Applied Research in a World of Increasing Time Demands
As I explained a few months ago, I’m coming up with a new kind of podcast.
It’s so different, in fact, that I produced an episode just on this topic… by itself. In half an hour, I explain what I’m trying to do in this new series.
It consists of deep dive, multi-episode shows rather than light-weight quickies which just repeat a bunch of stuff you already know. There’s much to think over in these shows.
Here is the link to Episode #54 – Introducing a New Format – a LiveLab!
I am working on something interesting that may be of interest to anyone with a deep interest in the nuances of time-based productivity.
It’s a podcast based on recordings of conversations with experts visiting 2Time Labs.
The idea is simple. Periodically, innovators, authors, and thought leaders contact me with questions that simply don’t have simplistic answers. Looking for an outside perspective, they bring problems they are trying to solve on their own to 2Time Labs with a view to forging a breakthrough.
Sometimes we are successful, producing a result that surprises us both – a case of serendipity. However, sometimes we also beat our heads against a wall…nice conversation, no result.
During a recent conversation of this nature, it struck me that listeners to my podcast may enjoy hearing some of the discussion we have. It might provide an interesting peek into the inside workings of people in this field who are innovating at the cutting edge. Even when we fail, the conversations are rich.
So far, I have conducted three such recordings and the results are fantastic.
Luckily, I picked some really smart people to start with who have deep knowledge. The conversations, which have been directed towards a single goal in each case, pulls from broad knowledge and experience in the area of time-based productivity.
It’s a far cry from the usual podcast in this genre – an interview with an author who wants to sell some stuff like books or training. As a frequent listener, I have found this format to be a bit stale as the conversation veers into predictable territory – softball questions intended to sell the product. Rarely does anything new happen, or does either person say anything that is brand new.
These new podcasts are intended to produce something new and unpredictable each time… edited down to the most interesting moments.
Hopefully, these will be launched sometime in the March December time-frame. Stay tuned.
How do you prepare for a future in which there are not only more time demands, but fresh new channels of delivery? In this podcast from 2Time Labs, I interview Dr. Michael Einstein and develop into this question, based on his research.
Click here to listen in and don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.
Brigid Shulte is the author of Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love and Play when No-One Has the Time.
I sat down with her and in our conversation, we examined the disparate impact the changing world of work has had on female professionals.
Click here to be taken to the podcast. While there, remember to subscribe to the feed on iTunes.
In this interview with Val McDougall and Jayne Jennings of Save-Time.org and Pink Shoe Power, we explored the degree to which the work we do overlaps. We all strongly believe that one size doesn’t fit all and that we need to provide a way for learners to improve their skills, even as they find their own way.
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You can also download the podcast from this link.
I hope you enjoy the broadcast, which lasts a little under an hour.
Here is a brief video I did that explains why most people fail in their efforts to implement new time management systems.
I posted an article with some similar ideas over at the Stepcase Lifehack website, and I received a comment from a user who called the idea of upgrading rather than replacing a “gentler approach.”
Wow.
If reading isn’t your thing, then my e-book for GTD®ers need not be the point at which you give up and go no further.
Once you download the book, you can also gain access to the full audio version plus a six-part video series hosted here on Vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/groups/6mistakes
Not to be a tease, but you do need to download the e-book to get the password (at the moment). As you might expect, it’s free.
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Just in case you didn’t notice, or are reading the RSS feed, I just wanted to let you know that I have added an Audio tab that leads to a page with podcasts all related to 2Time,
The podcasts include an introduction to 2Time as well as a recent interview done with a friend of mine, Peter Gales, who has a website that focuses on the “The Practice of Your Life.”
We discovered that our thinking happens to be very similar — which came as a surpris, because we only knew each other socially until recently. He is helping people to find ways of getting more out of their lives by seeing them as opportunities to practice.
Here is the link to the podcast that can be heard here or downloaded with a right click, and then choosing “Save Link As.”:
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Recently, I published a recording via podcast of my manifesto on ChangeThis.com — ‘The New Time Management.”
It came out in 2 broadcasts, serialized in my monthly ezine: FirstCuts. It was given a different name, but the words are almost exactly the same.
Here are links to both podcasts, which can be downloaded to an mp3 player or iPod, and also streamed to your computer for immediate listening.