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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 23 - Lists, Planners, Terri Ash

Nov 30, 2017

This week we tackle planning for the holidays, and then we review a pile of planners we've picked up as we look towards the new year. We will even give one away, and you can find out how you can be entered into a drawing for a Simple Elephant Planner! We also talk to Terri Ash, who we met at Arisia earlier this year,...

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Episode 22 - Focus, Deb Kosiba

Nov 23, 2017

This week we discuss being able to focus on one thing, and one thing only, start to finish. Our Wombat Test Subject finally tries out Remember The Milk, and we get to hear what she thinks. Our interview this week is with one of our favorite people, Deb Kosiba from Seward Street Studios. Links for this Episode:

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Episode 21 - New Laptop, Jeff Eddy

Nov 16, 2017

Slightly shorter show this week, since I am fighting off a mild case of "Con Crud." That's OK, since we talk to Jeff Eddy from SofaWolf Press this week! We also find out why our Wombat Test Subject still hasn't tried Remember the Milk, and discuss her win when scheduling her next book tour. Links for this episode:

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Episode 20 - TaskWarrior, Letters

Nov 9, 2017

Hi folks! We're gonna start off this week with an apology, and then get to a quick review of TaskWarrior. And then our Wombat Test Subject and I will answer your letters! (Also, I really need to get a mouse that doesn't make such a loud click) Links for this episode:

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Episode 19 - NANOWRIMO, Tarus Balog

Nov 2, 2017

November is upon us, and it is time to start the discussion around 2018 planners (if you are a paper planning person). It is also time for NaNoWriMo, and our Wombat Test Subject (Ursula Vernon) has some advice and thoughts on the process. Finally, we have an interview with our friend Tarus Balog, who talks about his...

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