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To start off our new format for the show, we are covering all the past few weeks news, especially the announcement of Google Workspace (taking over for G Suite)! We invited Dr. Frank Buck and Zarvana CEO Matt Plummer to join us on this maiden voyage of Anything But Idle's live show!

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In this Cast

Ray Sidney-Smith

Augusto Pinaud

Frank Buck, EdD

Most people are overwhelmed by the amount of paper and digital information in their lives. Frank Buck makes organization easy so you can increase productivity, decrease stress, and enjoy life. Global Gurus ranked Frank #1 in the world in the "Time Management" category for 2019 and 2020. His career path took him from band to director to principal to central office administrator and now to productivity coach and speaker.

Matt Plummer, CEO of Zarvana

Matt Plummer is a former operations manager and strategy & management consultant who got tired of sacrificing his personal life to work long hours without moving up in his career as quickly as he wanted. So he began a journey to greater productivity and ended up cutting his hours by over 30% and managing 3-4 projects in the time others managed two. This experience led him to start Zarvana, where he helps other ambitious professionals achieve the same results with workshops, coaching, and an online learning platform.

Headlines & Show Notes

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This Week's Theme...Mental Health Awareness

In honor of World Mental Health Day (10.10.2020) and Mental Illness Awareness Week (last week), we're dedicating this episode to Mental Health Awareness.

Global Study: 82% of People Believe Robots Can Support Their Mental Health Better Than HumansResources for those in need of mental health assistanceMental Illness Awareness WeekSAMHSA’s National Helpline – 1-800-662-HELP (4357)SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)NIMH (National Institute for Mental Health) - Mental Illness/Health ResourcesCheckPoint.org Global Mental Health Resources

Hemingway App

Ulysses 21 Brings Revision Mode to iPhone and iPad Alongside Updated Design - MacStories 

How Nebo 2.7 helps students achieve their full potential | by MyScript Nebo | Oct, 2020 | Medium

Facebook Portal Now Supports Zoom | MakeUseOf 

Google launches Meet breakout rooms for small group discussions | Engadget 

Panda release notes 1.0(992) - improvements, and fixes for all kinds of things - Updates - Bear Beta 

Obsidian Release v0.9.2 - Announcements - Obsidian Forum 

Obsidian Made Simple Course 

Studying with the Flash Cards feature – GoodNotes Support 

Introducing the New Evernote for Windows and Mac | Evernote Blog 

Say goodbye to hold music 

Stuff the monkey says — New for Remember The Milk on iOS 14: Home Screen... 

New Facebook headset on a Quest to transport users to virtual workplaces 

Templates Gallery (Notion)

Release Notes - MindNode 

OmniFocus Release Notes - The Omni Group 

Set your price for Pro extended through October - IFTTT 

Email is broken and this company has a plan to fix it | WIRED UK 

Six trends on the hype cycle for the digital workplace in 2020 | IT World Canada Blog 

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