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The Productivity Show
Hosted by Asian Efficiency: Productivity, Time Management, Getting Things Done (GTD), · EN
Win back time, double your energy, and achieve your goals. Become more productive at work and in life. Get weekly episodes on productivity, time management, and efficiency to achieve your goals in record time. At The Productivity Show, we believe you should get your important things done without sacrificing your health, family and things that matter to you. This is a weekly podcast where we show you ways to save time, and increase your productivity and happiness.
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You Are Drowning in Micro-Decisions
4d ago00:07:41Tap to summarizeDecision fatigue is not about mental collapse. It is about subtle quality decay. The more choices your day demands, the more likely you are to procrastinate, default, or choose what is easy instead of what matters. Here are three rules to stop it. Visit www.asianefficiency.com for more productivity tips and tactics. Use promo code TPS at evenrealities.com to get 10% off Even Ring 1 and/or Even Clip when you add them to your Even G2 order.
Transcribe →Break These Productivity Rules (If They're Not Working) (TPS622)
6d ago00:47:34Tap to summarizeShould you really eat that frog first thing every morning? We aren't so sure, and in this encore episode, we're throwing out four pieces of productivity advice so widely repeated that most people follow them without ever asking whether they actually work. From the classics to the modern assumptions, we make the case that some of the most popular productivity wisdom might be quietly holding you back. Visit www.asianefficiency.com for more productivity tips and tactics. Masterclass: Masterclass.com/TPS for at least 15% off any annual membership. Use promo code tps at evenrealities.com to get 10% off Even Ring 1 and/or Even Clip when you add them to your Even G2 order. For 50% less your first year, go to HomeServe.com/TPS. Void in Florida.
Transcribe →AI Meeting Assistants: Stop Transcribing and Start Saving Time
2w ago00:09:15Tap to summarizeMost AI meeting assistants create transcripts, but few actually save time. We rank the top tools like Otter, Fireflies, and Fathom based on ruthless practicality. Learn how to automate your follow-up, reclaim 10 to 20 hours a week, and close deals faster by eliminating post-meeting admin work. Visit www.asianefficiency.com for more productivity tips and tactics. Get 20% off your first order at dripdrop.com and use promo code TPS.
Transcribe →Rethinking Email, Focus & Doing Less w/ Ari Meisel (TPS621)
2w ago00:45:41Tap to summarizeHow many good decisions do you actually have in you each day? Ari Meisel says the answer is about two dozen — which means your inbox, with its thousands of tiny choices, is quietly bankrupting you before lunch. In this encore conversation, the founder of Less Doing joins us to reframe email as a decision-making problem rather than a communication one, and to explain why he's replaced almost all of his messaging with asynchronous voice. He shares how he runs a coaching business, closes sales, and stays close with far-flung friends without a single call on his calendar — and how those constraints made him more effective, not less. If you're looking for genuinely unconventional ways to do less and get more done, this one's worth your time. Get 20% off your first order: dripdrop.com and use promo code tps. Make the switch! MINTMOBILE.com/PRODUCTIVITY. Get 60% off personal and family plans at Keepersecurity.com/TPS.
Transcribe →Focus Isn't the Problem You Think It Is
3w ago00:08:42Tap to summarizeWhy did reading twenty books a year suddenly become impossible? Thanh used to fly through books and podcasts without a second thought — until his ability to concentrate quietly started slipping away, and no amount of blocking notifications or silencing his phone fixed it. The distraction wasn't coming from his devices. It was coming from inside his own head. In this encore episode, Thanh breaks down what actually happened, the strange mix of experiments he ran to fix it, and the concept of attention management that came out the other side — a shift in thinking that helped him concentrate for 90 minutes or more at a stretch. If you've noticed your own focus fading and assumed it was just a willpower problem, this episode makes the case that it isn't. Visit www.asianefficiency.com for more productivity tips and tactics. Get 60% off personal and family plans at Keepersecurity.com/TPS.
Transcribe →The Subtraction Strategy: Why Removing Friction Beats Adding Goals Every Time (TPS620)
3w ago00:45:22Tap to summarizeMost productivity advice tells you to add: more goals, more apps, more habits, more trackers, more systems. But what if the fastest path to better results isn't adding anything at all—it's subtraction? In this episode, Thanh and Brooks explore why removing friction beats adding motivation, and how a subtraction audit can transform your productivity faster than any new resolution. Visit www.asianefficiency.com for more productivity tips and tactics. Shopify: Own your customer relationships. Own your revenue. Start with a free trial at shopify.com/tps. Get 60% off personal and family plans at Keepersecurity.com/TPS. Use promo code tps at evenrealities.com to get 10% off Even Ring 1 and/or Even Clip when you add them to your Even G2 order.
Transcribe →One Wish vs. a Thousand: A Lesson on Health and Happiness
4w ago00:08:33Tap to summarizeWhen was the last time you actually counted how many wishes you have? In this episode, Thanh unpacks a line that's stuck with him for years: when we're sick, we only want one thing back, but when we're healthy, we have a thousand wishes. That idea comes from one of the most-gifted books in his library, built on interviews with people near the end of their lives about the lessons they wanted to pass on — and it reshaped how Thanh thinks about productivity itself. Thanh breaks down why relationships, purpose, and health are the real foundation of happiness, and why optimizing for happiness, not just output, is what actually makes us more productive. He also shares the simple gratitude practice he uses every morning to keep this front of mind. It's a quick, honest reminder that no task on your list is worth sacrificing the people and moments that matter most. Visit www.asianefficiency.com for more productivity tips and tactics. For 50% less your first year, go to HomeServe.com/TPS. Void in Florida.
Transcribe →Decision Fatigue: Why Every Choice Drains You (And the 3 Rules to Stop It) (TPS619)
4w ago00:54:14Tap to summarizeEver find yourself staring at your to-do list at 3 PM, unable to decide what to do next? Or ordering the same lunch every day because choosing feels impossible? You are not bad at follow-through. You are drowning in micro-decisions. Decision fatigue isn't a dramatic mental collapse. It's a subtle quality decay that creeps in as your day accumulates choices—each one nibbling away at your capacity to judge, prioritize, and choose well. By the time you hit the afternoon, you're not lazy. You're depleted. In this episode, we break down what decision fatigue actually feels like (hint: it's not what the pop-psych headlines say), where it comes from, and the three rules that stop it cold: decide once, decide earlier, decide smaller. Visit www.asianefficiency.com for more productivity tips and tactics. Masterclass.com/TPS for at least 15% off any annual membership. For 50% less your first year, go to HomeServe.com/TPS. Void in Florida. Get 60% off personal and family plans at Keepersecurity.com/TPS. Use promo code tps at evenrealities.com to get 10% off Even Ring 1 and/or Even Clip when you add them to your Even G2 order.
Transcribe →Summer Reset Framework: How To Be Productive in June-Aug With 3 Tips
Jun 2400:08:48Tap to summarizeIf your brain feels weird in summer, it is not a character flaw. It is a systems mismatch. Learn why your brain works differently in June than January and how to use the Summer Reset framework to simplify goals, anchor routines, and move lower-brain tasks to the hottest parts of the day. Visit www.asianefficiency.com for more productivity tips and tactics. Get 20% off your first order: dripdrop.com and use promo code tps.
Transcribe →AI Meeting Assistants Ranked: Which Actually Save Time (And Which Are Hype) (TPS618)
Jun 2200:50:48Tap to summarizeMost AI meeting assistants save notes, but fewer actually save time. In this episode, we move past the hype to rank tools like Otter, Fireflies, Fathom, and Zoom AI Companion based on ruthless practicality. We evaluate them to help you find the one that reliably removes post-meeting work rather than just creating prettier transcripts. Get 20% off your first order: dripdrop.com and use promo code tps. For problems worth solving go to Claude.ai/tps. Get 60% off personal and family plans at Keepersecurity.com/TPS. Use promo code tps at evenrealities.com to get 10% off Even Ring 1 and/or Even Clip when you add them to your Even G2 order. Visit www.asianefficiency.com for more productivity tips and tactics.
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