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Mike Vardy
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Father, husband, night owl, writer.
A week isn’t just a sequence of obligations — each day has its own flavour, its own small promise.

I wrote a short reflection on what each day brings... mikevardy.com/best-part-ab...
November 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Registration for the List Growth Summit closes tonight at midnight ET.
If you want a more thoughtful approach to your list — one that serves you and your readers — now’s the time. sparksummits.com/LGS25-Mike-...
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
After 15+ years in productivity, I’ve learned that some advice sounds right only because it’s repeated.
Here are 3 popular beliefs I don’t buy into (and why): mikevardy.com/popular-prod...
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Black Friday tends to get noisy. This one’s quiet — intentional, even.

Join the early access list before it opens to everyone else:
mikevardy.kit.com/bfoffer2025
November 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Time doesn’t take orders. It just keeps moving. The trick isn’t control — it’s collaboration. => mikevardy.com/making-peac...
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Email done with care earns trust. Hear how at the free #ListGrowthSummit (Nov 11–13). Join us → sparksummits.com/LGS25-Mike-...
November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Instead of asking myself what I need to do every morning, I drink out of this mug and ask THIS question.
November 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
All things must pass… including the week. Going into the weekend with George as my guide.
October 18, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Been more quiet lately.
Sometimes you have to live the story before you can write it.
Second draft: complete.
October 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
A wonderful way to end the day.
October 5, 2025 at 6:15 AM
If you live in or around the Victoria area, I’ll be co-hosting a free event at Serious Coffee in Millstream Village tonight at 7 pm.

I’d love to see you there!
October 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
ADHD doesn’t mean you’re lazy or undisciplined. It means the system wasn’t built for you.

TimeCrafting & ADHD reframes productivity for neurodivergent minds. The first lessons are live now.

👉 timecraftingtrust.circle.so/timecrafting...
October 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Time for some Bengals football!
September 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left wasn’t just an album — it was a beginning. This 4-LP set captures the demos, the detours, the process. Can’t wait to dive in. (After the Bengals game, of course.)
September 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Such a great read. The dog ears illustrate that quite nicely.
September 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Equinox + first draft, all on the same day.
Feels like timing is on my side. 📖👀
September 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I sure hope that link-placeholder-12 can bounce back from that injury…
September 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Looks like I’ll be able to read it sooner than I thought!
September 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Can’t believe you guys landed him. And after today’s performance, my thoughts on who will win the NFC North has definitely changed in their favor.

Also, this:
September 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Cherry cola, turned up to 11.
September 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I hear you.

Look at what the @merriam-webster.com definition of productive is… which means that productivity is the activity of being productive.

So yeah… Abundance is often associated with quantity and not quality. Sigh.
September 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This is a chunk of Day 1 of the Forge Your Future Challenge… compressed into 2 minutes.

Want the full replay (and access to the next sessions)? Email askmike [at] mikevardy [dot] com with FORGE in the subject line, and I’ll send you everything you need.
September 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
What if you ended the year with intention instead of inertia?

This week we’re kicking off a new challenge designed to help you do that. Small steps. Strong focus. Sustainable progress.

Join us: mikevardy.com/forgeyourfu...
#productiveness #GreatLockIn #ForgeYourFuture
September 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Last night‘s sunset was… very orange.
September 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
There’s a strange kind of courage in waiting.

Georgia O’Keeffe said she spent a whole summer just waiting to be herself again. I get that. Sometimes the real work is letting the self return on its own terms.
August 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM