Basketball has changed so much since I started watching it back in the 80s. Travelling calls today are… liberal at best.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Sometimes Wrong, Never in Doubt: The Confidence That Comes From Doing the Work (with George Barrios). Have a listen:

The 51 year-old version of me AND the 10-year-old version of me loved Masters of the Universe. So much fun. I hope Travis Knight does ThunderCats next!

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Why Playing the Odds Beats Beating the Odds (with Kyle Austin Young). Have a listen:

This seafood lasagna tasted as good as it sounded.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Intention or Inertia: What Intentional Living Actually Looks Like in Practice. Have a listen:

I’m pretty upset that the phrase “thank you for your attention to this matter“ has been ruined for me going forward.

So true.

One of my favourite things to do is make an espresso drink for my wife that she liked… and I got to do that this morning. It’s already a good day.

Pouring one out for Colbert. His show inspired my first take on this work: a parody productivity pundit. I became what I was parodying. He left his character behind too. Kept the craft. Wouldn’t be doing this without him. Last show tonight. 🙏

Spinning Ben Folds’ What Matters Most on teal vinyl. The album title does a lot of the heavy lifting for a guy who talks about time for a living… but honestly I’m just here for the color of this record and the jade plant growing in the window. Sometimes that’s enough.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Why Speed Is a Byproduct, Not the Goal (with Dawna Ballard). Have a listen:

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Making Space for Grace (PM Talks S3E5). Have a listen:

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Max McKeown Talks About SuperAdaptability, Metaplasticity, and Thriving in an Age of Overwhelm. Have a listen:

Looking forward to this… youtu.be/k1MVnzd2aVc?...

I will never not laugh out loud at this. youtu.be/M2QjxJkkU4o?...

When Star Wars Day rolls around I always think of @hotdogsladies.bsky.social because of this 2009 quote: “Don’t have a blog about Star Wars, have a blog about Jawas. In fact, have a blog about that one Jawa who is only the scene for a minute. It’s going to be so much easier for you to dominate."

My two favourite Star Wars characters, bar none.

Who’s ready for all of the Jonathan Coulton posts tomorrow? #iykyk

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: The Backwards Law: Why More Self-Improvement Might Be Making Things Worse (with Mark Manson). Have a listen:

Werner Herzog making an appearance in the Hulk Hogan Netflix documentary series was not on my bingo card. But it probably should’ve been.

My favourite part of the NFL Draft so far was when the Bengals didn’t pick in the first round.

Proofreading Productiveness on World Book Day. A book about substance over speed, written slowly and intentionally. Sign up for launch updates: mikevardy.com/productiveness

Montreal is a pretty cool city. But this is not new news.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: The Subtle Problem with Productivity. Have a listen:

Caught myself mid-thought today. Sometimes that’s the most productive thing you can do.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: From Routines to Rituals: How to Stop Living on Autopilot and Start Living on Purpose (with Erin Coupe). Have a listen:

This piece started as a 2022 deep dive into TimeCrafting. It's been updated, expanded, and pulled off the paywall. The difference between being busy and being productive isn't time. It's your relationship with it. 21 minutes. Worth it. medium.com/@mikevardy/s...

Sometimes random things pop into my head while watching a video. Things like “Joey Scarbury is what Lou Ferrigno would look like in the 80s without muscles.”

Well, here’s a new game that an old high school classmate made. I rather enjoyed playing it… threadpuzzle.com

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Why Doing Nothing Might Be the Most Human Thing You Can Do (PM Talks S3E4). Have a listen:

Watching Monterey Pop… and feelin’ groovy.

Dang, Shrinking. You got me.

You know what I don’t get? The term “change management.” They just got to be a better term for it because change is constant so… 🤷‍♂️

I guess I’m officially over 50 now…

Fixing something that should’ve been fixed a long time ago. I’m finally watching Lawrence of Arabia.

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Why "I'll Try" Is the Most Dishonest Thing You Can Say (with Carla Ondrasik). Have a listen:

A writer spent years studying Tom Hanks’s life and distilled it into ten commandments. I found the book at Dollarama, of all places. The ninth one is the most uncomfortable — and the most true. This week’s Lantern: kit.mikevardy.com/posts/the-co...

Years ago, FiLMiC Pro was a casualty of being acquired by Bending Spoons. This video offers more comprehensive. Look at what happened to a promising app after that acquisition. (And yeah, I do not like Bending Spoons’ way of operating at all.) youtu.be/ZasixDZFy8U?...

The new PBS documentary on Thoreau is thoroughly amazing. Definitely worth the watch and it’s divided up into three parts so you could spend an hour on it over three days. (And I think that’s probably the best way to do it. )

Started to watch the Ken Burns documentary on Henry David Thoreau this morning and had to stop it 30 minutes in. Not because I didn’t like it, but because I don’t have a full three hours to spare right now… and I want to immerse myself in it.

Props to @discordandrhyme.bsky.social for reminding me to listen to Big Star more often. open.spotify.com/episode/5q4e...

Koyaanisqatsi is not what I expected at all.

Feels good to have taken the weekend off. Didn’t think I’d be able to after midweek work travel, but I made it happen. But Monday beckons…

Settling in on a Saturday night for a classic comedy…

I’m nine minutes into watching The Fountain for the first time and I have one main question: How high should I get to watch the rest of it?

🎙️ Just published a new episode of A Productive Conversation: Why Procrastination Persists Even When You Care Deeply (with Jon Acuff). Have a listen:

I’m learning about Bill “Spaceman“ Lee tonight and I couldn’t be happier.

Watching The Center Will Not Hold doc and this is the first thing that comes to mind: What was with Joan Didion AND Warren Buffett starting their days with some variation of Coca-Cola?

Pretty confident a coffee conversation I’m going to have tomorrow morning is going to be life-changing.