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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at taking ordinary things and using them as a way to be more efficient. Together they look at:
• Lee's traveling hack (and why it involves socks)
• Building stations around your house to keep things all in one place
• How what you wear to bed can make you more efficient
• Do you have efficiency hacks you'd like to share? Send them to us!
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber. com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at why effectiveness is always better than efficiency, and what difference it can make in achieving your goals. Together, they look at:
• The definition of effectiveness and why it matters
• The one question you should always be asking yourself
• The point system that Lee uses to ensure he is effective with his time
• Why it's important to choose effectiveness over efficiency
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways you can make your phone more efficient. Together, they discuss:
• The simple thing you can do each week to make your phone run better
• Why it's important to clear out your apps regularly
• Taking the time to remove the things that slow your phone down
• The day-by-day way to reduce your photos
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode Lee and Ellen look at how using the Eisenhower Matrix can make it easier to know what you should be working on. Together they look at:
• What an Eisenhower Matrix is (click here for a printable version of a Matrix.)
• Why putting your tasks through the matrix allows you to be more efficient
• The questions you should be asking yourself regarding your work
• How to make sure what you work on is important to you (and not urgent to others)
• What happens if a task doesn't have a deadline and urgency
• Why ignoring or delegating a task is important
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee discuss the importance of strong focus when it comes to achieving your goals. Together they look at:
• Ellen's story of a serious fall and how focus was essential in achieving the outcome when wanted
• The importance of ignoring the things that don't help you
• How airplane flights help Lee with his focus
• Knowing what's important to your outcome and prioritizing
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at different kitchen tools and appliances you can use to be more efficient. Together they look at:
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• The importance of making chores fun
• A quick way to separate eggs by dunking them
• How to make slicing hard boiled eggs easier
• The best way to hard boil eggs so their shells just slide off
• Lee's favorite new tool for timing pasta
• The easy way to use olive oil that's not messy (or difficult to clean up)
• The snippy way to chop herbs
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how to deal with Time-Suckers. Together they look at:
• How Time-Sucker affected Lee trying to prepare for a presentation
• Simple guidelines to follow with people who don't respect your time
• The importance of establishing boundaries in all parts of your life
• Why putting yourself first works most of the time
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how taking five minutes to do something can save you in the long term. Together they look at:
• Lee got hacked -- and the FBI and FTC are now involved
• The importance of taking the time to make small changes (passwords anyone?) can save you a lot of time in the future
• Accepting that sometimes we have to use pain to push us to do things
• Paying attention when things seem too good to be true
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the efficiency of doing little bits of "dirty work" every month. together they discuss:
• How doing your taxes can be easier with month dirty work
• The power of doing the small things consistently
• Leveraging the "good" power of Artificial Intelligence to be more efficient
• Letting a machine take care of your necessary unemotional tasks
• Not using AI for creative endeavors
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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Our 350th episode! And it wouldn't have happened if we hadn't followed through on an idea we had almost 7 years ago. In this episode, we talk about:
• Celebrating the smaller milestones on the way to your goals
• Not listening to your own excuses for why you can't do something (hate to say it, but you do lie to yourself more than you should. We all do.)
• What Lee has figured out about getting things done by finishing the first draft of his 26th book
• The importance of having support and a partner who pushes you
Edited at Studio D, by the wonderful Wayne Duncan who has produces all 350 of our episodes
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why it's more efficient to be the small fish in a big pond (so to speak). Together they look at:
• The importance of being around people who inspire you
• How Quentin Tarantino inspired Lee to push himself
• Learning to push your limits by being around others
• Why being the smartes person in the room inhibits your growth
• Being open to trying a new approach to improve yourself
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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in this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the power of doing (and possibly being) just a little bit extra. Together they look at:
• Do what you say you're going to do, but then do it better
• Improving your impact on others
• How you can add the extra oomph to someone's day (and why you should)
• Picking something small (and extra) to make others happier
• Why this one small thing has a big effect
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the efficiency of being boring. Together they look at:
• Why being boring is efficient
• The boring thing that Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs both did to minimize brain drain
• How having a boring system can make you efficient
• What happens when you build a boring routine for yourself
• Leveraging the power of being boring to succeed at work
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at an easy way to schedule your year so that you can accomplish everything you want. Together they look at:
• Breaking your year into seasons and scheduling your goals
• Schedule according to the weather, your mood, your energy
• Use the shortness of seasons to motivate you
• Pay attention to where your time is going -- and use guilty pleasures as rewards
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can easily get started building your personal momentum in 2024. Together they discuss:
• The one thing you can do every morning to get things rolling
• Using your phone to help you achieve your goals
• Lee's plan to make 2024 the year where he is more helpful
• The tiny way to start organizing your life
• Breaking your goals down into small, momentum-building bites
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee debate how "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" affects productivity. Here's a hint: they don't agree! Together they discuss:
• Keeping projects out in the open so they are reminded to do them (Ellen is not a fan)
• The importance of hiding things that are distracting (Ellen is a big fan)
• Having all projects available at all times and going from one to another throughout the day (Definitely Lee's deal)
• The power of keeping a Future List (or Future Folders)
• Why experimenting with what works for you is the most efficient thing you can do
Edited at Studio D by Wayne Duncan, our awesome producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at having a word to guide your year and how it can make you more efficient. Together they look at:
• The "Yes" year
• Why making deeper connections is important
• One of the benefits of Social Media
• Combining activities to make saying Yes easier
• The power of connections on creativity
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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Happy 2024!
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss what 2024 will look like when it comes to efficiency. Together they look at:
• Planning your 2024 with the help of a quick 1-page planner from Lee. Download yours free: https://www.leesilber.com/free-stuff
• Predictions for the new year
• Increased efficiency in the workplace (and less in-person meetings)
• What we'll see less of -- and what we'll see more of in 2024 -- and why it matters
• Happy New Year to all our listeners!
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can increase your efficiency by using your senses. Together they look at:
• How different work spaces affect Lee's productivity
• The importance of paying attention to sights, smells, sounds
• The role temperate plays in efficiency
• Why clothing matters
• The payoff to paying attention to your sense in different environments
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can use procrastination to your benefit. Seriously. together they look at:
• How ditching school helped Lee appreciate stealing time for himself
• The power of a guilty pleasure
• The joy of seizing the day (when you aren't supposed to!)
• Why scheduling in procrastination is a surprising way to get things done
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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