The Productivityist Playbook

by Mike Vardy

“Leave as little to chance as possible. Preparation is the key to success.” - Paul Brown Paul Brown is the legendary American football coach who invented the playbook. A playbook is a series of plays that a team executes to achieve victory. The Productivityist Playbook will help you achieve victory in the realm of personal productivity because it will help you stave off overwhelm and get the right things done. In the pages of this book, you'll find a framework to help you improve your personal productivity game. No matter whether it’s your first attempt to level up your productivity or you’ve tried countless times before to take your time management to the next level, now you can put some wins on the scoreboard with this simple, flexible, and durable approach to personal productivity and time management. Beyond an introduction to the author's productivity methodology, TimeCrafting, he reveals a series of “plays” that will help you deal with all of the inputs – internal and external ones – that come at you every day. The kind of things that can steer your attention away from your intentions and keep you from accomplishing the meaningful work that you are meant to do. It’s time for you to put the “personal” back into your productivity. The Productivityist Playbook will help you do that…and more.

87 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 26, 2018

About the author

Mike Vardy is a writer, speaker, podcaster, and “productivityist”. He has served as the Managing Editor at Lifehack, and contributed articles on productivity to 99u, Lifehacker, The Next Web, SUCCESS Magazine, and The Huffington Post. He is the author of such books as The Front Nine: How To Start The Year You Want Anytime You Want (published by Diversion Books), The Productivityist Workbook, and The NOW Year: A Practical Guide to Calendar Management.

Mike has delivered talks on the topic of task and time management at events like New Media Expo, Social Media Camp, TEDx Victoria, SXSW interactive, and delivered a three-day online workshop for the popular online education platform creativeLIVE. Mike also hosts The Productivityist Podcast, a weekly podcast that focuses on productivity.

Mike lives in Victoria, BC, Canada with his amazing and supportive wife, daughter, and son.

Reviews

[Shareef Al-Mahrooqi · Rating 5 out of 5]

كتاب رائع جداً، إستفدت منه كثير في كيفية تنظيم يومي وجدولي، ومهامي، أنصح بقراءته بقوة وهو كتاب خفيف بلغة بسيطة ومفهومة.

[Robbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great content, poorly edited

I like and follow the work of Mike Vardy. This book outlines his methodology and approach to productivity and life management in a simple to understand manner with practcal steps. Despite the grammar errors and no spacing between words, this book is a worthwhile read for those who have struggled with maintaining a sustainable workflow with their calendars and to-do lists and looking for a fresh approach.

[Ann Marie Lewellyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great information to up your productivity!

If it weren't for the fact that a lot of editing is needed for better flow, I would have given 5 stars. The idea behind Mike's program is thoroughly thought out and easy to follow. A great read for those who are looking for a good system to manage and increase their productivity .

[Teejay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've followed Mike Vardy (podcasts, social media) for a while now and really like his approach to productivity. This book intends to help you create your own productivity framework and system using tried-and-true "plays" rather than just copy-and-pasting somebody else's system.

The great thing about Mike's approach is that he backs up everything with explanations and examples that make sense. I had been letting my current system slip lately and began digging around for some inspiration on how to revitalize my "to-do" list. I've walked away from this book completely invigorated; I have a couple "plays" in mind to implement already. My next step is to purchase the full online package to watch the videos and continue receiving more "plays" to consider.

It's a quick read, but well worth it if you're into productivity at all.