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Author: Brandon White
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The PRODUCTIVITY podcast delivers you time management strategies that work. We give you one productivity tip a day in a short, productive, episode. From the best productivity apps, productivity software, productivity tools, to the best productivity tips that are backed by science to work. After listening you'll be getting your important things done consistently and getting the most out of your time and talent. Your Host Brandon White has been an entrepreneur in the trenches for over two decades. Knowing he'll never get everything done in a day, he's figured out the best productivity strategies and products that are force multipliers to get the most out of a day in business to every day life.
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We're diving into "Cannon Events", those life-altering moments that force change and reshape everything. We' explain what Cannon Events are, share research proving they can lead to exponential personal growth, and give you 3 practical ways to turn Cannon Events into your biggest advantages. CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and counting! If you have an amazing productivity tool or app that will make people more ...
You've got 18 tabs open. Three different competitor websites, two pricing comparison sites, five industry blogs, and somewhere in there—a Reddit thread that you hope has the answer to the market research you need. You started this research project three hours ago. Your coffee's cold. And you're only halfway done. There's a better way. Today we're breaking down how AI-powered search is revolutionizing market research. We'll explain what makes Perplexity Pro different from traditional Google...
We explain why your network truly is your net worth and why maintaining relationships matters as much as, or even more than, building new ones. We walk through three things that happen when you maintain your network, research that shows how strong networks directly increase your salary, promotion rate and net worth, and show you why staying in touch is so hard. Then finish up by giving you a simple productive system to maintain relationships without it feeling like work. Links from the...
You are losing an entire workday every week without even realizing it. That’s negative productivity. We explain what's happening, how it adds up to losing 5 weeks every year. Give you 5 practical tactics to get back at least half of the time your losing. Because once you’ve spent time, there is no way to ever get it back. You don't want to waste it away. Research Study Referenced Murty, Rohan Narayana, Sandeep Dadlani, and Rajath B. Das. "How Much Time and Energy Do We Waste Toggling Be...
Today, we're getting real about what makes people stick around and give their best work. We dig into the science behind great leadership Break down what people are really looking for in their work Give you 5 concrete actions you can start taking today—whether you're a CEO shaping company culture or a manager trying to keep your team engaged CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and counting! If you hav...
We're breaking down Agentic AI. What Agentic AI is How Agentic AI is different from the chatbots you're using now Why researchers believe Agentic AI a productivity game-changer and... 4 practical ways you can start using Agentic AI to get more done with less effort to increase your productivity. Research Study Referenced: Journal: Journal of Computer Information Systems, Study Title: "AI Agents and Agentic Systems: A Multi-Expert Analysis", Published: 2025, Volume 65, Issue 4 CONNECT WI...
We explain what a strategic pause is, review a Harvard study that proves why hitting pause makes you 22% more effective, then give you 3 practical techniques to start using today to leverage the power of the pause. CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and counting! If you have an amazing productivity tool or app that will make people more productive please reach out to us at b at brandon c white dot com OTHER G...
We're diving into resilience, that mental and emotional muscle that separates those who bounce back from setbacks and those who stay down. We define what resilience really is, look at research that proves you can build it, then give you 5 powerful tactics you can start using today to increase your resilience when adversity hits. CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and counting! If you have an amazing pro...
In this episode we're explaining how to use the 5 AI work productivity apps that separate the people getting left behind from the people getting ahead. You learn exactly what each AI work productivity app one does, how to leverage it, and research that proves mastering these tools isn't just about efficiency, rather it's about building a better career. CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and counting! If you have ...
Today, we're breaking down 9 soft skills that'll accelerate your career faster than any certification. We'll back them up with research proving soft skills drive career advancement, then give you specific tactics you can start using tomorrow morning. CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and counting! If you have an amazing productivity tool or app that will make people more productive please reach out to us at b at...
Today, we'll define what unhelpful help is, dive into research that shows just how damaging it can be, then finish up by giving you 4 practical strategies to make sure the help you ask for—and give—moves things forward. CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and counting! If you have an amazing productivity tool or app that will make people more productive please reach out to us at b at brandon c white dot co...
Today we're breaking down a calendar redesign experiment that Atlassian did that helped their workers boost their focus by 32% and make 31% more progress on their top priorities. We explain the 30/20/40 rule for structuring your week, walk through the research study that proves it works, and give you 3 actionable steps to redesign your own calendar starting today. CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and countin...
By the end of 2026, 75% of company’s employees will be working alongside AI teammates that can execute full workdays without supervision? Welcome to 2026. The year productivity finally stops being about doing more, and starts being about working smarter with tools that can do tacks and reason. Today we're kicking off the new year by looking ahead at five major productivity shifts coming in 2026, complete with the research backing them and practical ways you can get ahead of these trends right...
We're breaking down the 4-Bullet Update, a dead-simple framework that makes you look sharp every single time. We’re giving you the exact structure, showing you the research proving why concise communication wins, and giving you 5 practical tips to start using it immediately. CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and counting! If you have an amazing productivity tool or app that will make people more producti...
Brandon explains why buying time is one of the smartest investments you can make for your productivity, happiness and as importantly, your well-being. We break down what it means to buy time, review groundbreaking research from Harvard that proves it works, and give you practical ways to start reclaiming hours in your day. CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and counting! If you have an amazing productivity ...
Ever talked through a problem out loud and suddenly... the answer just clicked? Turns out your brain was doing something pretty remarkable, and there's a classic technique that harnesses this power. But here 's the thing - it's getting a serious upgrade for the AI age. Today, we're explore how the "rubber duck debugging" method works, why the science says explaining things out loud helps us solve problems faster, and how you can use AI as an interactive thinking partner - not just an answer m...
We break down the Luck Razor, a simple mental model that can actually increase your chances of getting lucky. We'll explain what it is, review the decade-long research study that proves it works, and give you 5 actionable strategies to start attracting more luck for yourself today. CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and counting! If you have an amazing productivity tool or app that will make people more product...
Brandon explains what the 5-Second Conversation Hack is, why it works, review a study from a top psychology journal that shows how effective it can be, then give you the simple three-part formula, along with examples, to use in your very next conversation. CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and counting! If you have an amazing productivity tool or app that will make people more productive please reach...
We break down the 5 Levels of Digital Operations, and a framework for understanding where your organization actually stands in its AI readiness and where it needs to go to be able to get the most out of AI productivity gains. We explain what each level looks like, share research that shows why getting this right matters, and give you 3 questions to figure out exactly where your company falls on the spectrum. Links to things mentioned in this episode of the Productivity Podcast Digital O...
Ever hit send on an email and immediately regret how you worded something and want to hit a button, that doesn’t exist, to recall that email? In this episode of the Productivity podcast we break down the email phrases that are quietly sabotaging your professional credibility. We explain why certain word choices undermine your authority, dive into actionable research on communication and trust, and then give you 7 powerful phrase swaps to transform how people perceive your emails. CON...























