Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life

Host Eric Fischer interviews Debra Eckerling about her book '52 Secrets for Goal Setting and Goal Getting'.

This episode features an interview with Melody Wilding about her book 'Managing Up,' offering actionable strategies for effectively communicating with bosses, setting boundaries, and advancing careers through better workplace relationships.

This episode revisits a conversation with Gillian Tietz about how sobriety impacts productivity, covering alcohol's effects on the brain, addiction, and practical tips like dry January.

This episode features an interview with Carlos Whittaker about his book 'Reconnected,' exploring his seven-week screen-free experiment with monks and Amish farmers and its impact on productivity, technology use, and human connection.

Host Eric Fischer opens the first episode of 2026 by questioning the drive behind New Year's resolutions.

Sarah Armstrong’s “Sunday list” parks school forms and other tasks for a planned Sunday work session instead of letting them interrupt the week.

Eric Fischer interviews Laura Vanderkam about her book Big Time and its argument that people often experience time scarcity through the story they tell themselves about having no time.

Charlie Gilkey explains how interpersonal power lets teammates fix bad meetings without waiting for a boss.

Eric Fischer returns to a conversation with Dr.

This episode explores how to achieve productivity without burnout by focusing on agency rather than trying to control uncontrollable aspects of life, using the example of New Year's resolutions and detailed planning that often gets disrupted.

Eric Fischer and Mike Vardy continue their annual Productivity A to Z conversation with Part 2, the second half of their dialogue.

This episode revisits a conversation with Annie Duke about her book 'How to Decide', focusing on practical tools to improve decision-making, reduce bias, and shift workplace culture toward better decision processes.

Host Eric Fischer interviews Tamsen Webster about her books on communication and persuasion, focusing on how to make ideas stick and create lasting change through effective messaging.

This episode features an interview with Margaret Andrews about her book 'Manage Yourself to Lead Others' and the Milo framework, which helps leaders use self-understanding to grow and improve their leadership skills.

The host and Sean Lemon unpack why digital organization gets messier as documents and photos keep piling up.

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Host Eric Fischer interviews Debra Eckerling about her book on goal setting, covering visualization, resilience, breaking goals into steps, and clarity to help listeners achieve more in less time.