency to drag your bum off the sofa.
December 16, 2024 at 1:31 PM
…a pan of boiling water – along with the potential for food waste – is more likely to create enough urgency to drag your bum off the sofa.
Stick a couple of eggs in some water, bring them to the boil, set a timer, and settle in for some scroll time. The timer alone probably won’t pull you out, but…
December 16, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Stick a couple of eggs in some water, bring them to the boil, set a timer, and settle in for some scroll time. The timer alone probably won’t pull you out, but…
If you find yourself losing time scrolling endlessly, boil some eggs.
Let me explain.
When your thumb gets caught in a scroll trap, there’s very little that can save it. What you need is something urgent – hence the egg.
Thread 👇 1/egg
Let me explain.
When your thumb gets caught in a scroll trap, there’s very little that can save it. What you need is something urgent – hence the egg.
Thread 👇 1/egg
December 16, 2024 at 1:31 PM
If you find yourself losing time scrolling endlessly, boil some eggs.
Let me explain.
When your thumb gets caught in a scroll trap, there’s very little that can save it. What you need is something urgent – hence the egg.
Thread 👇 1/egg
Let me explain.
When your thumb gets caught in a scroll trap, there’s very little that can save it. What you need is something urgent – hence the egg.
Thread 👇 1/egg
Here's my foolproof three-step #productivity process for being more #productive when you've got nothing in the tank, you're feeling low, and your body's giving up.
1. Go
2. The fuck
3. To bed.
1. Go
2. The fuck
3. To bed.
December 15, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Here's my foolproof three-step #productivity process for being more #productive when you've got nothing in the tank, you're feeling low, and your body's giving up.
1. Go
2. The fuck
3. To bed.
1. Go
2. The fuck
3. To bed.
Getting Alan Partridge vibes from the day. Anyone played around with ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode so you can say "Lynn..." and get your stream-of-consciousness into a todo list?
Did any of that make sense, or was that just word salad? #MonkeyTennis
Did any of that make sense, or was that just word salad? #MonkeyTennis
December 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Getting Alan Partridge vibes from the day. Anyone played around with ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode so you can say "Lynn..." and get your stream-of-consciousness into a todo list?
Did any of that make sense, or was that just word salad? #MonkeyTennis
Did any of that make sense, or was that just word salad? #MonkeyTennis
5. Build own cannery to process fish directly
6. Expand to larger premises
7. Hire employees to manage operations
8. Take company public through IPO
9. Become a millionaire and retire
10. Fish in the mornings and chill the rest of the day
6. Expand to larger premises
7. Hire employees to manage operations
8. Take company public through IPO
9. Become a millionaire and retire
10. Fish in the mornings and chill the rest of the day
December 5, 2024 at 11:07 AM
5. Build own cannery to process fish directly
6. Expand to larger premises
7. Hire employees to manage operations
8. Take company public through IPO
9. Become a millionaire and retire
10. Fish in the mornings and chill the rest of the day
6. Expand to larger premises
7. Hire employees to manage operations
8. Take company public through IPO
9. Become a millionaire and retire
10. Fish in the mornings and chill the rest of the day
The businessman's 20-year plan for the fisherman (an old parable):
1. Fish in the morning, feed your family, sell the rest
2. Chill and drink wine for the rest of the day
3. Start fishing for longer and earn more
4. Buy more fishing boats to increase catch volume...
1. Fish in the morning, feed your family, sell the rest
2. Chill and drink wine for the rest of the day
3. Start fishing for longer and earn more
4. Buy more fishing boats to increase catch volume...
December 5, 2024 at 11:07 AM
The businessman's 20-year plan for the fisherman (an old parable):
1. Fish in the morning, feed your family, sell the rest
2. Chill and drink wine for the rest of the day
3. Start fishing for longer and earn more
4. Buy more fishing boats to increase catch volume...
1. Fish in the morning, feed your family, sell the rest
2. Chill and drink wine for the rest of the day
3. Start fishing for longer and earn more
4. Buy more fishing boats to increase catch volume...