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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 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...
Ever ask an AI the same question for the third time this week? Or find yourself copying and pasting the same instructions over and over? Using AI assistants without context is like hiring an expert consultant who has amnesia every morning. They're brilliant, sure, but you waste half your time getting them back up to speed. Today we explain what context features are in Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok, show you why they're game-changers, review research proving context-aware AI is dramaticall...
Today, we're exposing cognitive biases – those sneaky mental shortcuts sabotaging your decisions without you even knowing it. We explain what Cognitive Biases are, reveal a study from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that shows just how powerful they can be, then give you 3 practical strategies to outsmart your own brain so you don’t fall victim to them. CONNECT WITH US Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE! Over 24,225 listeners and c...
We break down a proven 5-component framework for crafting AI prompts that actually work, explain why each component matters, review research that shows structured AI prompting delivers better results, and wrap up giving you pro prompting tips you can start using right after finishing this episode. 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 peopl...
Charisma will transform your relationships, your career, your work life and even your business into more productive, meaningful and memorable interactions. Charisma isn't that just for natural-born smooth talkers, you can be magnetic by following Dale Carnegie’s 7 Rules of Charisma. Listen to this episode to learn how. 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 productiv...
Today’s topic is crucial for optimal productivity when you are building a business…. whether that’s doing a start up or scaling and growing a business. We're talking about…..avoiding failure. We’ll break down the five main reasons why businesses fail, give you the stats how often each one is the cause for the business failure and then give you tips on how to avoid it happening to your business. Building businesses is tough and stats don't lie. Listen in. Links from the episode Business Plan P...
We're diving deep into a tool that will help you get to the root of your challenges: the fishbone diagram. Also known as the Ishikawa diagram, it's a visual powerhouse that will help you dissect complex problems and find effective solutions. 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 b...
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