PRODUCTIVITY
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.
Episodes
173 episodes
Top 5 AI Work Productivity Apps for 2026 That Make You a Rockstar
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 resea...
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Episode 175
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8:44
9 Soft Skills That Will Get You Promoted and Fast-Track Your Career Growth
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 mo...
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Episode 174
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5:56
Unhelpful Help: Why Workplace Support Backfires and How to Avoid It
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.
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Episode 173
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4:18
Calendar Redesign: The 30/20/40 Rule That Boosted Productivity by 32%, Produced 31% More Progress with Priorities, and 13% Less Time in Meetings
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 wee...
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Episode 172
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4:48
5 Productivity Game Changers Coming in 2026 and How You Can Leverage Them
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 ...
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Episode 171
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9:39
The 4 Bullet Update: Master It and Stand Out from the Crowd
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 pr...
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Episode 170
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4:12
The Power of Buying Time: Why Outsourcing Tasks Boosts Your Productivity, Happiness, and Well Being…backed by Science
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 Harv...
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Episode 169
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4:10
Using AI as a Thinking Partner: The "Rubber Duck" Method Gets an Upgrade with AI
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 seriou...
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Episode 168
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4:29
The Luck Razor: How to Be Lucky More Often
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 at...
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Episode 167
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3:37
The 5-Second Conversation Hack That Makes People Instantly Like You
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...
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Episode 166
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4:53
The 5 Levels of Digital Operations: What Level is Your Business in Its AI Readiness?
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 exp...
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Episode 165
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6:23
Email Phrases Killing Your Credibility…and What to Say Instead
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 sab...
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Season 1
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Episode 164
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5:32
How to Use ChatGPT Custom GPTs, Gemini Gems, Claude Projects and Grok Projects to Increase Your AI Productivity
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...
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Episode 163
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6:24
Cognitive Biases: How to Make Sure Cognitive Biases Don't Sabotage Your Productivity
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...
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Episode 162
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3:58
How to Write AI Prompts: 5 Components for 10x Better Responses
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 y...
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Season 1
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Episode 161
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5:56
Be Magnetic in Any Room with Dale Carnegie’s 7 Rules of Charisma
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 magneti...
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Episode 160
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4:51
Avoiding Business Failure: 5 Key Areas
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 w...
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Season 1
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Episode 159
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4:58
Fishbone Diagrams: Your Key to Problem Solving
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 158
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4:30
5 Whys Tool: How to Dig Deeper and Uncover Root Causes of Problems
We've all faced problems that seem to reappear, no matter how many times we try to fix them. Often, we're addressing the symptoms rather than the root cause. That's where the 5 Whys Tool comes in – a si...
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Episode 157
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4:14
The Science of Energy – Why You’re Tired and How to Fix It
We talk about the reason you're tired sometimes more than others, what the science says and end with 4 science-backed ways to boost your energy right away. It turns out, scientists have been cracking the code on fatigue, and the ans...
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Episode 156
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3:49
Default Behaviors: How to tweak them for a better more productive you
In this episode we explain what default behaviors are, what the science says about Default Behaviors and then give you 4 actionable tips you can put into action right after listening.
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Episode 155
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4:42
Kaizen: The 10 Core Principles That Will Increase Your Productivity and Success
In this episode of the Productivity Podcast we're exploring a powerful philosophy that can help you break free from being stuck in that rut: Kaizen.We’ll give you the history of Kaizen, the ten core principles and then explain how to pu...
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Episode 154
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5:59
Essential Oils to Make You More Productive and Boost Your Mood
You’ve probably heard the claims that essential oils will help improve your sleep, skin, boost your productivity and even improve your mood.We cover what essential oils are, what are the best fragrances for different applications like b...
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Episode 153
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6:50
10 Secrets to Become Mentally Unbreakable
Listen to the 10 Secrets to Becoming Mentally Unbreakable in your personal and professional life. History shows that staying consistent with these things will increase your odds of success and assure that you get the most out of you...
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Episode 152
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2:51
5 AI Prompts to Master Your Salary Negotiation
Salary negotiation can be nerve racking. Use these 5 AI prompts with ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity or your favorite AI engine to get advice to make your salary negotiation more productive and get the compensation package you des...
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Episode 151
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