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Hi, I'm Kevin Sonney, and I'm a productivity junkie. I didn't mean to become one. Seriously. But I found myself in a company provided class on the Franklin-Covey method (complete with a FREE Franklin Planner!), and it was ON. I spent the next year exploring all the options (and spending a LOT of money) on Franklin Planners. Then I discovered the "lifehack" scene.

Talk about falling down the rabbit hole! That led to things like David Allen's Getting Things Done, Gina Trapani's Todo.txt, OmniFocus, Emacs ORG Mode, Bullet Journaling, and my ongoing attempts to keep myself organized and productive.

I'm not an expert, but I can play one on the Internet, and so the Productivity Alchemy podcast was born. We'll talk about my journey, all the things I've tried over the years, and I'll invite some of my friends on to talk about what works for them. I may even manage to get some REAL experts on (a man can dream!) to talk about their particular specialties.

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Episode 4 - The Planner Trap, LizardBeth

Jun 29, 2017

This week, Kevin and his Wombat Test Subject (AKA Ursula Vernon) discuss the pitfalls of customizing your own planner, as well as the differences between Goals and Deadlines. Our interview this week is with the artist Lis "Lizardbeth" Boriss.  Links for this Episode:

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Episode 3 - Planner Quest, Natalie Rachel

Jun 22, 2017

This week, our Wombat Test Subject and I went in search of the perfect planner. Not that I don't have a pile of planners, but we needed one to suit her. In addition to that, I interview PhD Student Natalie Rachel about how she keeps organized. Links for this Episode:

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Episode 2 - Calenders, Ursula Vernon Interview

Jun 15, 2017

This week on Productivity Alchemy, we will check in with our Wombat Test Subject, and discuss how a simple to-do list works for her. We will also look at using a calendar as part of her organization. Our interview this week is with Author, Illustrator, and Test Subject Ursula Vernon, and after that we'll talk about how...

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Episode 1 - Introductions

Jun 8, 2017

Welcome to Productivity Alchemy, a new podcast on personal productivity for normal people. We'll start off this week with an introduction of our host Kevin Sonney  and his Wombat Test Subject, Author and Illustrator Ursula Vernon. Ursula will also interview Kevin this week, in an attempt to find out what this is all...

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