The Faster, Easier, Better Show: Recent Episodes
Lee Silber, Efficiency Expert & Ellen Goodwin, Productivity Expert
The Faster, Easier, Better Show is short, fun and jam packed with good ides that you can use to make your life faster, easier and better right away. It's the kind of show we were looking for and couldn't find. Each episode features fast, actionable ideas that can make your life better.
In this episode, Lee and Ellen bid a fond farewell to the Faster Easier Better Show podcast. We've been sharing our best ways to be efficient in all aspects of life for eight years (and 400 episodes).
In this final episode, we share what we have learned by doing this podcast and how you can apply each of the seven ideas to your life (without needing to host a podcast.)
It has been our privilege to pop into your lives every week and we'll miss that.
Thank you for being our listeners and for sharing your thoughts with us over the years.
Of course, a big THANK YOU goes to our producer, Wayne Duncan, who has been with us since day one. We couldn't have done any of this without him
The good news? We're still around and can be found at www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the power of concentrated focus to make improvements in your life. Together they discuss:
• If you want to run faster, run faster -- and what that actually means (and why it doesn't apply to running.)
• Getting rid of the things that don't help you
• How burst of focus can help you achieve your goals
• Eliminating any "big buts" you might have
• Apply the principle of kaizen to give you daily compound improvement
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can leverage the 80/20 Rule to get better results for anything you are doing. Together they discuss:
• What the Pareto Principle is and how you can start using it
• Why it's important to reflect at the beginning of the year about what is working best for you
• How to use the best 20% of your efforts to get 80% of your results
• Where you can use the 80/20 Rule in your life (and the effect it can have)
• Use the best of the best to improve your life
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how different companies are efficient, and how we can apply their thinking to our lives. Together they discuss:
• How different companies use different systems to be successful
• The importance of applying systems
• Knowing when it's time to tweak a system
• Why bigger isn't always better
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how having a theme for your year can make you more efficient. Together they discuss:
• How Lee's theme is different from his theme of last year, and why it matters
• Why it's important to pick your own theme
• The elements you need for your theme
• What having a theme does to your daily effectiveness
• Why Lee's theme is important to him this year (just like yours should be)
• How to ensure that your theme stays at the forefront of your thoughts
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways to simplify things so you can be more efficient. Together they discuss:
• Leaving things out so you save on set-up time
• Putting things away that you won't be using so you can save money and time
• Getting rid of things you aren't using
• Tracking yourself to find what's most effective
• Using reports to show you where you spent time and money
• Harnassing the power of delegation
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss ways to build deeper connections with people. Together they look at:
• How Lee's Annual Turkey Bowl enables him to connect with friends he doesn't see most of the year.
• Why personal connections can be important for your business life
• Ways to make deeper Digital Connections
• The secret about endorsing people on LinkedIn
• Ways to leverage Zoom calls to get deeper connections
• What Jr. High habit Ellen used to be closer to friends
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
Sleep is the key to performing better in all aspects of your life and in this episode, Lee And Ellen look at ways to get better sleep. Together they discuss:
• Why it's impossible to fake good sleep -- and what your body knows
• Lee shares what he does as a bad sleeper
• The joy of having a very dark room -- and how to get one
• The roll comfort plays in your sleep
• How to add naps into your day to keep you fresh and efficient
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to make reading more efficient. Together they discuss:
• How audiobooks make it easier to read
• Finding condensed versions of the books you want to read
• Using the power of a Library Card to get free audiobooks (and why Libby is your friend)
• How to use reading as a reward to getting things done
• Harnessing the power of accountability to get more reading done (yay! Book Clubs!)
• Use the biggest shortcut you can - Wikipedia, to learn more things
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com. and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways to make travel more efficient. Together they look at:
• The little things you do that add up to a more efficient trip
• What savvy travelers know ab out car rental
• Why Ellen doesn't like CLEAR
• How taking a cab can be more efficient than car-sharing
• What you can do to pack fewer clothes
• The importance of having a "go bag"
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee discuss how your energy affects your efficiency and what you can do to have high energy when you need it most. Together they look at:
• What to do when something brings you and your energy down
• How to get bad, negative thoughts out of your brain
• What Ellen does when energy-sucking thoughts show up
• Determine how your day is going to go by managing your energy
• Why it's important to remember: "Where energy goes, efficiency flows"
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at what you can do to make December the best month of your year. Together they look at:
• Why you should do simple things that you enjoy - but you've been putting off
• How you can harness the Primacy Effect to your advantage
• What Lee does with index cards to bring him joy
• Why Ellen loves a seasonal bucket list (and why you might too)
• What french fries with ranch dressing have to do with anything
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how Gratefulness can make you more efficient. Together they look at:
• How being grateful gives you more energy
• Why we pay attention to the bad stuff rather than the good stuff in our lives
• What sitting and thinking of three good things can do for you
• The importance of a solid mindset
• What you can do each morning to set yourself up for efficiency
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can use the last 6 weeks of the year to get a jump on 2025. Together they discuss:
• The importance of "greasing the skids" for any goals or plans you have in 2025
• How to slowly add in new elements of habits
• What "Getting Ready to Get Ready" can do for you
• Why you don't have to commit completely to changes now, but what you should do instead
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the efficiency of proper labeling. Together they discuss:
• Lee's right-brained problem with naming files (using emotional labels instead of factual)
• Picking a labeling system and using it to more easily locate files
• The effectiveness of visual file icons
• The efficiency of having a labeling system (it might be boring, but it works)
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at different ways to track your progress as you set out to achieve boals. Together they look at:
• Lee is a big fan of filling in bubbles to track progress
• ellen discusses the genius of Star Charts and how they work for adults as well as children
• Lee remembers S & H Green Stamps and why getting rewarded for accumulating points is motivating
• Why you shouldn't shot for one final goal (and look for milestones along the way)
• What using Red Dots and Green Dots has taught Lee about his patterns
• How to use "Don't Break The Chain" to accomplish more
• How to leverage visually seeing your progress to achieve more
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at some basic ways that you can be more efficient in your life. Together they discuss:
• Four ways to be more efficient at home
• Why doggy doors help you to get more done
• How finding the veggie chopper that you love, will save you time
• What fake plants can do for your efficiency
• When you need a bigger trash can -- and what it does for you
• Four ways to be more efficient at work
• Why the buffet is more efficient than table service
• What the people who order online at Starbucks know about saving time
• How the OHIO rule can save you time
• Why avoiding "reply all" is the best thing you can do
Edited at Stuido D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at 4 ways you can bring focus back into your life. There's a lot going on in the world right now, which makes it hard to focus on the important things in our lives. But all is not lost! Ellen shares 4 simple things you can do to get focus back on your side.
• Forget setting a timer to get things done (shocking! Especially coming from Ellen). Instead go for the quality of your focus not your quantity
• Get out the post-it notes!
• Jump in to do a thing when you aren't ready.
• When you're distracted, stop yourself and ask one simple question.
• Don't try and solve the problems others are experiencing. Focus on what you can do now
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the most efficient way to make progress toward any goal you might be working on. Together they discuss:
• The one thing adults think that stops them in their tracks when moving forward
• Why accepting "Beginners Mind" will put you on the track to success
• Ellen shares what she is going through with exercise and what she has had to accept as truth
• Why having help improves your success rate
• What everything you've heard about shortcuts is wrong
• The mantra you should be using when it comes to progress
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how to be more focused by getting rid of distractions. Together they look at:
• Why it's so easy to let our phones distract us
• What we could be doing with the time we spend getting dopamine hits
• Why urgent things crowd out the important things we want to do
• Three easy ways to ignore your distractions (and how to do them)
• The importance of doing the hard things in our lives
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how money can multiply your efficiency. Together they discuss:
• Money can make you more efficient by: - paying someone to do what you don't want to do - getting better equipment - opens you up to have the time and space to do you want
• Think of ways to increase the money coming in
• Lee discusses using money to make money
• How money lets you think more creativity
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the efficiency of timers you can find in your environment. Together they look at:
• Why brushing your teeth is a great way to time yourself
• How music is specifically structured to be an excellent timer
• The key thing you need to have for efficiency
• What a playlist can help you do
• One of Ellen's favorite apps for timing (Interval Timer - Tabata Timer on the App Store)
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the most efficient person that Lee knows, and what we can learn from them. Together they look at:
• What steps his friend takes to get things done right away
• Why lists and maps make this person efficient
• How finding out what they love to do makes them more efficient
• Ellen shares how she discovered what she wasn't efficient at doing
• Why knowing your strengths makes you more efficient
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at scheduling time for doing things that otherwise get pushed aside. Together they look at:
• What building a wine rack has taught Lee about getting things done
• Why important tasks get pushed aside
• How to schedule tasks so they get done
• Why hoping for things to get things done never works
• How scheduling can save you money
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways to make your wardrobe more efficient. Together, they discuss:
• Picking out your clothes with efficiency in mind
• Eliminating the time and money that go into clothes that need dry cleaning
• Why Lee wants to bring back ABBA, the BeeGees, and Polyester
• How the appliance industry is making washing clothes more efficient
• Tips for making your wardrobe more efficient
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at one of the easiest ways to be efficient: putting things away immediately! Together they look at:
• The pros and cons of leaving things out
• Why having a place for items only works if you use it
• Ellen and Lee compare various ways to be efficient with things when traveling
• What Lee does with the tools in his garage (hint: he does not outline them on a pegboard!)
• How you can be like the late-great Jimmy Buffett
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how trackers can make your life more efficient. Together they discuss:
• What the loss of keys at Lee's house taught him about trackers
• Recognizing when we do too little too late
• Why it's important to do the thing you don't think you need to do (and when you need to do it)
• How Lee ALMOST lost his suitcase
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how the Carrot or the Stick can help you to be more efficient. Together they look at:
• Knowing if you are motivated by rewards or by punishment - and why it matters
• Lee uses this pleasure or pain system to get things done...and get rewards
• Being award of where you have resistance to getting things done and figuring out how to decrease it
• Why you need to have rewards for your milestones -- instead of just at the completion of a project
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
in this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the Power of 15 Minutes to make you more efficient. Together they look at:
• How a 15 minute session can help you get started
• The easy way to beat procrastination
• What happens after 15 minutes (and why it's so great)
• Using 15 minutes to play "Beat the Clock" and cross things off your to-do list
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the poser of Optimism when it comes to being more efficient. Together they look at:
• How Lee's optimism about a speaking engagement enabled him to make the best of an unexpected technology problem
• Why you should think positively --but plan for what could go wrong
• The easy way to add optimism to your everyday activities to make you more efficient
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can be efficient like your car. Together they discuss what you do to be efficient with your car, transfer over to your life. Including:
• Don't overheat your car or your life
• How slowing down helps you to go faster when you need it
• Don't get too close to others (tailgating) even if you want to, kt means trouble
• Why slowing down helps you top avoid bad things in life
• Locating the energy suckers in your life and getting rid of them
• The importance of combining things and being more efficient with your energy
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-host: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can make the most of your summer nights. Together they look at:
• Realizing that you only have a limited number of summers left (sad but true)
• Maximizing your summer by maximizing what you can do at night
• Later sunsets give you more time for more things
• Having a list of things you want to do at your fingertips means less decision making
• Recognizing the speed of summer and working with it
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how to make summer mornings work for you. Together they look at:
• The magic of hydration
• Maximizing your whole day (since the days are longer)
• The power of morning Mindfulness (and it's as easy as making your bed)
• Mixing up your routine to get more of the Outside Inside you immediately
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways to be efficient when waiting for things that are out of our control. Together they discuss:
• Tom Petty was completely right
• Lee is waiting for someone to make a decision and what he is doing about it
• The importance of remember that we can only control what we can control
• Remembering that we can control our environment and our mental health
• How writing down your options allows you to get out of your brain
Edited at Studio D, Wanye Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts, www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how to look at perfectionism differently so it doesn't slow you down.
Together they look at:
• How the 80-20 rule applies to getting things done
• Doing the best you can with what you have
• Why you should never go to Lee for brain surgery
• The importance of knowing the time and place for being perfect
• The magic of the words "for now"
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the art of the comeback. Whether you're having a bad day, bad week, or a bad month, you can get yourself back on track by doing some of the following:
• Ask for help to get you over the finish line
• Admitting you aren't in the best place and asking for help
• Learning the messages that failure teaches you
• Running your own race and the power of small wins
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss building shortcuts into your activities. Together they look at:
• Why Lee has mixed feelings about shortcuts
• How Phil Collins used his shortcuts to write music that the brass players could understand (eventually)
• How shortcuts make it easier to get started on a project
• What shortcuts can look like and how to use them
• The power of a 10-minute burst of energy
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how the idea of van living can be applied to your life to make you more efficient. Together, they look at:
• How to combat the natural law that states: "Stuff expands to fille the space available."
• Understanding that the less stuff you have, the less time it takes to maintain it.
• Looking at ways to live a simplified life in a complicated world
• Eliminating tools that accomplish only one thing in your kitchen and your life
• How reducing your choices and options improves your efficiency
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can find the best place to be hyperfocused. Together they look at:
• What physical therapy taught Ellen about hyperfocus
• The importance of examining where you focus best -- and recreating it
• Lee shares how he recreated airplane time
• Why hyperfocus is important
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts, www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Ellen and Lee look at how leveraging fun can make you more efficient. Together they look at:
• Why its hard to be efficient in the summer
• The easy combination that will help you get more done
• Why watching tv at the gym makes the most sense for Lee
• Setting up your office in unexpected, but fun places
• How gamification can make it easier to get things done
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts, www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee and Ellen look at easy ways you can use your cellphone camera to be more efficient. Together they look at:
• How making folders and notebooks can make your life easier
• The various things in your home that you can photograph and why
• Making these notebooks work with you when you are traveling
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts, www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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
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
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
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
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
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at different kitchen tools and appliances you can use to be more efficient. Together they look at:
(Please note we are not affiliated with ANY of these links!)
• 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In this episode, Ellen and Lee discuss a simple way to make things easier to do in your life. Together they look at:
• Adding fun into your days
• The power of knowing what you like and scheduling it into your week
• "The List of 100 Things"
• Lee's private list of things he likes, but doesn't want people to know about
• Taking the time to do the things that truly make you happy
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at quick hacks you can use every day to do things faster and easier. Together they look at:
• An easy way to STOP hitting the snooze alarm
• The no-brainer way to make finding things a breeze
• How to spend less time in the kitchen (and still eat well)
• The one liquid you need in your kitchen ("It's the WD40 of the kitchen")
• Establishing the one place in your home that ensures nothing gets lost or forgotten
• The importance of "if it's not on a list, it doesn't exist"
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan editor
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the importance of a Getaway Day and how to put one together effectively. Together they discuss:
• Getting away from your regularly scheduled activities and planning
• How a review of the year helps you to decide what you want in the future
• Options for things you can build into your plan
• Making the decision to get rid of what's "good enough" in favor of what's "amazing!"
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
It's Thanksgiving Week! So Lee and Ellen are discussing what Thanksgiving looks like to them -- and how they make it efficient (and a little fun). Together, they look at:
• Lee is setting Thanksgiving on its ear this year - what that looks like and how efficiency is coming into play
• Why delegating is important
• How prepping for Thanksgiving is a little like life when it comes to test runs, preparation, and letting things go
• Ellen shares the most efficient way to see family at Thanksgiving
• Why it's important to plan and to let things go
Gratefully edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the incredibly effective power of using Time Pockets. Together, they delve into:
• What a Time Pocket (and no! it's not an app)
• How you can (and should) apply Time Pockets to your day
• The power that Time Pockets give you
• When Time Pockets are most effective
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the power of habits and how they can easily make you more efficient. Together, they look at:
• Two of the great books available about habits: Atomic Habits and The Power of Habit
• How habits help us to do things without requiring motivation
• Ellen shares how habits are helping her pull-up adventures
• The best thing about habits: small changes add up to big things
• Lee discusses how Arnold Schwarzenegger's new book talks about habits: Think big, but start small
• Find little ways to go forward...repeatedly!
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.Leesilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how looking at things with fresh eyes can be surprisingly efficient. Together they explore:
• Bringing in your own efficiency expert, in the form of a friend or colleague, to look at things you probably take for granted
• Why fresh eyes are important at home and at work
• The importance of taking the ideas with a grain of salt
• Using these fresh eyes to make your work better, no matter what it is
• What sort of fresh eyes would make our podcast better? Send us your thoughts!
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the efficiency of exercise and how it can impact you life. Together they discuss:
• The importance of having a workout program that keeps you healthy
• The healthier you are, the less time you spend at the doctors or the pharmacy
• Why you don't have to have a boring, set workout plan. (Lee doesn't!)
• Give yourself a set amount of time and use it
• How fitness trackers can help you work out more
• What competitiveness can do for you
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can be efficient with gas so you spend less time at the gas station. Together they discuss:
• The importance of combining tasks
• Getting a driver so you can do other things while on the road
• Keeping your car in good shape so it burns gas efficiently
• Finding your "go-to" gas station and always filling up completely
• Making your car lighter
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
in this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can be efficient when watching football. Together they look at:
• How the Red Zone, which sounds efficient, makes Lee a little crazy (think about the efficiency of breaks...which Red Zone doesn't have.)
• The efficiency of working out while watching football
• The genius of using football as an artificial deadline to get things done
• Enjoying the outdoors while watching football
• How listening to the game, instead of watching, can be efficient
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your podcast hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at what we can learn about efficiency from an unlikely source: Dive Bars. Together they discuss:
• The importance of having a guiding principle when making decisions about change
• Why change doesn't have to be inevitable
• How to be efficient when trying new things
• The genius of keeping things simple
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the counter-intuitive idea of efficiently dealing with natural disasters. Together, they discuss:
• Planning ahead and putting together a tote with extra food, medication, and important papers before you need it
• Having a family plan for meeting up - especially if communication is limited
• Thinking ahead about all the possible contingencies and putting together a plan before you need a plan
• How a go-bag can keep your prepared (and what should be in your go-bag)
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look into the tricky world of corralling passwords. Together they look at:
• The pain of forgetting passwords to the sites you like to visit most
• Why writing them down and hiding them might not be the best idea
• How Lee uses the 1Password app to keep track of his passwords (https://1password.com/)
• The cautionary tale of how Ellen uses LastPass (https://www.lastpass.com/)
• One "fail safe" was to keep your passwords that's effective, but not efficient
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In the last episode of a 3-part series, Ellen and Lee look at the best apps for keeping your life on track. Together, they look at:
• Lee likes to use "Things" to keep projects and goals humming along. (https://culturedcode.com/things/)
• Ellen likes to use "Due" to set deadlines and get (gentle) reminders to keep moving forward. (https://www.dueapp.com/)
• Other apps mentioned: Todoist https://todoist.com/
Remember the Milk https://www.rememberthemilk.com/
•We'd love to hear from the listeners...what's your favorite app to keep things on track? Let us know by emailing us at either Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com or LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
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In the 2nd episode of a 3-part series, Lee and Ellen look at how to make notetaking more efficient (no one wants to lose their brilliant ideas!) Together, they look at:
• Why it's important to get your ideas out of your head and store them somewhere
• The ease of speaking your ideas (and how it changes notetaking)
• Apps that are referenced:
- Apple Reminders
- Evernote (https://evernote.com/)
- Apple Notes
- Rev (transcription service) (https://www.rev.com/)
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your cohosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen begin a three-part series on the best apps you can use for efficiency. First up: Focus Apps! Together they look at apps for your phone and other devices to help you focus in on doing the things that are important to you (and not the distractions.)
• Ellen's favorite app? Self-Control. (https://selfcontrolapp.com/) Block distracting sites for 15 minutes all the way up to 24 hours.
• Lee's favorite app? Forest. (https://www.forestapp.cc/) The longer you don't pick us your phone, the more digital trees you grow.
- Great app for studying. It gamifies focus time.
• Putting your money where your mouth is so you focus on what's important. Backing up your goals with money. Lee did it with a friend. You can do it on an app:
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https://help.beeminder.com/
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https://www.stickk.com/
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the efficiency of saying what you feel and mean (especially if what you mean is "no.") Together, they look at:
• What happens when you dance around what you really want to say (one word: inefficiency!)
• The need to be honest and direct - but in a nice way
• The importance of being clear about your intentions
• Why getting confirmation that everyone is on the same page is a key to efficiency
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your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the power collaboration has on efficiency. Together they look at:
• How accountability keeps you on track
• Strengthening accountability by collaborating on projects that are important to you
• Ways you can collaborate on things in your life
• Lee shares how he is collaborating with people to write a book (If you have a story you'd like to have included - reach out to him at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com)
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at learning to let things go when they aren't 100% perfect (plus a whole lot more!) Together they discuss:
• Lee learning the power of a time limit (and a perfectionism limit)
• Two ways trying to be perfect stops you in your tracks
• The surprising way you can use perfectionism to help you be more efficient
• Ellen shares the magic percentage point we should shoot for when doing things (hint: it's never 100%)
• The magic of doing the best you can with what you have
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee discuss the fact that the world IS conspiring against you when it comes to getting things done. Together they look at:
• The importance of not being paranoid but rather being prepared
• Differing opinions of what the role plans play in your day
• The level of control you should strive for and where (hint: it's a whole lot less than you might think)
• How to handle daily distractions
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the efficiency of using summertime to experiement. Together they look at:
• The easy way to commit to short life experiments during the warm summer months
• Lee shares his eating experiment for the summer months (code word: butternut squash)
• Ellen discusses her art experiments
• The benefits of trying new things...and what can happen when you do them
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how quitting can be one of the most efficient things you can do. Together they look at:
• Walking away when something isn't serving you
• The power of ignoring sunk costs
• The importance of using your time for things that you want
• Being ok with quitting when you feel like you shouldn't
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this final episode of our three part series: Nature, Songs, and Seasons, Lee and Ellen discuss using the seaons of the year (and your life) to be more efficient. Together they look at:
• What Lee does now that we are at the half-way point of the year (and yes, this includes thinking about December holidays...in July)
• How to logically schedule the rest of the year with months and seasons in mind
• Summer bucket-lists and why they keep us on track (why not do them all year?)
• The importance of beginning with the end in mind
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this second episode of our three part Series: Nature, Songs, and Seasons, Lee and Ellen talk about using the structure of songs to make us more efficient. Together they look at:
• The truth about how music is set up
• How following the structure of a song reflects the structure of our days
• Why breaking out with a little "solo" adds texture to your time
• How to vary the dynamics of your schedule and why it matters
• The importance of crescendos both in music and your schedule
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how nature can make us more efficient. Together they look at:
• How paying attention to nature helps us to be more open to new ideas
• What happens when you work in nature, or just have nature nearby
• Lee does a deep dive (no pun intended!) into what we can learn from pelicans about efficiency (and business)
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the power of using constraints (not restraints!) to get things done more efficiently. Together they look at:
• Adding in deadlines to fight Parkinson's Law (and clarify what Parkinson's Law actually is)
• How a timer can save you time
• Why babies are great for constraining time
• How fake deadlines can help you
• Why Lee loves deadlines
• How big events give you big, hard deadlines
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can use the power of small wins to be more efficient every day. Together they look at:
• Breaking up your schedule and doing things you enjoy as a break
• Setting up your schedule so it works for you (you DON'T have to get up at 5 a.m.)
• Quick ways to refuel yourself - mentally and physically
• One thing to do at the beginning of the week to ensure you never miss a quick win
• Using the last 5 minutes of every hour to boost your frame of mind
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen examine how fun can make you more efficient. Together they look at:
• Looking at things you don't like to do and figuring out how to make them more fun
• How Ellen puts away leftovers
• Putting your kids to work cleaning floors
• How Lee washes his car (fact or fiction? You decide!)
• The impact of competitiveness
• Combining a "have-to" with a "guilty pleasure"
• How to make walks more fun
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance, and efficiency, of getting to the point quickly. Together they look at:
• Learning and taking TL;DR to heart
• Lee reveals his safe word (which Ellen finds hysterical)
• Knowing when you don't have to share all the information
• Why shorter is better in an information-overload world
• How Ellen learned to cut things short in her newsletters (sign up at her website)
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen share what they are working on in their own lives regarding efficiency and productivity. Acknowledging that they don't know everything and that things are constantly changing, the two of them are both experimenting in different ways.
Together they discuss:
• What is happening at his house now that Lee's kids are growing up and moving on (as kids do)
• Lee is looking at what makes him happy and the effect it has on his productivity
• Ellen has decided to be more like a snake (what does that even mean? Listen and find out.)
• How taking a hard look at what you've always done can increase your productivity while challenging your life
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the early lessons of the 2023 season of Major League Baseball can be applied to everyday efficiency. Together they look at:
• How the changes came about (hint: it was never going to be one big thing)
• The importance of finding wasted dead space and getting rid of it, both on the field and off
• How to beat the clock in your life (and why it matters)
• Lee introduces our new tagline
• How to do things more quickly (instead of letting them go on and on and on...)
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss steps you can take to plan your day more efficiently. Together they look at:
• The steps Lee takes to quickly plan each day
• How Ellen plans by keeping two important things in mind
• Lee announces the prototype of his "5 Minute Planner" which you can download free at: https://www.leesilber.com/free-stuff
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can easily change your self-talk to help you accomplish more, improve your motivation, and be more efficient. Together they look at:
• Who do you talk to the most every day?
• The importance of not believing everything you think
• How Lee gives himself a little compliment every morning (and why it's important)
• Also, Lee publicly apologizes to our producer for taking credit for our music
• The three tweaks to make (starting today!) to your self-talk (and how they give you more motivation.)
• Lee shares a reveal for next week's episode
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at one of the worst pieces of Productivity Advice: Work Harder. Together they discuss:
• Why this advice is rubbish
• What happens when you work harder but don't change anything else
• How working harder is really pushing when you should be pulling
• Working in shorter amounts of concentrated time by lining things up before getting started
• Why working harder makes it more difficult to succeed
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of knowing where your mind is at and how it affects your efficiency. Together they look at:
• How stopping yourself throughout the day and asking yourself, "Where is my mind?" can make it more likely that you will accomplish more each day
• The value of having the proper mindset and how it affects your efficiency
• How your mindset affects your ability to rack up more wins (especially when you don't think you can do something)
• The advantage of being in the moment
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the best way to be efficient when it comes to repairing things around the house. Together they look at:
• Lee's adventures in doing his own dent repair
• How YouTube holds the answers to your repair questions if you're willing to look for them
• Ellen's contrary opinion about home repairs
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how slowing down helps you to make better decisions (and be more efficient). Together they look at:
• James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, talking about slowing down to make it more difficult to make rash decisions, easier to make better choices, and ultimately make fewer mistakes.
• When you slow down you are more thoughtful
• Make better business decisions (and realize you have more options)
• The importance of thoughtful pauses
• The tragedy that Lee endured because of his wife taking things too quickly (spoiler: he survived)
• Why reading (or watching) instructions is the ultimate way to slow down
• How adding in meditation can help you whole brain to slow down
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode we learn about Lee taking on a job and what he found out about inefficiencies...and how businesses address them. Together he and Ellen discuss:
• Inefficiency on the line and how fast isn't always the way to go
• How businesses could improve their efficiency by talking with their employees
• Why "we've always done it this way" isn't the best way to do things
• How using the eyes and ears of a trusted friend can help you eliminate inefficiencies in your home life
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
Happy 300th Episode!
In this episode, besides being very proud of their work, Lee and Ellen talk about what's needed to start your own podcast. After all, if they can do it anyone can!
Together they discuss:
• The importance of having a passion for your topic
• How delegating some of the work makes everything easier
• In that same vein, big props to Wayne Duncan, the producer of this podcast for 6 years
• Why finding someone to do the stuff you don't want to do makes it all easier
• The tech specifics: microphones, recording software, uploading platforms
• How to make it easy to get the episode out into the world
• Big thank yous to everyone who has been a listener of the podcast. It couldn't be done without you!
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan amazing, and very much appreciated producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the 3 Habits of Inefficient People and how to work around them. Without picking on anyone (especially Ellen and her habits), they discuss:
• Being resistant to change and how little changes can speed up mundane tasks
• The importance of being open to new things, especially technology (Ellen!)
• The importance of having some structure to your day
• How even vacations can benefit from having a plan
• Why trying to do everything yourself makes you inefficient
• Using delegation and collaboration to make you more efficient
• How many of these habits are sabotaging your efficiency?
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
Lee and Ellen are back together for the podcast! It's been a few weeks and we are happy to be back together to share our Faster, Easier, Better ideas. And this week we are giving you a peak behind the scenes of what happens BEFORE we record our episodes.
Like anything other podcasts we have a little time beforehand to talk about what we want to talk about, and what's going on, and today we want to share a little about what we discuss before we record each episode.
A little background: Ellen has some opportunities for change and she is trying to figure out what comes next (sound familiar??) So...
• She is questioning what sort of structure she should keep
• Lee is questioning what she would do if she won the Powerball (all the money none of the requirements to keep working). What is her answer?
• What if she broke it down into smaller options?
• What if she didn't have to save the world?
•What if Lee won $7 million dollars? What would he do?
• Give money to Make A Wish
• Give more Egg McMuffins away
These are the things we discuss before we record a show. We're open and sharing what we think.
We would love to hear what you think as well!
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Your Co-Hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee looks at the things you can stop doing in 2023 to be more efficient, including:
• Making meetings shorter and setting up better boundaries around your time
• Saying "No" to more so you can say "Yes" to the things you want to do
• Doing the work that makes a difference in your life
• Letting go of the Fear of Mission Out
• Adding fewer things into your life
• Making a point to stay away from the things that make you feel bad
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
Ellen's on vacation so Lee takes the microphone to talk about the things we all should be doing more of to be more efficient in 2023. In this episode he focuses on the big three:
• Getting more sleep -- harnessing the power of white noise, power naps, and standing up more
• Planning -- keeping the year in front of you - not just the day or week
• Doing more -- collaborating with others to leverage other ideas and accountability
• Looking for more appreciation of life by taking the time to notice and appreciate what you have in life
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer.
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at how to successfully battle the Energy Leaks that siphon away your energy during the day. She discusses:
• What an energy leak looks like
• Why transitions are persistent Energy Leaks
• Three ways to build better transitions
• The power of stopping before you get to the end
• Keeping your work out
• Knowing exactly what you are going to do when you get back to work
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen breaks down the secret to focus, no matter how much time you have available to you, by using one simple structure: A STING.
STING stands of
• SELECT one thing to focus on
• TIME yourself, set a timer and focus during that time
• IGNORE everything else. Turn off your phone, block distracting websites.
• NO breaks while focusing
• GIVE yourself a break when you finish
Ellen goes deep into the details of successfully implementing each step to add valuable focus into your day.
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at what you can do to make your phone more efficient, and surprisingly, they don't agree! Together they discuss:
• Eliminating App Bloat
• The Controversial Art of App Arrangement
• Organizing by folders or by trashcan
• Updating your social media profiles
• Utilizing the things that make you most efficient
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In the final episode of our seven-part series on "The 7 Unconventional Habits of Highly Efficient People," Lee and Ellen look at the unconventional habit of Letting It Go. Together they discuss:
• What "It" is and why we need to let go
• Why efficient people know what is serving them and what isn't
• How asking "can I control this" can make you more efficient
• What emotional baggage and caring what others think of you have in common
• How you can make 2023 even better when you start letting go of things
This series is based on an infographic we are currently sending out. Do you want your own copy? We'd love to send one to you. Let us know if you want a hard-copy, a postcard version, or a PDF.
Request your copy here or here.
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this sixth episode of our seven-part series on "The 7 Unconventional Habits of Highly Efficient People," Lee and Ellen look at the unconventional habit of Failing Forward. Together they discuss:
• What we can learn from failure (and it's definitely not all bad!)
• Why we should all have a "Not to-do list"
• Cultivating the mindset that failing isn't a waste of time - but rather fact gathering
• How to use what works for you to your advantage
• Why failing can save you time in the long run
This series is based on an infographic we are currently sending out. Do you want your own copy? We'd love to send one to you. Let us know if you want a hard-copy, a postcard version, or a PDF.
Request your copy here or here.
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer.
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this fifth episode of our seven-part series on "The 7 Unconventional Habits of Highly Efficient People," Lee and Ellen look at the unconventional habit of Thinking Big, Acting Small. Together they discuss:
• The importance of combining big ideas with small acts to make them happen
• Why tiny, miniscule tasks are so vital to success
• How to remove fear so you know where to get started
• What can happen when you change your mindset (and the words you tell yourself)
• the secret to achieving your big goals in 2023
This series is based on an infographic we are currently sending out. Do you want your own copy? We'd love to send one to you. Let us know if you want a hard-copy, a postcard version, or a PDF.
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In this fourth episode of our seven-part series on "The 7 Unconventional Habits of Highly Efficient People," Lee and Ellen look at the unconventional habit of Begin BoringBeing Self-aware. Together they discuss:
•The power of working with your own tendencies
• Know what you prefer to do (and ignore everyone else)
• You don't have to fit the norms of others (and probably shouldn't)
• What happen to habits when you worth with your natural tendencies (and why its sooooo good)
• Why being the same as everyone is overrated
This series is based on an infographic we are currently sending out. Do you want your own copy? We'd love to send one to you. Let us know if you want a hard-copy, a postcard version, or a PDF.
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In this third episode of our seven-part series on "The 7 Unconventional Habits of Highly Efficient People," Lee and Ellen look at the unconventional habit of Begin Boring. Together they discuss:
• The power of knowing what works and sticking with it.
• Why being boring gives your structure (and what you can do with that structure).
• How you can leverage uniform decisions to have more mental energy
• Why waiting for motivation is a bad idea, and what you should be doing instead.
This series is based on an infographic we are currently sending out. Do you want your own copy? We'd love to send one to you. Let us know if you want a hard-copy, a postcard version, or a PDF.
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In this second part of our seven-part series on "The 7 Unconventional Habits of Highly Efficient People". In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the unconventional habit of Prioritizing Yourself. Together, Lee and Ellen look at:
• Why putting yourself first isn't selfish; it's efficient
• Scheduling (and keeping) time to recharge yourself (and knowing what it is that recharges you best)
• Saying NO when necessary
• Knowing that Urgent tasks are usually urgent for someone else
• Having a list of what you need/want to do to prioritize yourself and pulling from it
• How Prioritizing yourself can make you both respected and a good example
This series is based on an infographic we are currently sending out. Do you want your own copy? We'd love to send one to you. Let us know if you want a hard-copy, a postcard version, or a PDF.
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
Today marks the first episode in a seven-episode series on "The 7 Unconventional Habits of Highly Efficient People". In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the unconventional habit of Managing Your Energy.
Highly Efficient people know to use their daily energy carefully. They:
• Plan their day based on energy levels
• Do things when they are at their most efficient
• Know not to give their high energy away to people
• Know and value their energy prime time
• Know and value the energy prime time of others
This series is based on an infographic we are currently sending out. Do you want your own copy? We'd love to send one to you. Let us know if you want a hard-copy, a postcard version, or a PDF.
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
Today marks the first episode in a seven-episode series on "The 7 Unconventional Habits of Highly Efficient People". In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the unconventional habit of Managing Your Energy.
Highly Efficient people know to use their daily energy carefully. They:
• Plan their day based on energy levels
• Do things when they are at their most efficient
• Know not to give their high energy away to people
• Know and value their energy prime time
• Know and value the energy prime time of others
This series is based on an infographic we are currently sending out. Do you want your own copy? We'd love to send one to you. Let us know if you want a hard-copy, a postcard version, or a PDF.
Request your copy here or here.
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at three things winners do every day. Together they discuss:
• The power of controlling the narrative of your life one day at a time
• How a simple post-it note can keep you on track
• Breaking big tasks down into smaller, break-sized bites of work
• Why winners accept help
• Why winners don't take shortcuts
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of being structured. Together they discuss:
• How being structured (and possibly boring) gives your brain the opportunity to think about more important things
• Why uniform decisions (in all areas of your life) can give you more freedom
• How to stop relying on motivation to get things done
• The power of 3
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Your co-hosts, www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, a very relaxed Lee and (not-so-relaxed) Ellen look at ways you can easily (and quickly decompress when you're working from home. All of the ideas are easy to do, don't take much time, and all leave you feeling more able to conquer the work you need to do. Together they look at:
• warm clothes, relaxed eyes, and the power of a little bit of chocolate
• fidgeting, crafting, and enjoying creation (and destruction)
• candles, yoga and video games
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the efficiency of being self-centered. After all, we are all at the center of our own universe (and we like it there!) Together they discuss:
• How to use the self-centeredness of others to help you get things done
• Questions you can ask yourself (and others) to help speed up progress
• Options we have when things are working out with others
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the power of consistency: how you can leverage it and what it can do for you. Together they discuss:
• The secret power of a morning ritual
• What the great Stephen Curry knows about consistency (and how it's helped him)
• Why consistency gives you more brain power
• What other people see in you when you're consistent
• How consistency helps you achieve goals
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how adding more play into your life can improve, well, everything. Together they look at:
• What happens to your brain when you start playing more
• How taking a break improves our creativity
• Why mimicking video games can help you achieve more
• What adding competition can do for you
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the power of being a beginner. Together they look at:
• Why it's never too late to start doing something
• How to use videos to help you learn more quickly
• One of Ellen's favorite new books: Beginners: The joy and transformative power of lifelong learning by Tom Vanderbilt
• How mentors, both real or imagined, can help you learn more quickly
• The power of adopting a "Beginner's Mindset"
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Your co-hots: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss ways you can quickly get more energy when you need it. Together they look at:
• Looking beyond yourself and helping others
• The power of taking a nap of a very specific length. (App: Calm)
• Getting comfortable
• Quickly giving yourself a hit of dopamine
• Breaking things down into manageable pieces
• Small, simple things you can do to your office to give your quick hits of energy
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at the different types of accountability and how you can use them to get things done. She looks at:
• What accountability IS NOT
• What accountability IS (and why you want it in your life)
• What Weight Watchers knows about accountability
• Why classes and groups are great sources of accountability
• Three types of accountability and how to use each one
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at two unconventional ways to deal with the distractions that you allow into your life. She looks at:
• Why your brain loves to get distracted
• How setting a timer for distractions can help you get more done
• Why making distractions uncomfortable can help you indulge in them less
• The reason you need to work against your brain when it comes to being stronger than your distractions
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this rapid-fire episode, Lee and Ellen look at quick ways to save time. Together they look at:
• Streamlining your streaming
• Keeping things together
• The value of cleaning a little bit every day
• Using your suitcases to keep your travel gear together
• Offloading your work to people that like to do what you don't like to do
• Setting your alarms to really get you out the door on time.
• Leveraging your 4 day work week (if you have one) to your best advantage
• Sticking with virtual meetings for as long as you can
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the five figurative hats we all wear in our everyday life and why managing them is important.
Together they look at
• What each of the hats represents
• Why we get in trouble if we decide to add in another hat
• The importance of balancing all of the hats
• Using the hats to plan and schedule your day/week/month
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
It's Back-to-School time once again, and Ellen and Lee look at ways to make this year more efficient for both parents and kids. Together they look at:
• The power and importance of perpetual learning. It's not just the kids that should hit the books when school starts. Parents should too!
• Physical tools to put in your house to facilitate learning and keeping on track.
• Why the good habits of adults matter to kids and how you can make yours better.
• A budget-friendly way to focus and concentrate more deeply.
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the power of adding structure to your day. Together they look at:
• How structure adds freedom (even when it feels like it might do just the opposite.)
• What is the bare minimum of structure, and why the less "stuff" floating around, the better.
• The importance of rewards and how to build them into your structure.
• The surprising discovery of Lee loving the term "loosey-goosey."
• What can structure do for you on a yearly basis.
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Ellen looks at an easy way you can be stronger than the obstacles that show up in your day. She shares:
• How a road detour and a life detour can really be the same thing
• The simple plan that you can put together ahead of time to make sure obstacles in your day (and as you're achieving goals) don't slow you down
• The value of pre-planning (even if it feels a little odd to do)
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode Ellen looks at an easy way you can be stronger than the obstacles that show up in your day. She shares:
• How a road detour and a life detour can really be the same thing
• The simple plan that you can put together ahead of time to make sure obstacles in your day (and as you're achieving goals) don't slow you down
• The value of pre-planning (even if it feels a little odd to do)
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at Small Ways You Can Save Yourself. Together they look at:
• The thing that was stressing Ellen out and the simple way she was able to conquer that stress (and it may have involved rice.)
• The importance of tuning out and tuning in to small moments that energize you.
• The power of 10-minutes of meditation. (Two apps to check out: Calm and Insight Timer. We have no affiliation to either, but Ellen loves them.
• How remembering 3 things each day can make a big difference, and what Lee does to make this happen.
• Physical things you can do that have a huge impact on your mental state.
• The one thing you need to do every day to lower your stress (and it's so easy!!)
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the efficiency of saving small amounts of money. Together they look at:
• Looking at ways to save money through saving time (and why Lee's hair looks the way it does)
• Why every bit counts
• Why it might be time to go back to buying in bulk
• The right way to use planning (so you don't procrastinate)
• How to leverage YouTube to save money with expert DIY efforts
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss ways to save small amounts of time so you have more time for doing other things in your life (better things!)
Together they look at:
• Planning for ways to make "have to" tasks easier and quicker
• Making things more efficient so you can get them done and move on with your day
• How a timer can be the one tool you need to knock a lot of little things off your to-do list
• The benefit of having hard deadlines to get things done
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this, the 3rd episode of our 3-part series with the ADHD Big Brother, Russ Jones, we look at tools to use to get things done.
Between laughs, Ellen and Russ look at the big three:
• Times
• Dice
• Externalising your ideas on whiteboards
They also discuss changing things up and sparking your brain. And the importance of knowing your high-energy times and low-energy times.
Learn more about Russ at www.ADHDBigBrother.com and check out his ADHD Big Brother Podcast.Edited at Studio D, Wayne
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The second of three interviews with ADHD Big Brother, Russ Jones.
In this episode, Ellen and her guest, Russ, discuss what has to happen in order for ADHD goal setting to work. Together they discuss:
• How annoying it is to hear "just do it"
• The simple way to get started (and it's super simple!)
• How a nudge can help you get things done
• Why you need to remember that "it's not hard!"
• Russ' book "Descending to the Top" - the easy way to get it and why you need it!
• What the "Nudge Program" is (and honestly, we could all use a nudge once in a while.)
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Find Russ Jones on his website: www.ADHDBigBrother.com or check out his podcast, ADHD Big Brother
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
Russ' book: Descending to The Top. Check it out here
Episode 1 of a special 3-part series
In this episode, Ellen talks with the ADHD Big Brother, Russ Jones. Russ has channeled his diagnosis into his podcast "ADHD Big Brother" where he shares how to make ADHD work for you when it comes to gettting things done.
In this first interview, Russ shares ways he uses to get started (one of the most difficult things for those with ADHD).
Together he and Ellen look at:
• The power of externalization of time, planning and accountability and their ability to motivate to get things done
• The one thing you have to do to make sure you don't get lost
• A secret way you can get motivated when you just aren't feeling it. At. All.
• A sneak peek into Russ' plan for achieving goals, when ADHD tries to get in the way. (Which we go into in depth in the Part 2 of this series.)
Russ' podcast, ADHD Big Brother helps listeners with their adult ADHD symptoms through education, laughter, and practical solutions. Russ Jones, your ADHD coach and ADHDer himself, blends comedy and examples from his own life with ADHD to give listeners a simplified understanding of their ADHD symptoms, and fresh, easy to apply perspectives and advice. Learn more at www.ADHDBigBrother.com
The podcast can be found at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adhd-big-brother/id1537032730
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Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
It's almost the halfway point of the year. How are you doing on your plans and goals? Now is a great time to evaluate where you are...and what you can do. And Lee and Ellen have some ideas of what you can do.
• Lee discusses his "Stove Top" theory and how you can apply it.
• The importance of slowing down to reflect instead of just pushing through.
• How a report card could be just what you need at this point of the year.
• What getting some accountability could help you with.
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
June is the traditional month of weddings so Lee and Ellen look at what we can learn from the process of putting on a wedding. Together they look at:
• The importance of a strong deadline to get things done
• Knowing what you want and how to get there.
• The role enthusiasm plays in accomplishing things (have you ever seen a bride or groom who isn't enthusiastic?)
• How having someone to call on to do the things you don't want to do.
• The role of partnerships.
• The importance of cake. Always cake!!
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the surprising power of failure to help us efficiently learn and make changes. Together they look at:
• What Ellen learned from a failed on-line program launch
• What to look at when you do fail (and, you will!)
• What to do with challenges
• Lee's favorite way to track successes and failures
• Embracing this one thing can help you be more successful
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
Do you have trouble getting started? Is procrastination showing up just a little too much in your life? Then this is the episode just for you!
Learn how to:
• Get rid of the most common types of procrastination (it's a great way to use the 80-20 rule)
• Start breaking the law to get things done (don't worry, you won't go to jail!)
• Change the transitions in your day so 5 minutes don't become 4 hours of wasted time.
• Channel your inner Hansel & Gretel and leverage the power of breadcrumbs.
• Make friends with the random.
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
Ever hear of SMART Goals? Of course you have. It's a way to set up and achieve goals.SMART stands for the acronym:
S=Set a specific goal
M=Make it measurable
A=Make the goal Attainable
R=Make the goal Realistic
T=Make the goal Time-bound
While this seems like a ood way to set up goals, it's not.
Seriously.
Making a goal Attainable and Realistic causes you to have small goals. Who wants that?
But there is an easy way to change this up and make your goals stronger - and more likely to be successfully completed.
Change Attainable to Action and Realistic to Response.
Learn how in this episode.
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In this episode, Ellen looks at the power of using a tool our parents used on us: Locking the cabinet.
Ellen looks at:
• To stop us from ingesting poisons, our parents locked the cabinets
• We can figuratively and actually lock the cabinets on ourselves to prevent procrastination and distractions
• How screens are the biggest culprits that need to be locked down
• The importance of being proactive when it comes to distractions
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Your co-hosts: Ellen Goodwin at www.EllenGoodwin.com and Lee Silber at www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can "Seize Your Summer," or if you're being proper "Carpe Aestate!" Together they discuss:
• Why it's important to plan for summer (even though it feels very counterintuitive to do so.)
• The way Lee has always planned (and why he's a little nostalgic for it now)
• How many summers you really get, and why each one is important
• Why Ellen changes her mind on planning when it comes to summer. (We're shocked too!)
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Your co-hosts:
Lee Silber. Find out more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Ellen Goodwin. Find out more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at new products that can make you more efficient.*
Together they discuss:
• Fanny packs are back! The efficiency of carrying your phone, wallet, and keys without needing pockets.
• Keeping passwords altogether in one place.
• How keeping your coffee warm prevents distractions and procrastination.
• Making sure you stay hydrated efficiently.
• One simple way to efficiently keep track of your things.
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
in this episode, Lee and Ellen look at what the Military can teach us about being more efficient. Together they look at:
• Communicating directly, succinctly, and efficiently, and why it matters
• Why Standard Operating Procedures are important
• Using Preflight Checklists in your life
• The importance of Focus, Attention, and Priorities
• How continuous improvement can be added into your life
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee and Ellen look at the concept of a Goal Hangover -- that feeling you get when you acheive a big goal and now have to decide what is next. Together they look at:
• Why it's hard to keep going when a goal is achieved
• The odd reason why people don't want to complete goals
• Why milestones are important
• The importance of knowing your next steps
• How having a definition of done will help you
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of finding the easy way to do things. Together they look at: • Recognizing that you aren't great at doing everything, so it's okay to hire someone to do the stuff you don't want to do (and how you are honestly making money when you do this.)
• The importance of being less stressed out by not having to do things you don't like to do.
• One simple thing you can at home to make things easier to do.
• Why finding, and most importantly, eliminating the things that cause you stress makes it easier to get things done.
• Following the simple: looking for (and using) the simple solutions makes you a smarter (and happier person).
• Doing what you can to outsource the things that stress you out.
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Your co-host: www.LeeSilber.Com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
From June 2017 to April 2022, every Monday morning we've released new episodes sharing tools and strategies designed to help you be more productive and efficient. In this episode, Lee and Ellen look back at what they've learned in doing the first 250 episodes of the Faster, Easier, Better Show podcast.
• The importance of following through, even when you aren't sure of what to do.
• How having accountability with someone else can make hard things easier to do.
• Why outsourcing what you don't know how to do is efficient and makes things much easier
• Our undying gratitude to our amazing producer, Wayne Duncan of Studio D.
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com.
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
in this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can use the camera on your phone to be more efficient every day. Together they look at:
• Why you can't trust your memory, but you can trust a photo
• A picture is really worth a thousand words, especially when you need to describe something to someone
• Using photos to do successfully do your shopping
• Giving gratitude a boost with a snapshot of the moment
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how Major League Baseball is working to remove inefficiencies to speed up games. Together they look at:
• The importance of reviewing everything and removing inefficient things one at a time
• In our lives it's the little things that add up to slowing things down
• Giving yourself a time limit so things don't ramble on and on
• The importance of looking at ways you can do things more efficiently and add some excitement in
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can leverage your energy to make your day more efficient. Together they discuss:
• Planning your day or week with your emotions in mind
• Knowing your best times o work and holding that time sacred
• How working with your energy gives your schedule more freedom
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Your co-hosts: Lee Silber, www.LeeSilber.com and Ellen Goodwin, www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of having a process to achieve any sort of goal. Together they look at: • Lee's process of losing weight (Hint - there's nothing magical about it!)
• Why having a process is all about the math - but in the best way possible
• The advantage of working backward and breaking things down
• The importance of having rewards along the way
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of having a Maintenance Day (or afternoon or weekend.) Together they look at: • Why do some people need closure before moving on with their day
• How an Errand Day can work wonders if you're feeling bogged done
• Why having control over "little things" can make a big difference
• Using "Batching" to conquer unfinished items on your to-do list
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the power of being intentional with your time. Together they discuss: • What focused people to get things done
• Why being intentional is like making Chicken Parmesean
• The importance of knowing your outcomes
• What happens to your brain when you are truly focused
• Easy tools you can use to be intentional with your time
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Your hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen explore the role excitement plays in achieving goals. Together they look at:
• Why getting excited about our goals helps us to accomplish them
• One of Lee's favorite secrets to building excitement into the process
• How milestones can build excitement
• Learning from the process of running a marathon
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to overcome the obstacles that show up and try to ruin your day. Together they look at:
• Realizing the obstacles in your day are not always bad (just in your way!)
• How adding some white space in your day can help you buffer your time when obstacles show up
• How putting If/Then plans into effect can help you get things done
Why it's important to overcome the What the Hell effect and how to do it.
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Your co-hosts: www.leesilber.com and www.ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how being lazy can be a secret way to be more efficient. Together they look at:
• Lazy people figure out better ways to do things so they don't have to work so hard
• Take shortcuts and learn from others and learn their processes
• Figure out how to get answers more quickly
• The importance of looking at the end result, not the time and effort to get there
• Overworking is not a badge of honor
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the power of having a process to get things done. Together they look at:
• Why processes are efficient
• Discuss how the NFL is a pro at using processes
• The benefits of having processes for anything you do
• How you can tweak someone else's process to make it work specifically for you
• Lee shares the process he has used to lose 50 pounds since August
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Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the word each has chosen to guide their 2022. Together they look at:
• The word Ellen has picked and why it's important to her
• The word Lee has picked and why it's important to him
• How Lee had problems with a word he picked one year
• Other potential words that were considered
• What you can do with your word of the year
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how to communicate efficiently by never assuming anything. Together they look at:
• Why you should never assume what you said made sense
• The importance of summing up conversations so that everyone is on the same page
• How your brain fills in blanks for you, but not the other person
• Making a paper trail to calm any confusion that arises from miscommunication
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Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen the efficiency of being healthy. Together they look at:
• The inefficiency of illness
• The guiding principle that makes it easier to stay healthy
• The basic things we all should be doing to stay healthy right now and in the future
• Why it's ok to be selfish when it comes to taking health risks
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-host: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
Lee and Ellen greet the New Year by discussing how to set up goals for 2022 with ideas on how to successfully achieve them. Together they look at:
• How to think out, plan, and state your goals in a way that sets you up for success
• The downfalls of setting SMART goals -- and how to change SMART so it works for you
• The simple plan you can use to push yourself to be better every day
• The importance of making your goals fluid but still concrete enough to keep you on track to achieve what you want in 2022
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
It's time to say goodbye to 2021 and welcome 2022. In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the three things you need to get rid of in 2022. Together they discuss:
• How trying to make everything perfect causes you to miss what's happening in the here and now
• Why caring what other people think of you ends up costing you more than just money
• The importance of finding what's not serving you -- and getting rid of it
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of effective communication. Together they look at:
• Why we should change how we introduce ourselves
• The importance of asking for what you want
• Why "no" is such a timesaver
• How to communicate better through emails
• What to ask people so you can be more efficient
Edited and produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com and www.Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at six things you can do to end 2021 on a successfully high note. Ellen looks at ideas like:
• The power of decluttering ONE AREA in your home and the dopamine hit it will give you
• Looking at your achievements for the year
• Planning your goals for next year - and why now is a great time to do so
• The importance of scheduling your free time before the end of the year, and why that frees you up for 2022
• How moving every day will make everything better
• A simple way to make your future self happy as you move into the next year
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts www.EllenGoodwn.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the importance of taking time (this week!) to plan for a successful 2022. Together they look at:
• Spending as much time planning goals as we do vacations
• Putting your plan in pencil, and your destination in pen
• Why having a Theme for the year is helpful
• Letting people know what you want so they can help you
• Why having a Big Statement sets you up for the year
• An easy way to put your plan together
• Getting in the planning mindset and focusing on the possibilities
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts, www.LeeSilber.com, and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to be efficient during gift-giving time. Together they look at:
• Having a comprehensive list of sizes and wishes to refer to
• Batching your gift-giving
• Minimizing stress and expense
• Asking people what they really want (and not just what you think they do.)
• Giving the gift of efficiency to your recipients
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of learning from our successes, not just our failures. Together they look at:
• Keeping track of what's working for you and referring to it often
• Recognizing your successes and documenting them
• Knowing that success is different for everyone and learning from yourself instead of others
• A simple way to set up your week for success based on a previous week
• Using your successes to plan 2022
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at Pareto's Principle, better known as the 80/20 Rule. Together they discuss:
• How Lee takes the 80/20 Rule just a little further
• Applying the 80/20 Rule to your work, friendships, exercise
• How to use the Rule with your phone - in two very different ways
• Improving your ability to get things done by using the 80/20 Rule to plan your day
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to be efficient when watching television. Together (with their producer, Wayne), they look at:
• How to stop watching the commercials
• Using the end of shows as an incentive to get things done
• How watching shows, just a little bit behind, can be the best thing you can do
• The movies that they all stop and watch when they are on regular television. (Not necessarily efficient, but fun!)
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at some ways you can battle back from Burnout. Together they look at:
• Revisiting your goals often and understanding how they fit into your life
• Looking at the bigger picture and doing things today that will be important for your tomorrow
• How you can use music to feel less stressed
• Taking on less by saying no more often and giving yourself more space
• Finding ways to rest and recover
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of clearing your mind, so you can focus on the important things in life. Together they look at:
• How to do a brain dump/mind capture so you get all of the thoughts in your head onto paper
• Lee's new project designed to do just that
• Ellen's favorite 15-minute process to stop brain swirl and increase productivity
• Why your brain works better when there is less for your to remember
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can protect yourself from the Energy Stealers that can ruin your day. Together they look at:
• The morning routines that famous people use to make the best of their energy when no one can steal it from them
• The importance of making fewer choices
• How a pair of dice can be your best Energy-protecting friend
• Why knowing what works for you when it comes to clothes, computers, and banking can save your energy
• What making one decision can mean for your energy levels
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In the final episode of the 7 part series on the Habits of Highly Efficient people, Lee and Ellen discuss the power of collaboration. Together they look at:
• How two heads (or more) are better than one
• Lee shares his shark costume idea and how collaboration saved him
• The power of YouTube when you need to collaborate
• How thinking "what would so and so do" as a way to collaborate when no one else is around
• Why Masterminds are the epitome of collaboration efficiency
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this 6th episode of a 7 part series, Lee and Ellen look at how being entrepreneurial can help you to be more efficient. Together they look at:
• Why everyone is really an entrepreneur and why that's important
• How to find the best ROI for your personal and business life
• Why double-dipping is efficient
• Understanding the entrepreneurial mindset
• The importance of not waiting for someone to tell you what to do
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this 5th episode of our 7 part series on the Habits of Highly Efficient People, Lee and Ellen look at the power of being resourceful. Together they discuss:
• How being a problem solver is the first step to being resourceful
• The importance of being prepared
• Why preventing future self-sabotage helps you
• Knowing the problem you need to solve, before starting to solve it
• Why the key to resourcefulness is knowing what's important in this situation
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In the 4th Episode of the 7 Habits of Highly Efficient People Series, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of being Action-Oriented. Together they look at:
• Why seeking excellence is more important than seeking perfection
• Knowing the difference between being in Action and being in Motion
• The importance of being comfortable with the uncomfortable
• How changing how you start can make it easier to do the hard things
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the 3rd habit of highly efficient people: being competitive (with themselves). Together they look at:
• How being competitive forces us to push to be better
• Why using timers can help us to save time
• The importance of using deadlines
• What Parkinson's Law is, and why we need to overcome it
• How being aware of time can help us to accomplish more
• Lee's process of tying points to his goals, and why it works so well
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more: Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com or www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how Highly Efficient People use self-awareness to get better at every part of their life. Together they look at:
• The importance of observing our own behavior and improving it
• What you can learn from feedback
• Asking yourself "How Might I" to get unstuck
• How being a life-long learner can improve your life
• Asking yourself questions to find answers you might miss
• Why you should always listen to your inner voice
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Learn more about your hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this first episode of a 7 part series, Lee and Ellen look at the first Habit of Highly Efficient People: They are boring (but in the best, most efficient way possible.) They:
• 80% of their time is planned for. With fewer decisions to make, they can get more done
• They have more stability and less chaos
• They know the value of boring things lie getting enough sleep
• They use efficient habits to conserve brain energy
• Have established rituals around the things they do every day
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of doing small things. Together they look at:
- Accomplishing small things helps us to get started
- How doing things step by step builds essential momentum
- Starting the day off with small wins to inspire you
- The importance of having a "definition of done" for our tasks
- How to use "Micro Movements" to your advantage
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more at www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways to make it easier to do the things that matter to you most, and why it matters. Together they look at:
• The importance of knowing what matters the most to you
• The power of putting barriers in your way to prevent you from being distracted
• How being prepared allows you to use unexpected pockets of time
• Eliminating what's not important opens you up to focus on the important
• The one question you should be asking yourself when you are distracted
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the importance of listening to your inner voice and how it can save you time.
Your inner voice tells you to do the hard things, which is why we often don't do them. This is evident in the surfing story that Lee shares. If he had paid attention to his inner voice it would have saved him frustration, embarrassment, and more importantly, time.
Recorded and edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how having an artificial deadline can help you to work less and to get more done. Together they look at:
• How putting in earlier deadlines forces you to get work done before you go off and do the fun things
• Realizing that an hour workout (or just an hour of work) isn't a magic thing -- you can do more in less time
• How to eliminate Parkinson's law
• The power of having an Accountability Partner to hold you accountable to getting your work done.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of being able to solve problems by taking time to think of possible answers (before calling in the pros). Together they look at:
• Why it's important to be able to think about possible solutions
• How brainstorming is a little like improv
• How you can do the most with the least
• The importance of building your problem-solving muscles
Recorded and edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of having a Midday Routine to carry you through the afternoon slump. Together they look at:
• Why what you eat for lunch determines your afternoon energy
• Choosing who to eat lunch with can mean the difference between being energized or in a slump
• The power of getting out in nature
• How to change your physical and mental state for a powerful afternoon
• How to take the perfect nap
• Why it's important to have a plan to restart the afternoon
Recorded and edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of being decisive by:
• Making quick decisions on low-value projects
• Making more considered decisions using a chart
• The power of gut instinct
• Trying things out to make a decisions
• Instead of daily decisions, use a routine
Recorded and edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at two versions of 3: The 3X Rule and The Rule of 3s. Both help you to be more efficient. Together they look at:
• When something bad happens 3 times, go to the root cause and fix it
• Helping out your future self by addressing problems
• Stopping overwhelm with 3: 3 ideas, 3 points, 3 subpoints, 3 things to get done each day
Recorded and edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how reaching out for help and accepting it when needed, can be one of the most efficient things you can do. Together they look at:
• Reaching out when you need to talk (and need a little help)
• How to learn from those you get help from
• Knowing when to ask for help
• The efficient factor when it comes to paying for help
• Knowing when to say "someone else can do this better than I can" -- please help!
Recorded and edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the power of productivity hacks and share a few of their own. Together they look at:
• The power of looking at what you currently do with new eyes and finding ways to do it faster, easier, and better.
• Why how you park can make you more efficient - or healthier. Or both.
• Being prepared when you are out
• Changing how you conduct meetings
• Making your phone less inviting and distracting
Recorded and edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee wrap up their 4-part series of How to Have an Efficient Day by looking at ways to use your evenings to recharge. Together they look at:
• Doing several small things to relax vs. one big thing
• The importance of looking at recharging as a "guiltless" pleasure
• Setting yourself up for a good nights sleep
• Recharging by actually hanging out with friends in person again
Recorded and edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
After months of shutdown and grocery delivery, it's time to get back to the store, but it's important to do it efficiently. In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at:
• Steps you can take to be efficient
• How to pick the right check-out line 90% of the time
• Why bagging your own groceries is one of the most efficient things you can do
• How to make your grocery list smarter
Recorded and edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com, www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can make your morning "magic" by setting yourself up for success first thing in the day. Together they look at:
• Not getting bogged down with email first thing in the morning
• The importance of quick wins to get the dopamine flowing
• Scheduling your day with your energy levels in mind
• The trick Lee has used during Covid to make sure meetings don't consume too much time
• Why the time you control in the morning is the most important time of your day
Recorded (in person!!) and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com, www.LeeSilber.com
We're back! (In the studio that is.) In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to make getting back out into the world of work as efficient as possible, especially when it comes to getting out the door in the morning. Together they look at:
• Saving time in the morning by doing more at night
• Prepping meals ahead of time
• Utilizing the "good" type of multitasking to take care of morning tasks
• Using music to keep your morning prep on track
• Helping your morning memory the night before
Recorded and edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com, www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue looking at quotes and how they apply to getting things done. Together they look at:
• How to be efficient by doing only the things you should be doing
• The importance of identifying the essential and eliminating everything else
• How perfectionism causes procrastination
• The foundation of all progress -- and why it's important
• Where and when to apply technology
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com, www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ell look at quotes from well-known people, about efficiency and productivity and discuss how you can make them work for your life. Together they look at:
• The importance of effective life planning
• Why you should focus on being productive, not just busy
• Scheduling your priorities
• Putting the important task s on your calendar ... not just things you think need to be done
• How to filter opportunities to make sure they make it on your list
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about hour hosts: www.LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com or www.EllenGoodwin.com
Fear is one of the main reasons we procrastinate and don't get things done. So what can we do? In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways you can be stronger than your fears and get things done. Together they look at:
• Giving ourselves 5 seconds to get started and 5 minutes to work on the things we are afraid of.
• Expecting the best of everything - even when we are afraid
• Not letting Imposter Syndrome stop you
• Learn the facts about what you are afraid of
• Use deep breathing to signal your brain that you are not afraid
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
From June of 2017 to April of 2021, every Monday morning we've released new episodes sharing tools and strategies designed to help you be more productive and efficient. In this episode, Lee and Ellen look back at what they've learned in doing the first 200 episodes of the Faster, Easier, Better Show podcast.
• The importance of following through, even when you aren't sure of what to do.
• How having accountability with someone else can make hard things easier to do.
• Why outsourcing what you don't know how to do is efficient and makes things much easier
• Our undying gratitude to our amazing producer, Wayne Duncan of Studio D.
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com.
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how road trips, of all kinds, teach you to be efficient -- with your time and your planning. Skills that you can use when planning for goals in your life.
Together they look at:
• How road trips force you to think about what you need before you need it
• Understanding the importance of planning and logistics, both for a road trip and for life
• Being strategic in your focus and approach to ensure a wonderful experience
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen interviews Productivity Ninja Grace Marshall. Together, they discuss her new book, "Struggle: The surprising truth, beauty, and opportunity hidden in life's sh*tter moments." Together they discuss:
• How falling apart really can be coming together
• What if what we have right now IS the new normal, and how to live with it.
• The importance of looking at what doors are open to you and considering the things that haven't been considered before.
• Why reframing is important
• How innovation comes from hitting a wall
• The importance of activating curiosity
• Using curiosity to improve your relationsingships
• How calling out the hard things in our lives is important both for ourselves and our kids
• Why letting your work breathe will improve your work
• How letting catalysts change what you are doing
• The importance of remembering that there is no comfort in the stretch zone, and no stretch in the comfort zone -- and how that can change things.
Grace's book, Stuggle, is available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Struggle-surprising-beauty-opportunity-moments/dp/1788601971/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Grace+Marshall&qid=1618182222&sr=8-2
Grace's Bio:
Grace Marshall is known for her “refreshingly human” approach to productivity.
She is Head Coach and Chief Encourager at GraceMarshall.com, Productivity Ninja with Think Productive, one of the world’s leading productivity training companies and her book How to be REALLY productive was named Best Commuter’s Read in the CMI / British Library 2017 Management Book of the Year Awards.
Her new book Struggle: the surprising truth, beauty and opportunity hidden in life’s sh*ttier moments is out April 2021.
Find Grace at:
GraceMarshall.com
StruggleTheBook.com
Twitter: @GraceMarshall
IG: @gracemarshallninja
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracemarshallcoaching
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracemarshall/
Learn more about Ellen at https://www.ellengoodwin.com
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how the weather can influence our productivity. Together they look at:
• The power the weather has to influence what you get done
• Are you a rainy or sunny person?
• Know your tendencies to help you plan your weeks/months/year
• Plan your day around the weather
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can prevent a bad mood from destroying your productivity.
Together they look at:
• the importance of minimizing drama (and not creating it in the first place!)
• how to begin the day by positioning yourself for success
• not letting 15 seconds of your day ruin 24 hours
• how slow breathing signals your brain that everything is ok
• the importance of remembering what you can control
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.Com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how Daylight Savings Time can play havoc with your productivity, and what you can do about it. Together they look at:
• How the time change feels like jet-lag, and what you can do about it
• The importance of eliminating decisions so you can more easily get started in the morning
• Using the extra light at the end of the day to your best advantage
• Rearranging your schedule until the morning light fits with your previous schedule
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why it's important to ask yourself "Why am I here" as a way to get more done. Together they look at:
• How you can best manage your time when you know what you are supposed to be doing
• How knowing your top 3 things can make a difference in what you can achieve
• How knowing what you want to accomplish helps to eliminate the garbage you allow in your life
• The importance of asking "Is this the best use of my time."
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.Com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at a sure-fire way to get started on the things you want to do (and not do the things you shouldn't do). It's a simple process of making the hard easy, and the easy hard.
• Think of things that are easy to do, but don't help you (spending too much time on social media, eating junk food, staying up too late) and figure out a way to make them harder to do.
• Think of things that you need to do, but find hard to get started on (doing homework, cleaning the house, eating healthy) and figure out a way to make them easier to do.
• Add steps to the easy things, remove steps from the hard things
• Keep the Girl Scout cookies in the garage!!
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at not caring so much, and what it can mean for your productivity and efficiency. Together they look at:
• Asking ourselves "What would I do if I knew no one would judge me?"
• Why trying things with a Beginners Mind enables you to try more things
• The magic of starting small to get started
• Why you should avoid big expectations
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of reducing choices to be more efficient. Together they look at:
• Why "pulling in" what we want is better than having things "pushed" at us
• How reducing visual chaos can help with making choices
• The genius of adopting a uniform choice
• How dice can help you limit your decision making
• Why limiting your choices with Google makes you more efficient
• How letting the options that just show up, can make it easier to make decisions
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways to make reading more efficient. Together they look at:
• Finding a method of reading that works for you, and it doesn't have to be a Kindle
• Knowing when to walk away from a book that isn't working for you
• Using a Summarizing Service if you want to cover more books in less time
• Writing your own summary of a book to ensure you understand the high points (and the points that "speak" to you)
• Using a Book Club (even if it's only of 2 people) to ensure you read deeply
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the power of saying NO to the things that don't move us forward. Together they look at:
• The importance of valuing your time
• Recognizing the cost you are paying when you say yes to others
• Why delegating (and paying others) to do your work is a big yes to you
• How being particular about how you give your time away, ensures you have more time for yourself
• Recognizing that saying yes to others means you are giving away a piece of your life (and deciding if that is something you want to do or not.)
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at an easy way to give yourself more time, simply by stopping doing what you've been doing. Together they look at:
- Experimenting with technology to do things better than you did before
- How second-guessing slows you down
- Managing the amount of outside information you take
- The importance of knowing what you enjoy doing, and eliminating what you don't like
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at one of the most inefficient things ever: Micromanaging. Together they look at:
• How micromanaging is inefficient - for both parties
• The importance of owning your strengths - and using them to get to the solution
• Embracing, and owning, your tendencies as a way to be efficient
Produced and edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of streamlining to become more efficient. Together they look at:
• The importance of asking "Is there a better way to do this?"
• How 3M challenges workers to find a better way to do things
• Why Southwest has only one kind of planes
• How the video meeting has challenged the inefficiency of meetings - and why it's important
• One easy way to make in-person meetings way more efficient
Produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look a how you can easily start to eliminate inefficiency in your life by knowing your mission and your outcome. Together they look at:
• The importance of knowing your problem in order to solve it
• How road trips teach you to be efficient
• The one thing the military does to be efficient (and how you can use this tool as well.)
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can conquer your email. Together they look at:
• Gamifying your email
• Scheduling and time-blocking when you deal with email
• Slowing down the amount of email you deal with
• Resources you can use to help you (www.unroll.me)
• Why eliminating notifications can save you A LOT of time every day
• The importance of knowing your communication style (and the communication styles of others)
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this, the last episode of 2020, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of having a To-Do list. Together they look at:
• The 3 reasons you need To-Do lists
• How to make your To-Do list work best for you
• Different ways to set up your To-Do lists
• The overlooked importance of scheduling things based on your energy level
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of paying attention to the Return on Your Investment of time. Together they look at:
• An unforgettable less Lee learned from his SCORE mentor
• The importance of continually moving toward your goal - small bits at a time
• How you can keep your goal top-of-mind
• A mantra you should adopt to make sure you get the best ROI every day
Produced and edited by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to use accountability to get things done. Together they look at:
• Using the power of money and people you don't like to achieve goals
• How accountability partners can help you out
• How Lee launched a new business because he was held accountable to it (https://www.remoteworkerresource.com)
• How being bold and calling things out can rally others around you
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Check out the Objektiv app on the App store
Learn more about Ellen at www.Ellengoodwin.com
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of using deadlines to improve your productivity. Together they look at:
• How putting arbitrary deadlines in place makes you more efficient
• Using the idea of pleasure vs. pain to meet deadlines
• How deadlines hold you accountable - and prevent regrets
• Lee shares how the greatest deadline of all, death, can be the (sad) inspiration to finally get things done
Edited and produced at studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why now is the time to commit (if you haven't already) to making Working From Home work for you. Together they look at:
• The importance of finding where you are most comfortable
• Realizing all of the things that are possible now -- and making then part of your workday
• Why experimenting is important -- and can improve your productivity.
• The announcement of Lee's new business and website: www.RemoteWorker.Resource.com
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at what you can learn from delivery drivers' efficiency. Together they look at:
• How organizing once can affect the performance of the whole day
• "Going Right to Go Left" - and looking at what is counterintuitive to make positive changes in your life
• Why delivery drivers rarely back up - and why that matters to you
• The importance of efficiently doing the things you consistently do
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can get more reading done - even when you don't think you have time. Together they look at:
• The importance of choosing books you want to read, and why shorter books can be just the thing you need
• How Book Clubs can help you read more deeply
• Setting the scene for reading more
• Why having books on Kindle or a tablet will help you use pockets of time
• How kids books can be just the thing you need to learn new things
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways you can be more efficient in the kitchen (both cooking and eating). Keeping in mind this is NOT a food show, together they look at:
• Making it easy to access the tools you need
• Having easy to use (and clean!) tools
• Foods you can have available to make eating, fast and healthy, easy
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at what we can learn from restaurants when it comes to being efficient. Together they look at:
• Making small improvements to the things you repeatedly do
• The importance of knowing the basics and using them as a foundation for other things
• Knowing what you want and using that as a guide
• Why simplifying and streamlining can be the best way to get more done
• Adapting, changing and iterating to make powerful efficiency changes
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Contact your co-hosts: Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com, Lee@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and ellen look at what we can learn from Administrative Professionals and Executive Assistants. Together they look at:
- How using templates can make jobs be better
- Having a Standard Operating Procedure for repetitive tasks
- The importance of saving things that work
- Exercising our Left Brains in order to do things we might not like
- Embraing technology to be more efficient
- How a little White Space in your day can ensure your schedule doesn't go off course.
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
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Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at what we can learn about efficiency from Firefighters. Together they look at:
- The importance of checking your tools before and after you use them.
- Why anticipating what could go wrong can make you more efficient.
- How having (and using) a system for storing equipment can save time.
- Paying attention to your style of work and using that to your advantage.
- Prioritizing your health, all the time.
- Having a team you can count on.
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at www.LeeSilber.com. Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Learn more about Ellen at www.EllenGoodwin.com. Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at ways to make your breaks more effective for you. Together they look at:
- A quick way to get comfortable and pamper yourself
- Why "Dancing like no one is watching" can boost your energy
- How to do a 5-minute spa treatment
- A simple way to get your heart-rate up -- and a surprising way to cool-down
- Why doing the opposite will give you more energy
- How to use your breaks to free up time on your weekends
- The power of your pets -- and a nap -- to make your break time powerful
Produced and editted at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Ellen interviews author, executive and business coach, co-creator of the Miracle Morning series, and serial entrepreneur, Honorée Corder. Together they look at:
• The power of systematizing, automating, and delegating all the moving pieces of a business
• The importance of using timers and alarms to keep the day running smoothly
• How pre-scheduling ensures that everything gets accomplished (including naps!)
• The strength of the mantra "you can always get more money but you can't get more time"
• Why saying "No" is a powerful success strategy
• How Honorée handles external communication so that her time is prioritized
• Keeping the "future-self" in mind by using Evernote for EVERYTHING!
Visit Honorée on her website: http://honoreecorder.com/
Follow @Honorée on all social networks
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Master Evernote by Steve ("S.J.") Scott
The Law of Success by Napolean Hill
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In this final episode of the 4 x 4 series, Lee and Ellen look at ways to be efficient in your garage, workshop, and your car. Together they discuss:
• Why making things easier to do ensures that you're more likely to do it
• The importance of grouping like items together
• Ways to make your car work for you (and a bonus car wash idea!)
• Lee's favorite tools that are always in his garage
• A bonus idea you can borrow from a grocery store to make your garage more efficient
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In the third episode of our 4 x 4 Series, we look at ways to be more efficient with your electronics. Together we look at:
• How to ensure you never have to hunt for a remote again
• The secret to never losing an instruction manual again
• One surprising tool to make you more efficient in the office
• An analog way to make sure your passwords never get hacked
Bonus tip: How to become an electronics power user
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Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
In the second part of the 4 x 4 series, Lee and Ellen look at 4 ways (plus a couple of bonus ideas) to make your closets more efficient. Together they look at:
• The one item you need to have in every closet to prevent procrastination
• Being prepared and knowing everyone's clothing sizes
• An easy way to track which clothes you wear and what you can get rid of
• Why having doubles of your clothing is a good idea for travel
• How to organize your dresser for maximum morning efficiency
• The importance of picking a category to organize by, and following it
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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The 4 x 4 Series: part 1 - The Kitchen
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss 4 ways you can make your kitchen more efficient. Together they look at:
• Faster ways to put things in the refrigerator
• The most efficient way to store things in your kitchen
• How to make your dishwasher do double duty
• Why "thinking in ripples" will help you be more efficient in how you use the kitchen
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee interviews Ellen and goes more in-depth about Ellen's life and business. Together we talk about:
• How OCD and No-CD co-exist and thrive together
• Managing time
• Ellen's favorite book - and why
• Transitioning from Graphic Artist to a Productivity Consultant
• The importance of being in a Mastermind group - both for business and life
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Lee interviews Ellen and goes more in-depth about Ellen's life and business. Together we talk about:
• How OCD and No-CD co-exist and thrive together
• Managing time
• Ellen's favorite book - and why
• Transitioning from Graphic Artist to a Productivity Consultant
• The importance of being in a Mastermind group - both for business and life
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen interviews Lee and goes more in-depth about Lees' background and history. We also discuss:
• Why he went to art school and why he owned surf shops.
• How he started speaking in public
• Why he writes books
• How he wrote one of his first books - and why it changed his life.
• His favorite quote and his favorite book (other than one of his own.)
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Ellen sits down with the incredibly well organized and prolific host of The Happy Workaholic Podcast, Kelly Ann Gorman, to get the details on how she keeps multiple businesses on track. Some of the highlights:
• Setting up goals for the day, week, and month • Keeping things organized for home and business • The importance of repurposing what you produce • Why "set it and go" is a great way to run a business • Tools on your phone that you probably don't use (and why you should!) Some of the tools Kelly talks about are: Calendly (www.calendly.com) If This Then That (https://ifttt.com/) CamScanner (https://www.camscanner.com/) DocuSign (https://www.docusign.com/) Our guest: Kelly Ann Gorman, Business and Life Coach, Podcast Guest Host of The Happy Workaholic Podcast thehappyworkaholic.com Contact Kelly at hello@thehappyworkaholic.com Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com Produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the importance of having a plan to salvage 2020. Together they look at:
• How plans make wishes concrete - and ensure that you block out the time to accomplish the things you set out to do
• The importance of small daily actions -- and how they add up
• How having plans make it easier to dedicate your time to what is important to you (rather than other people)
Edited and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In just our second interview, Lee and Ellen sit down and talk with Jon Menaster of the Read Learn Live Podcast. In this longer than usual episode we talk about:
• reading (and not watching television)
• using technology to be more efficient, including:
- obsessive calendar use (Google Calendar)
- the Todoist app for digital to-do lists (https://todoist.com/)
- Joplin. An opensource, digital notebook (https://joplinapp.org/)
- Garage Band for editing podcasts or other recordings (https://www.apple.com/mac/garageband/)
- Pocket app - keep articles to read on the go (https://getpocket.com/)
• Devising ways to keep yourself accountable to what you want to change or add to your life
• How to eliminate inefficiencies in your life
- start with a plan
- have a playbook
- taking a step back to see what works and doesn't work
- making sure there is strong communication
- the importance of iteration when trying new things
Jon Menaster is the host of the Read Learn Live podcast. https://www.readlearnlivepodcast.com/
Jon can be reached at jon@readlearnlivepodcast.com
This show was edited and produced by Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to deal with worrying. Right now there's a lot going on in the world that is causing a lot of worries. While we can't make the issues go away, there are things we can do to deal with worrying, including:
• Become a problem solver and "Work the problem"
• Minimize what you take in - news, social media
• Control what you can control
• Don't miss the opportunities that show up
Edited and produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at ways you can use 26 minutes, twice a day, to change your work, your life, and your brain. Together they look at:
• How to do the things you've put off
• The importance of learning new things like a new language
• How the combination of time + YouTube changes what you know
• Making yourself laugh
• Watching what you mentally consume
• Doing more of what you already enjoy doing
Edited and produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at both why it's important to begin with the end in mind, and some ways to do it.
When you know what the end looks like, you can be more efficient with the way you get there.
Lee starts his books by putting together the front and back covers and refers to them when he feels like he might be getting off track.
Ellen looks at the end of presentations and works back from knowing she has given an excellent talk to her audience.
Produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the mistakes people make which prevents them from getting things done. Together they look at:
• How tracking your success throughout the day can help you
• Why it's smart to get rid of perfectionism
• What your "why" has to do with getting things done
• The importance of valuing your time
• The power of valuing your mornings
Edited and produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to get started after lunch. Lots of people have a morning routine to get the day going, but not a lot of people know how to really work after lunch when the mid-day slump hits. Lee and Ellen look at ways to keep things going including:
• Not taking lunch
• Working through the lunch hour
• Getting outside in the sun
• Taking a power nap
• Doing a short work out
• Splashing cold water on your face
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode Lee and Ellen answer a listeners question: If you could only use one app for productivity what would it be?
Ellen's choice? SelfControl (www.selfcontrolapp.com)
Lee's choice? Serene (https://sereneapp.com)
Serene (which we have no affiliation with) blocks websites and apps, breaks goals down into bite-sized actions, gives you timed breaks, and a whole lot more. You can try it out for free or purchase for $48. Either way, it's going to help you get a lot more done!
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that we use every day and how they help us (otherwise known as Routines and Rituals). Together they look at:
• How routines and rituals are actually guardrails for our days
• How having fewer choices is actually better
• Using the structure that gets the best out of us
• You can find fun within the routine (and why it's important).
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at a surprising efficiency tool: listening. Together they look at:
• We speak slower than we listen - that's the cause of our listening problem
• Ways to remind yourself to listen more
• Why listening for comprehension helps you to be efficient
As a listener of this podcast, what productivity or efficiency questions would you like to have answered? Let us know! Email your questions to Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com or to Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Produced and edited by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss rooting out the inefficiencies we encounter every day to make things even more efficient. Together they look at:
• Why Lee upgraded all of his computer equipment - and what it will mean for him
• How we know when it's time to make changes
• Examining all the parts of our lives where inefficiencies exist - and getting rid of them
Edited and produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why it's important to slow down. Together they look at:
• How taking it easy can help with a lot of things
• Why slowing down can speed things up
• Ways you can slow down to reassess what is happening in your life
• How FOMO has changed and why that is good
Produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at ways to efficiently deal with frustration. Together they discuss:
• What your brain is looking for right now - and why it's important
• Ways to mix things up to prevent frustration - and procrastination
• One simple thing you can do to eliminate a lot of the frustration you might be feeling
• How what other people are doing might be the thing that helps you
Produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
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Celebrating our 150th episode!
Lee and Ellen complete their 3 part series on Hitting the Ground Running by looking at ways to use quarantine time to change your personal life. Together they look at:
• Determining skills you want to add to your life - and doing it
• Taking this time to strengthen your weaknesses - such as learning to cook better, (use www.foodcombo.com to find recipes for the ingredients you have.)
• Deciding what kind of person you'd like to be and building the skills to make that happen
• Looking at things you've always done in a certain way and determining if that is best serving you
• Adding in new rituals to your life.
Download Lee's new free young adult book "Underground" at: https://www.leesilber.com (the free book is under "free stuff")
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue looking at how to be ready to Hit the Ground Running when we all finally go back out into the world. Together they look at:
• Taking the opportunity to brand ourselves (custom face masks anyone?)
• Upgrading basics like our email signature
• Looking ahead then working backwards
• The importance of "What if" scenarios
• Being prepared to prevent panic
• Seizing this time to make improvements and changes
Produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss looking ahead to when things go back to "normal," and what we can be doing now to prepare ourselves. Together they look at:
• Working on things we want to accomplish during this "pause"
• Controlling the things you can control and taking advantage of them
• Letting go of things that don't serve you
• The importance of staying in touch and how to do it
• The power of micro habits to move you towards your goals
Produced by Wayne Duncan
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways you can get focus time in when WFH. Together they look at:
• The best way to think of focus
• Apps to help you focus including Flipd (http://www.flipdapp.co/) Timeout, SelfControl (https://selfcontrolapp.com/)
• The importance of knowing your strengths, and setting up an environment that plays to your strengths
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue sharing information they have gleaned from working at home for 25 years each. Together they look at:
• The importance of knowing your technology (and being redundant about what you have)
• Why you need to be acknowledged (and how to do it)
• What you need in your optimal home office
• Why it's important to avoid your productivity pitfalls (and how to do just that)
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at more ways you can work at home (when you aren't used to working from home.)
Together they look at:
• The secret productivity tool in your kitchen
• Why accountability is so important
• How to add a little humanity into your connections
• Why scheduling distractions is important
• Ways to prepare you for your workday, even if you aren't getting in a car and commuting
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue to look at ways you can make working from home work for you. Including:
• Making your phone and video calls better
• Being proud of your past successes
• Establishing work/home boundaries
• Using household tasks as a reward
• Setting yourself up for success first thing in the day
• The importance of rituals
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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While both Lee and Ellen are veterans of WFH - not everyone is, so in this episode, they share some ways technology can make WFH easier including the importance of clearing out your inbox, using music to track time, being prepared to see people, and the importance of turning off your notification sounds.
Apps mentioned in this episode: unroll.me/ sparkmailapp.com/ coffitivity.co toggl.com/toggl-desktop/ freedom.to/
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen (and Wayne Duncan, the podcast producer) look at how getting a band set up and playing live music is a lot like getting things ready in life. Together they look at how:
• Paying attention to what needs to happen makes everyone be on the same track.
• How wasting less time means you can leverage the time you do have
• How efficiency in music, really translates to efficency in life
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Dunan, producer
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen (and Wayne Duncan, the podcast producer) look at how getting a band set up and playing live music is a lot like getting things ready in life. Together they look at how:
• Paying attention to what needs to happen makes everyone be on the same track.
• How wasting less time means you can leverage the time you do have
• How efficiency in music, really translates to efficency in life
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Dunan, producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of always moving forward. Rather than adhering to the idea of always staying in the same lane, they look at staying on the same highway and picking the easiest lane that will help you build momentum. Look at the lane that will move you the fastest, and in the easiest way. Rather than being someone who needs to get everything in order before starting, start then correct as you go along. Keep moving down your highway, switching lanes as needed, but always headed in the same direction.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of always moving forward. Rather than adhering to the idea of always staying in the same lane, they look at staying on the same highway and picking the easiest lane that will help you build momentum. Look at the lane that will move you the fastest, and in the easiest way. Rather than being someone who needs to get everything in order before starting, start then correct as you go along. Keep moving down your highway, switching lanes as needed, but always headed in the same direction.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee discuss how failure is not only ALWAYS an option, but it's a great form of education as well. Together they look at how to learn from failure, how failure shows you what works and doesn't work for you, and how it can stop you from continuing down the wrong road.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee discuss how failure is not only ALWAYS an option, but it's a great form of education as well. Together they look at how to learn from failure, how failure shows you what works and doesn't work for you, and how it can stop you from continuing down the wrong road.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the reasons WHY you want to be efficient, and what you can be doing with the time that you save. Together they look at why it is important to know what you want to do with the time that you save, and why it is important to enjoy the moments you have now -- and not push them off onto an uncertain future.
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the reasons WHY you want to be efficient, and what you can be doing with the time that you save. Together they look at why it is important to know what you want to do with the time that you save, and why it is important to enjoy the moments you have now -- and not push them off onto an uncertain future.
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at both why it's important to know when to stop, and easy ways to do just that. It's important to know when to stop working on something, so starting with a hard deadline and a Definition of Done are going to help you right away. Still having issues with stopping? Think about delegating your task so someone else takes care of it.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at both why it's important to know when to stop, and easy ways to do just that. It's important to know when to stop working on something, so starting with a hard deadline and a Definition of Done are going to help you right away. Still having issues with stopping? Think about delegating your task so someone else takes care of it.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue looking at how technology is changing our world. This time, with work. Together they look at how Automation is changing how we talk with co-workers, how you can find a template for everything -- letters, websites. How as designers, Lee and Ellen are both obsolete because YouTube has all the answers (which isn't a bad thing!) How video calls can save you more time, and why it's important to make sure that technology doesn't become a timewaster for you.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue looking at how technology is changing our world. This time, with work. Together they look at how Automation is changing how we talk with co-workers, how you can find a template for everything -- letters, websites. How as designers, Lee and Ellen are both obsolete because YouTube has all the answers (which isn't a bad thing!) How video calls can save you more time, and why it's important to make sure that technology doesn't become a timewaster for you.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the efficiency of getting feedback. Together they look at:
• Why it's important to know what you don't know
• How asking for specific feedback is efficient -- "How could this have been better."
• Why being open to accepting help and guidance can help you shorten the learning process
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the efficiency of getting feedback. Together they look at:
• Why it's important to know what you don't know
• How asking for specific feedback is efficient -- "How could this have been better."
• Why being open to accepting help and guidance can help you shorten the learning process
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how technology has changed the way we do things, and why it's important for us to stop and think if there is a way that technology can help us do a task faster, easier, or better. Together they look at technology when it comes to your morning: getting coffee, driving (and multi-tasking), learning and navigating.
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how technology has changed the way we do things, and why it's important for us to stop and think if there is a way that technology can help us do a task faster, easier, or better. Together they look at technology when it comes to your morning: getting coffee, driving (and multi-tasking), learning and navigating.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen talk about getting rid of more stuff. Because you pay for things with your time, having fewer things to worry about, gives you more time to enjoy life. Together they look at how getting rid of things you don't regularly use is easier now than it's ever been thanks to apps like Offer Up and Buy Nothing. With less stuff to worry about, you have more time to enjoy life!
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSibler.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen talk about getting rid of more stuff. Because you pay for things with your time, having fewer things to worry about, gives you more time to enjoy life. Together they look at how getting rid of things you don't regularly use is easier now than it's ever been thanks to apps like Offer Up and Buy Nothing. With less stuff to worry about, you have more time to enjoy life!
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSibler.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
(This episode was recorded on January 8, after the first weekend of NFL Playoff football.)
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of Clock Management when it comes to being efficient with your time. Managing your own personal clock means knowing when to have a sense of urgency and how to look at each hour as a game. Clock Management also means Energy Management and making the most of your high energy times throughout the day.
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
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(This episode was recorded on January 8, after the first weekend of NFL Playoff football.)
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of Clock Management when it comes to being efficient with your time. Managing your own personal clock means knowing when to have a sense of urgency and how to look at each hour as a game. Clock Management also means Energy Management and making the most of your high energy times throughout the day.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why it is important to look and see the truth and act on it, no matter how painful it might be. Together they look at:
• Lee's relationship to his speaking agent and why he needed to break it off
• Why we need to be honest with ourselves when we see that things aren't working
• Why being safe and secure in our comfort zone is the worst place to be
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why it is important to look and see the truth and act on it, no matter how painful it might be. Together they look at:
• Lee's relationship to his speaking agent and why he needed to break it off
• Why we need to be honest with ourselves when we see that things aren't working
• Why being safe and secure in our comfort zone is the worst place to be
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at what worked and didn't work when it came to productivity in 2019 (and what she is going to do about it going forward.)
Worked:
• Timers
• Consistency
• Habit stacking
Didn't work:
• Establishing boundaries
• Blocking distractions
• Meditation
50/50 (sort of worked, sort of didn't):
• Eliminating Moments of Choice
Overall, it was a great year, and next year will be better!
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at what worked and didn't work when it came to productivity in 2019 (and what she is going to do about it going forward.)
Worked:
• Timers
• Consistency
• Habit stacking
Didn't work:
• Establishing boundaries
• Blocking distractions
• Meditation
50/50 (sort of worked, sort of didn't):
• Eliminating Moments of Choice
Overall, it was a great year, and next year will be better!
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at why New Year's resolutions don't work, and what you can do instead. She looks at:
• The structural reason resolutions don't work
• The easy steps you can take to make resolutions bullet-proof
• Why planning ahead makes your resolutions even stronger
• How making her resolutions stronger, enabled her to finish and publish her book this year
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Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at why New Year's resolutions don't work, and what you can do instead. She looks at:
• The structural reason resolutions don't work
• The easy steps you can take to make resolutions bullet-proof
• Why planning ahead makes your resolutions even stronger
• How making her resolutions stronger, enabled her to finish and publish her book this year
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen discusses the idea of making progress when you feel like you aren't making progress. She talks about:
• A simple system to follow to get things done when you feel like you can't get things done.
• Why incremental progress is the best thing you can do
• How simple Post-it Notes can help you make progres
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
In this episode, Ellen discusses the idea of making progress when you feel like you aren't making progress. She talks about:
• A simple system to follow to get things done when you feel like you can't get things done.
• Why incremental progress is the best thing you can do
• How simple Post-it Notes can help you make progres
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at what cartoons and comics can teach us about being efficient and effective. Together they look at:
• The Road Runner and the power of persistence as well as the value of trying something new
• Underdog and why it's important to have people you can call on to help you
• The Wonder Twins and the value of working with your own, individual strengths
• Why thinking of your life as a cartoon will enable you to find one of the most important life skills - seeing the humor in your life
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at what cartoons and comics can teach us about being efficient and effective. Together they look at:
• The Road Runner and the power of persistence as well as the value of trying something new
• Underdog and why it's important to have people you can call on to help you
• The Wonder Twins and the value of working with your own, individual strengths
• Why thinking of your life as a cartoon will enable you to find one of the most important life skills - seeing the humor in your life
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how having a Wild Idea Club can help you be more efficient. together they look at:
• How learning from others can help you continuously improve all areas of your life
• What you need to start a Wild Idea Club
• Ways you can build a virtual Wild ideas Club with or without others
• How the holidays are a perfect time to start a Wild Ideas Club with your family
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how having a Wild Idea Club can help you be more efficient. together they look at:
• How learning from others can help you continuously improve all areas of your life
• What you need to start a Wild Idea Club
• Ways you can build a virtual Wild ideas Club with or without others
• How the holidays are a perfect time to start a Wild Ideas Club with your family
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of putting things out into the world, whether they are perfect or not.
Together they look at:
• Why things don't always have to be perfect
• Why done is better than perfect
• How getting things done allows you to move on to other things
• How perfection is a perfect way to stay in fear
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of putting things out into the world, whether they are perfect or not.
Together they look at:
• Why things don't always have to be perfect
• Why done is better than perfect
• How getting things done allows you to move on to other things
• How perfection is a perfect way to stay in fear
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of going where you get your best thoughts. Together they look at:
• The importance of knowing where you do your best thinking
• Different ways you can collect those thoughts so they don't disappear
• Why synergy with others can help you find your best ideas
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of going where you get your best thoughts. Together they look at:
• The importance of knowing where you do your best thinking
• Different ways you can collect those thoughts so they don't disappear
• Why synergy with others can help you find your best ideas
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how we can learn from Superheroes. Together they look at:
• Black Lightning - The importance of taking breaks
• Batgirl - Don't limit yourself
• Green Lantern - You have the power to get things done
• Ant-Man - Take care of the little things
• Batman - The importance of tools
• Wonder Woman - Doing the right thing
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how we can learn from Superheroes. Together they look at:
• Black Lightning - The importance of taking breaks
• Batgirl - Don't limit yourself
• Green Lantern - You have the power to get things done
• Ant-Man - Take care of the little things
• Batman - The importance of tools
• Wonder Woman - Doing the right thing
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the importance of making our goals bright and shiny -- just like a new car. Together they look at:
• The importance of loving what you are working on
• Why you need to bring the excitement back
• How looking at your goals in smaller ways can make them more exciting
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the importance of making our goals bright and shiny -- just like a new car. Together they look at:
• The importance of loving what you are working on
• Why you need to bring the excitement back
• How looking at your goals in smaller ways can make them more exciting
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how to use comparison to be more efficient, with the idea of not comparing yourself to others, but rather, learning from them instead. Together they look at:
• Not giving in to "The Kardashian Effect"
• Using comparison as an aspirational or inspirational tool
• Learning that what seems perfect, probably isn't
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Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how to use comparison to be more efficient, with the idea of not comparing yourself to others, but rather, learning from them instead. Together they look at:
• Not giving in to "The Kardashian Effect"
• Using comparison as an aspirational or inspirational tool
• Learning that what seems perfect, probably isn't
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen and their guest, Wayne Duncan (musician and producer of this podcast), discuss the lessons we can learn from musicians and how they set up and tear down a stage. Together they look at:
• Overcoming the inefficiencies which make it hard to accomplish things if one person is missing
• Why taking pictures of things can save you a lot of time.
• If you're going to be doing something more than once, plan for the next time.
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen and their guest, Wayne Duncan (musician and producer of this podcast), discuss the lessons we can learn from musicians and how they set up and tear down a stage. Together they look at:
• Overcoming the inefficiencies which make it hard to accomplish things if one person is missing
• Why taking pictures of things can save you a lot of time.
• If you're going to be doing something more than once, plan for the next time.
Recorded and produces at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and ellen look at ways you can continue to get better by doing your own "Lunch & Learns." Together they look at ways to make your lunchtime work for you, including:
• Watching TED talks
• Reading
• Learning a new language
• Finding out about your phone
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Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and ellen look at ways you can continue to get better by doing your own "Lunch & Learns." Together they look at ways to make your lunchtime work for you, including:
• Watching TED talks
• Reading
• Learning a new language
• Finding out about your phone
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can make your in-between time work for you. Together they look at:
• Moving from one task to another seamlessly
• How making things easier to do makes it more likely you will do them
• How to shift from something you like to something you don't like - and not procrastinate
• The importance of knowing your "Why"
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can make your in-between time work for you. Together they look at:
• Moving from one task to another seamlessly
• How making things easier to do makes it more likely you will do them
• How to shift from something you like to something you don't like - and not procrastinate
• The importance of knowing your "Why"
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how Lee built a new website (www.LeeSilber.com) and faced down his fears.
Together they looked at:
• How we overcomplicate things
• How playing makes things easier
• How fear makes us procrastinate
• The easy way to do things without expectations
• Why getting started is the best thing you can do
• How the curse of knowledge can stop you
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how Lee built a new website (www.LeeSilber.com) and faced down his fears.
Together they looked at:
• How we overcomplicate things
• How playing makes things easier
• How fear makes us procrastinate
• The easy way to do things without expectations
• Why getting started is the best thing you can do
• How the curse of knowledge can stop you
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how we can learn efficiency from big corporations, including:
• Southwest Airlines and the kind of planes they use
• Harley Davidson and the type of vendors they buy from
• Amazon and the power of renting
• Ritz-Carleton and the importance of knowing what you are doing well
• Rolls Royce and the importance of owning the job
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how we can learn efficiency from big corporations, including:
• Southwest Airlines and the kind of planes they use
• Harley Davidson and the type of vendors they buy from
• Amazon and the power of renting
• Ritz-Carleton and the importance of knowing what you are doing well
• Rolls Royce and the importance of owning the job
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to make your emails more efficient, including:
• Thinking of emails as a text
• Keeping each email to only one concept
• Following Hemingway's thoughts on writing
• How to shorten up emails
• Adding photos or diagrams saves time for everyone
• Using a marketing tip to add more punch to every email
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to make your emails more efficient, including:
• Thinking of emails as a text
• Keeping each email to only one concept
• Following Hemingway's thoughts on writing
• How to shorten up emails
• Adding photos or diagrams saves time for everyone
• Using a marketing tip to add more punch to every email
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look back in history and get productivity ideas from notable people in history, including:
• Andrew Carnegie
• Beethoven
• Winston Churchill
• Charles Darwin
• Ernest Hemingway
• Agatha Christie
• Thomas Wolfe
• Maya Angelou
and more.
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look back in history and get productivity ideas from notable people in history, including:
• Andrew Carnegie
• Beethoven
• Winston Churchill
• Charles Darwin
• Ernest Hemingway
• Agatha Christie
• Thomas Wolfe
• Maya Angelou
and more.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of lists when it comes to being efficient. Together they look at:
• Why it's essential to get things out of your head and on to a list
• How your brain is built for finding new things, not remembering things
• What kind of lists you can make
• Why you are more focused when you have your ideas out of your head and on a list
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of lists when it comes to being efficient. Together they look at:
• Why it's essential to get things out of your head and on to a list
• How your brain is built for finding new things, not remembering things
• What kind of lists you can make
• Why you are more focused when you have your ideas out of your head and on a list
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at Moments of Choice and how they influence procrastination, and what you can do about it. Including:
• Steps to remove choice whenever possible by randomizing
• Automating as a way to remove moments where you can easily start to procrastinate
• Recognizing when the Moments of Choice appear and planning for them
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Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at Moments of Choice and how they influence procrastination, and what you can do about it. Including:
• Steps to remove choice whenever possible by randomizing
• Automating as a way to remove moments where you can easily start to procrastinate
• Recognizing when the Moments of Choice appear and planning for them
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at the two different ways you can go about achieving your goals. She looks at:
• the difference between being Outcome-driven or Process-driven when it comes to achieving goals
• why the different ways appeal to different people
• why your brain is a fan of Process-driven goals
• how milestones and actions can help you achieve more
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Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at the two different ways you can go about achieving your goals. She looks at:
• the difference between being Outcome-driven or Process-driven when it comes to achieving goals
• why the different ways appeal to different people
• why your brain is a fan of Process-driven goals
• how milestones and actions can help you achieve more
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at ways that you can make this school year better by employing some productivity tools (that also apply to adults year-round.)
• The power of whiteboards to keep kids on track
• Using timers for short bursts of work
• Using dice to make decisions without any pain
• The importance of loving your future self (and how to do it)
• Why asking questions is important
• How to make transitions seamless
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
In this episode, Ellen looks at ways that you can make this school year better by employing some productivity tools (that also apply to adults year-round.)
• The power of whiteboards to keep kids on track
• Using timers for short bursts of work
• Using dice to make decisions without any pain
• The importance of loving your future self (and how to do it)
• Why asking questions is important
• How to make transitions seamless
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at control and how it can affect what you get done with your time. Together they look at:
• Narrowing down the focus of what you can control
• Why it's vital to control how you feel
• How reactions play a big part in your productivity
• How you can control your environment
• Why you should only focus on your reactions
• Controlling what you can control
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at control and how it can affect what you get done with your time. Together they look at:
• Narrowing down the focus of what you can control
• Why it's vital to control how you feel
• How reactions play a big part in your productivity
• How you can control your environment
• Why you should only focus on your reactions
• Controlling what you can control
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the ways that you can focus when you don't have time to focus. Together they looking at
• Finding (and using) small chunks of time throughout your day
• The power of fake deadlines
• Overcoming Parkinson's Law
• Why focusing on the finish can help you get more done
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Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the ways that you can focus when you don't have time to focus. Together they looking at
• Finding (and using) small chunks of time throughout your day
• The power of fake deadlines
• Overcoming Parkinson's Law
• Why focusing on the finish can help you get more done
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how improving just ONE thing in your life every day can change things. Together they look at:
• How learning one new feature on your phone can change how much you get done each day
• How one small improvement over time reaps huge rewards
• Why being 1% less distracted can make a huge different
• How making a small daily change can make your relationships (of all kinds) better
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Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how improving just ONE thing in your life every day can change things. Together they look at:
• How learning one new feature on your phone can change how much you get done each day
• How one small improvement over time reaps huge rewards
• Why being 1% less distracted can make a huge different
• How making a small daily change can make your relationships (of all kinds) better
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the importance of switching up your routine. Together they look at:
• Taking a break from the regular routine
• Giving your brain novel activities
• How a calm brain can help you come up with new ideas
• Why it's important to know your energy patterns and plan for them
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at Counterintuitive ways to get things done. Together they look at the power of:
• Getting distracted with a timeframe
• Having a list of things you don't want to do, and won't do
• Deciding what you don't want
• Listening to your gut
• Taking lots of breaks
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at Counterintuitive ways to get things done. Together they look at the power of:
• Getting distracted with a timeframe
• Having a list of things you don't want to do, and won't do
• Deciding what you don't want
• Listening to your gut
• Taking lots of breaks
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the importance of switching up your routine. Together they look at:
• Taking a break from the regular routine
• Giving your brain novel activities
• How a calm brain can help you come up with new ideas
• Why it's important to know your energy patterns and plan for them
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen question everything! Seriously, they discuss the importance of asking yourself questions. Together, they look at questions like:
• What will make me happy? What is my goal? (What should I be doing right now to accomplish it?)
• If I don't do my task, what's the worst thing that can happen?
• What does my gut say?
• What can I accomplish in an unexpected time chunk?
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen question everything! Seriously, they discuss the importance of asking yourself questions. Together, they look at questions like:
• What will make me happy? What is my goal? (What should I be doing right now to accomplish it?)
• If I don't do my task, what's the worst thing that can happen?
• What does my gut say?
• What can I accomplish in an unexpected time chunk?
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the power of doing easy things first in your day. Together they look at:
• How the brain reacts to your easy tasks
• Break with tradition and go for the easy, small things first thing in the day
• Use the easy tasks to build up to the difficult ones
• Stop working on projects at a place where it will be easy to pick them back up again.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the power of doing easy things first in your day. Together they look at:
• How the brain reacts to your easy tasks
• Break with tradition and go for the easy, small things first thing in the day
• Use the easy tasks to build up to the difficult ones
• Stop working on projects at a place where it will be easy to pick them back up again.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to overcome modern distractions that have been designed to be distracting. Together they look at:
• Timing and blocking techniques
• Going "cold turkey" vs. bingeing on your distraction
• Using distractions as rewards
• Establishing guideposts to prevent distractions
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to overcome modern distractions that have been designed to be distracting. Together they look at:
• Timing and blocking techniques
• Going "cold turkey" vs. bingeing on your distraction
• Using distractions as rewards
• Establishing guideposts to prevent distractions
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways that you can prioritize your schedule. Together they look at:
• Establishing deadlines to help you decide what is the most important thing to take care of
• Shortening your daily schedule
• Trading spaces - doing what you need to do then doing what you want to do
• Setting up a bracket to decide what is the most important thing to do
• Deciding what works best for you by checking things off
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.net
Contact Ellen at Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways that you can prioritize your schedule. Together they look at:
• Establishing deadlines to help you decide what is the most important thing to take care of
• Shortening your daily schedule
• Trading spaces - doing what you need to do then doing what you want to do
• Setting up a bracket to decide what is the most important thing to do
• Deciding what works best for you by checking things off
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.net
Contact Ellen at Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of staying connected with the people we care about the most. Together they look at:
• Prioritizing your connections
• The importance of using your time in a way that fills you up
• Being more present with those around you
• Making the most of the present moment
• One question to ask yourself, and others, every day
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@EarthLink.net
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of staying connected with the people we care about the most. Together they look at:
• Prioritizing your connections
• The importance of using your time in a way that fills you up
• Being more present with those around you
• Making the most of the present moment
• One question to ask yourself, and others, every day
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@EarthLink.net
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why it's important to make friends with your future self. Together they look at:
• The importance of envisioning your future self
• Easy ways to project yourself into the future
• Ways that you can start setting yourself up for future success immediately
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why it's important to make friends with your future self. Together they look at:
• The importance of envisioning your future self
• Easy ways to project yourself into the future
• Ways that you can start setting yourself up for future success immediately
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
It's our 100th episode! We've got a new (shorter intro) and some observations about what we've learned and shared during the last 100 episodes.
• We look at what makes a great idea
• How different people react to different solutions
• Why having choices makes it easier to do things
• What Ellen thinks is one of Lee's best ideas
• How happy we are to be able to share our thoughts with all of our listeners
Happily recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, awesome producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
It's our 100th episode! We've got a new (shorter intro) and some observations about what we've learned and shared during the last 100 episodes.
• We look at what makes a great idea
• How different people react to different solutions
• Why having choices makes it easier to do things
• What Ellen thinks is one of Lee's best ideas
• How happy we are to be able to share our thoughts with all of our listeners
Happily recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, awesome producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how asking for help can make you more efficient. Together they look at:
• Why trying to do everything yourself is inefficient
• How micromanaging can slow you down
• What you need to ask for (and not care how you get it)
• Why asking help is smart
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how asking for help can make you more efficient. Together they look at:
• Why trying to do everything yourself is inefficient
• How micromanaging can slow you down
• What you need to ask for (and not care how you get it)
• Why asking help is smart
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at different ways that you can use music to get more done. Together they look at:
• the value of listening to music with no words
• why it's important to listen to music you don't know
• why organizing your music by moods is important
• how to use a playlist as a timer
• using music to time your breaks
• having specific music to shift your moods
Recorded and produced at StuidoD, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@EarthLink.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at different ways that you can use music to get more done. Together they look at:
• the value of listening to music with no words
• why it's important to listen to music you don't know
• why organizing your music by moods is important
• how to use a playlist as a timer
• using music to time your breaks
• having specific music to shift your moods
Recorded and produced at StuidoD, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@EarthLink.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how Batching can help you get more done. Together they look at:
• What Batching is and why it's important
• How Batching helps you eliminate multi-tasking so you can be more efficient
• How you can Batch by not just types of tasks, but by geography as well
• How software makes use of Batching
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSileber@Earthlink.ocm
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how Batching can help you get more done. Together they look at:
• What Batching is and why it's important
• How Batching helps you eliminate multi-tasking so you can be more efficient
• How you can Batch by not just types of tasks, but by geography as well
• How software makes use of Batching
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSileber@Earthlink.ocm
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at why analog still matters in a Digital world. Together they discuss how:
• Analog clocks help you to get your kids out the door in the morning
• You can track the passage of time better with analog than you can digital
• You can integrate analog into your life (even if you're all about digital)
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSileber@Earthlink.ocm
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at why analog still matters in a Digital world. Together they discuss how:
• Analog clocks help you to get your kids out the door in the morning
• You can track the passage of time better with analog than you can digital
• You can integrate analog into your life (even if you're all about digital)
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSileber@Earthlink.ocm
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee welcome a special guest: Wayne Duncan. Wayne is the producer for the show and also someone who knows about payments. Together Ellen, Lee, and Wayne look at ways to get paid faster (and easier). Tools they discuss include:
• Paypal
• Zelle
• Venmo
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee welcome a special guest: Wayne Duncan. Wayne is the producer for the show and also someone who knows about payments. Together Ellen, Lee, and Wayne look at ways to get paid faster (and easier). Tools they discuss include:
• Paypal
• Zelle
• Venmo
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to find even more productive time -- by eliminating everyday distractions. Fewer interruptions and fewer distractions make your brain happy. And a happy brain is a productive one!
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to find even more productive time -- by eliminating everyday distractions. Fewer interruptions and fewer distractions make your brain happy. And a happy brain is a productive one!
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at what Brain swirl is and how you can overcome it. Together they look at:
• How sticky notes can calm you down
• Why having a place for ideas to go is important
• How to get ideas out of your head so they can't make you crazy
• Why themes help you stay on track
• The power of experimentation in figuring out what works for you
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@EarthLink.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at what Brain swirl is and how you can overcome it. Together they look at:
• How sticky notes can calm you down
• Why having a place for ideas to go is important
• How to get ideas out of your head so they can't make you crazy
• Why themes help you stay on track
• The power of experimentation in figuring out what works for you
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@EarthLink.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of letting go of the outcome and just getting started. Together they look at:
• Getting started and course correcting along the way
• Doing a Crappy First Draft, so perfection doesn't stop you
• Why you only need to know your first step when you get started
• Why an incubation period can help you
• How to adopt the Beginners Mind and what it can do for you
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of letting go of the outcome and just getting started. Together they look at:
• Getting started and course correcting along the way
• Doing a Crappy First Draft, so perfection doesn't stop you
• Why you only need to know your first step when you get started
• Why an incubation period can help you
• How to adopt the Beginners Mind and what it can do for you
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee ("the man in black") and Ellen look at how giving yourself fewer choices gives you more energy for other things. In this episode they look at:
• How choosing one color of clothes makes mornings easier
• Why having less "stuff" to worry about is freeing
• How the number of jelly choices affects sales
• Why famous people have gone with just one choice of clothes and what it has done for them.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee ("the man in black") and Ellen look at how giving yourself fewer choices gives you more energy for other things. In this episode they look at:
• How choosing one color of clothes makes mornings easier
• Why having less "stuff" to worry about is freeing
• How the number of jelly choices affects sales
• Why famous people have gone with just one choice of clothes and what it has done for them.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee discuss books - how to use them effectively, and some of their favorites. Together they look at
the importance of putting the information to work and why you should keep your favorites and send the rest out into the world.
Books mentioned:
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.
59 Seconds by Richard Wiseman
Any books by Lee Silber
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee discuss books - how to use them effectively, and some of their favorites. Together they look at
the importance of putting the information to work and why you should keep your favorites and send the rest out into the world.
Books mentioned:
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.
59 Seconds by Richard Wiseman
Any books by Lee Silber
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how searching out the new can help you to be more efficient. Together they look at:
• Why getting new input in the form of TV, Books, Websites, etc. can jar your thinking
• How upgrading your equipment can force you to try new things
• Why knowing that things take longer the first time will help you to keep going
• How the new reenergizes you and gives you a new perspective
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how searching out the new can help you to be more efficient. Together they look at:
• Why getting new input in the form of TV, Books, Websites, etc. can jar your thinking
• How upgrading your equipment can force you to try new things
• Why knowing that things take longer the first time will help you to keep going
• How the new reenergizes you and gives you a new perspective
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how Peer Pressure can be (and should be) used to get things done. Together they look at:
• Why it's good to let people know what your deadlines are
• How thinking about meeting your deadline can improve your productivity
• A way that you can bet against yourself
• Why writing a letter to yourself can help you get things done
• The power of a group when it comes to losing weight
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how Peer Pressure can be (and should be) used to get things done. Together they look at:
• Why it's good to let people know what your deadlines are
• How thinking about meeting your deadline can improve your productivity
• A way that you can bet against yourself
• Why writing a letter to yourself can help you get things done
• The power of a group when it comes to losing weight
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at rules about productivity and efficiency that need to go away. Together they look at:
• Why it's a bad idea to used a planned out day as a way to miss out on life
• Why Busy doesn't equal Productive
• Knowing the difference between Urgent and Productive
• Knowing what to focus on and why it's important to focus on what you're not good at
• Having what you need - even if you don't ever think you'll need it
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@EarthLink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at rules about productivity and efficiency that need to go away. Together they look at:
• Why it's a bad idea to used a planned out day as a way to miss out on life
• Why Busy doesn't equal Productive
• Knowing the difference between Urgent and Productive
• Knowing what to focus on and why it's important to focus on what you're not good at
• Having what you need - even if you don't ever think you'll need it
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@EarthLink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how (and why) you should start your day on a high note. Together they discuss:
• Ways to easily get started so you can accomplish something right away
• What the heck is the "Zegarnick Effect?"
• What "spooling" is and why it's important to your problem solving
• Making it impossible to miss the important things you're supposed to do
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how (and why) you should start your day on a high note. Together they discuss:
• Ways to easily get started so you can accomplish something right away
• What the heck is the "Zegarnick Effect?"
• What "spooling" is and why it's important to your problem solving
• Making it impossible to miss the important things you're supposed to do
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at some of the rules they live by in order to be productive and effective with their time. Together they look at:
• The importance of having everything you need, when you need it
• The importance of an Action Plan and a Response Plan and how the two are different
• Why slowing down can sometimes make things go faster
• How a timer can give you more time in your day
• What "Don't put it down, put it away" can mean for your day
Recorded and produced at Studio D. Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at some of the rules they live by in order to be productive and effective with their time. Together they look at:
• The importance of having everything you need, when you need it
• The importance of an Action Plan and a Response Plan and how the two are different
• Why slowing down can sometimes make things go faster
• How a timer can give you more time in your day
• What "Don't put it down, put it away" can mean for your day
Recorded and produced at Studio D. Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the whole idea of incremental improvement. Together they look at:
• How pizza shows us how to improve
• Why you don't have to make big improvements
• Why sometimes going backwards works for improvement
• How to discover a better way and then do it
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the whole idea of incremental improvement. Together they look at:
• How pizza shows us how to improve
• Why you don't have to make big improvements
• Why sometimes going backwards works for improvement
• How to discover a better way and then do it
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the how saving time can help you save money. Together they look at:
• A 1990's NASA study of how to do more with less
• The idea that sometimes it is more efficient and cost-effective to do things yourself, rather than hire them out
• How having less stuff means saving more money
• Why having all the "bells and whistles" isn't the most efficient way to do things
• Ideas for sharing with your neighbors and friends to be efficient with time and money
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the how saving time can help you save money. Together they look at:
• A 1990's NASA study of how to do more with less
• The idea that sometimes it is more efficient and cost-effective to do things yourself, rather than hire them out
• How having less stuff means saving more money
• Why having all the "bells and whistles" isn't the most efficient way to do things
• Ideas for sharing with your neighbors and friends to be efficient with time and money
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at why and how timing makes you more efficient. Together they look at:
• The early findings of the 1950's Time and Motion Study
• How everyone has another gear that they don't regularly use
• How timers are "lines in the sand" when it comes to getting started
• The effectiveness of putting a boundary around your time with a timer
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at why and how timing makes you more efficient. Together they look at:
• The early findings of the 1950's Time and Motion Study
• How everyone has another gear that they don't regularly use
• How timers are "lines in the sand" when it comes to getting started
• The effectiveness of putting a boundary around your time with a timer
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can make your breaks effective so that you return to work feeling relaxed.
Some ideas:
• Take breaks that involve your sense
• Get out into nature
• Do something unrelated to what you were doing
• Take "opposite breaks" - mental vs. physical, physical vs. mental
• The best type of breaks are the one where you get a chance to laugh.
Produced and recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can make your breaks effective so that you return to work feeling relaxed.
Some ideas:
• Take breaks that involve your sense
• Get out into nature
• Do something unrelated to what you were doing
• Take "opposite breaks" - mental vs. physical, physical vs. mental
• The best type of breaks are the one where you get a chance to laugh.
Produced and recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at ways to be smarter than your smartphone. (And how crazy it would be if you walked around with each gadget that your smartphone replaces!)
Together they look at
• Ways that we can take advantage of everything that our phones offer
• Why it's important to catch up on the tech (to make your life easier)
• The importance of asking yourself "what else can I use my phone for?"
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at ways to be smarter than your smartphone. (And how crazy it would be if you walked around with each gadget that your smartphone replaces!)
Together they look at
• Ways that we can take advantage of everything that our phones offer
• Why it's important to catch up on the tech (to make your life easier)
• The importance of asking yourself "what else can I use my phone for?"
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode Lee and Ellen look at how to get things done with time is short. Together they look at:
• Planning your next two months
• Setting up a daily outcome
• How giving yourself points can be helpful
• The power of removing decision making
• Making the time that you do have work the best for you
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee and Ellen look at how to get things done with time is short. Together they look at:
• Planning your next two months
• Setting up a daily outcome
• How giving yourself points can be helpful
• The power of removing decision making
• Making the time that you do have work the best for you
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why it's important to show people rather than just telling them. Together they look at how visuals like videos and infographics are better than ordinary written communication.
Pictures and videos are more efficient than spelling out what you want to accomplish.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why it's important to show people rather than just telling them. Together they look at how visuals like videos and infographics are better than ordinary written communication.
Pictures and videos are more efficient than spelling out what you want to accomplish.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the importance of looking ahead and putting If/Then plans together
• Look at what you want to accomplish and what could get in your way
• Why it's "Better to be looking at it than looking for it"
• Planning ahead helps stop you from procrastination
• Having a plan for when something goes wrong
• Why it's good to hope for the best, but better to plan for the worst
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan Producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the importance of looking ahead and putting If/Then plans together
• Look at what you want to accomplish and what could get in your way
• Why it's "Better to be looking at it than looking for it"
• Planning ahead helps stop you from procrastination
• Having a plan for when something goes wrong
• Why it's good to hope for the best, but better to plan for the worst
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan Producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the ways you can avoid communication that's not clear. Together they look at:
• How to let others know your best form of communication
• The importance of finding commonalities between communicators
• The best way that still exists to communicate
• Why different types of communication work for different people
• The importance of really clear communication when more and more people are involved
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the ways you can avoid communication that's not clear. Together they look at:
• How to let others know your best form of communication
• The importance of finding commonalities between communicators
• The best way that still exists to communicate
• Why different types of communication work for different people
• The importance of really clear communication when more and more people are involved
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at Parkinsons/ Law and how you can work around it to get more done.
Parkinson's Law says that time expands to fill the time available for it. To overcome Parkinson's Law you can:
• Set artificial deadlines
• Be smarter than the Planning Fallacy and stop looking at tasks as one thing, when they are made up of lots of little things
• Give yourself shorter deadlines
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at Parkinsons/ Law and how you can work around it to get more done.
Parkinson's Law says that time expands to fill the time available for it. To overcome Parkinson's Law you can:
• Set artificial deadlines
• Be smarter than the Planning Fallacy and stop looking at tasks as one thing, when they are made up of lots of little things
• Give yourself shorter deadlines
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can save time and be more efficient with automation (As long as it makes your life better.)
Together they look at:
• Tracking progress on your goals automatically
• Taking the time to set up automations
• Using all the good things that your cell phone has to offer such as
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Dictation: write a book or a blog by talking
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Talk your texts and your alarms
• Batching all of your social media posts
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can save time and be more efficient with automation (As long as it makes your life better.)
Together they look at:
• Tracking progress on your goals automatically
• Taking the time to set up automations
• Using all the good things that your cell phone has to offer such as
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Dictation: write a book or a blog by talking
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Talk your texts and your alarms
• Batching all of your social media posts
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways that you can learn from others who have done exactly what you want to do.
Learn:
• Why Lee owns his success to Jimmy Buffett
• A secret way to learn more about your "giant"
• How mentors can help you "swing for the fences"
• What you can learn from imaginary conversations with the people you want to meet
• How accessing Youtube can make things easier to do
Correction: The band, They Might Be Giants, do not have a song called Standing ON The Shoulders of Giants, the term is actually used in the REM song, King of Birds
This podcast is recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways that you can learn from others who have done exactly what you want to do.
Learn:
• Why Lee owns his success to Jimmy Buffett
• A secret way to learn more about your "giant"
• How mentors can help you "swing for the fences"
• What you can learn from imaginary conversations with the people you want to meet
• How accessing Youtube can make things easier to do
Correction: The band, They Might Be Giants, do not have a song called Standing ON The Shoulders of Giants, the term is actually used in the REM song, King of Birds
This podcast is recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Ellen and Lee look at the importance of saying "NO" to the things that we feel like we need to say "YES" to (when we really don't have to.)
Together they look at:
• Having a No or Not-to-do List
• Paying attention to how you feel when you say Yes and you really want to say no
• Every Yes is a No to something that is important to you
• If you want to order Lee's Deck of Decision Cards, email your request to LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Ellen and Lee look at the importance of saying "NO" to the things that we feel like we need to say "YES" to (when we really don't have to.)
Together they look at:
• Having a No or Not-to-do List
• Paying attention to how you feel when you say Yes and you really want to say no
• Every Yes is a No to something that is important to you
• If you want to order Lee's Deck of Decision Cards, email your request to LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how being a Night Owl can be an efficient way to get things done. Lee is a Night Owl, Ellen is definitely not. Together they look at:
• How to get more done when others are sleeping
• How night time removes all the distractions
• Why more Right Brained people are Night Owls
• How the energy levels of Night Owls vs. Early Birds is reversed. (See the book "When" by Daniel Pink for more information.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how being a Night Owl can be an efficient way to get things done. Lee is a Night Owl, Ellen is definitely not. Together they look at:
• How to get more done when others are sleeping
• How night time removes all the distractions
• Why more Right Brained people are Night Owls
• How the energy levels of Night Owls vs. Early Birds is reversed. (See the book "When" by Daniel Pink for more information.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Ellen and Lee discuss how talking and reading things through can make you more efficient (even if it seems counterintuitive.)
Together they look at how talking and/or reading things through:
• Promotes better understanding
• Gets you out of your head
• Makes sure all your connections are there
• Allows you to put things together
• Gives you new insights and ideas
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Ellen and Lee discuss how talking and reading things through can make you more efficient (even if it seems counterintuitive.)
Together they look at how talking and/or reading things through:
• Promotes better understanding
• Gets you out of your head
• Makes sure all your connections are there
• Allows you to put things together
• Gives you new insights and ideas
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways you can overcome distractions without having to rely on apps. Together they look at:
• Finding your "Einstein moments" and why they are so important
• How headphones can make you super efficient
• Eliminating your visual distractions
• Establishing Work Zones
• Discovering what is stimulating to your brain, and what isn't
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways you can overcome distractions without having to rely on apps. Together they look at:
• Finding your "Einstein moments" and why they are so important
• How headphones can make you super efficient
• Eliminating your visual distractions
• Establishing Work Zones
• Discovering what is stimulating to your brain, and what isn't
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how having the gift of gab can make you efficient when it comes to getting to know the people that can help your career and life. Together they discuss:
• Meeting the person that can connect you more quickly (in the nicest way possible)
• The importance of networking correctly
• Why you should force yourself to go into situations where you have to meet people
• Having the mindset of being helpful
• One easy way to escape the "monopolizer" in social situations
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how having the gift of gab can make you efficient when it comes to getting to know the people that can help your career and life. Together they discuss:
• Meeting the person that can connect you more quickly (in the nicest way possible)
• The importance of networking correctly
• Why you should force yourself to go into situations where you have to meet people
• Having the mindset of being helpful
• One easy way to escape the "monopolizer" in social situations
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
In this episode, Ellen talks about how you can stay on track with your goals and your productivity when the going gets tough, including:
• stepping back and breaking things down so you don't feel overwhelmed
• taking positive breaks
• getting outside help
• remembering you don't have to do it all alone, all the time
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@ellengoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
In this episode, Ellen talks about how you can stay on track with your goals and your productivity when the going gets tough, including:
• stepping back and breaking things down so you don't feel overwhelmed
• taking positive breaks
• getting outside help
• remembering you don't have to do it all alone, all the time
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@ellengoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
In this episode, Ellen goes solo to tell you about how you can block distractions without having to rely on digital apps, including:
• working like you're on a plane
• giving someone else control
• making distractions uncomfortable
• time blocking distractions
• the power of a Proactive Hour
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
In this episode, Ellen goes solo to tell you about how you can block distractions without having to rely on digital apps, including:
• working like you're on a plane
• giving someone else control
• making distractions uncomfortable
• time blocking distractions
• the power of a Proactive Hour
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the 80/20 rule and how to apply it to your efficient life.
• 80% of our results come from 20% of our efforts
• Finding your golden 20% in any part of your life is going to shorten the distance to the results you're looking for
• 20% is your shortcut
• Why you need to work on the specific things that are effective
• Why knowing what works for you and you alone is going to move you forward faster
• Look for the Great by getting rid of the merely Good
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the 80/20 rule and how to apply it to your efficient life.
• 80% of our results come from 20% of our efforts
• Finding your golden 20% in any part of your life is going to shorten the distance to the results you're looking for
• 20% is your shortcut
• Why you need to work on the specific things that are effective
• Why knowing what works for you and you alone is going to move you forward faster
• Look for the Great by getting rid of the merely Good
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee discuss the power of "following in their footsteps" or why it's not a bad idea to follow behind someone when it comes to getting things done.
Together they look at:
• Why you don't always have to be the person in the lead
• How you can sit back and learn from those ahead of you
• Why being first doesn't always mean being best
• How sometimes it's more efficient to be behind
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee discuss the power of "following in their footsteps" or why it's not a bad idea to follow behind someone when it comes to getting things done.
Together they look at:
• Why you don't always have to be the person in the lead
• How you can sit back and learn from those ahead of you
• Why being first doesn't always mean being best
• How sometimes it's more efficient to be behind
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to build smart study habits, which all start with effective note taking.
Together they look at different ways you can take better notes.\, and how you can study them better.
Why it's important to work with a beginners mind and knowing the "one thing" about what you're learning. As well as the importance of finding time for real focus.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer.
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how to build smart study habits, which all start with effective note taking.
Together they look at different ways you can take better notes.\, and how you can study them better.
Why it's important to work with a beginners mind and knowing the "one thing" about what you're learning. As well as the importance of finding time for real focus.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer.
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how we can add deadlines into our days when we don't have them (and why it's important to do so!)
Together they look at:
• Why we need structure in our day
• How deadlines are a way of prioritizing our day
• Why it's important to build your deadlines if you don't have them
• The importance of keeping your deadlines in front of yourself
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how we can add deadlines into our days when we don't have them (and why it's important to do so!)
Together they look at:
• Why we need structure in our day
• How deadlines are a way of prioritizing our day
• Why it's important to build your deadlines if you don't have them
• The importance of keeping your deadlines in front of yourself
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how doing things when you "Feel It" can be one of the best ways to overcome procrastination and get things done.
Together they look at:
• Tricking yourself to jump in on what you need to do
• Scheduling your motivated time
• Finding your "sweet spot"
• Giving yourself permission to do what you feel
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.com
Contact Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how doing things when you "Feel It" can be one of the best ways to overcome procrastination and get things done.
Together they look at:
• Tricking yourself to jump in on what you need to do
• Scheduling your motivated time
• Finding your "sweet spot"
• Giving yourself permission to do what you feel
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.com
Contact Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can use music throughout your day to be more efficient.
Together they look at how music puts your in a state when you need to get things done. It can be music without lyrics or white noise, both of them help you to get more things done.
They also look at:
• Using Binaural Beats to leverage the power of your brain
• How to set up a soundtrack for your day
• How to use your playlist as a time
• And how there is no a statute of limitations when it comes to a lullaby
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@EarthLink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can use music throughout your day to be more efficient.
Together they look at how music puts your in a state when you need to get things done. It can be music without lyrics or white noise, both of them help you to get more things done.
They also look at:
• Using Binaural Beats to leverage the power of your brain
• How to set up a soundtrack for your day
• How to use your playlist as a time
• And how there is no a statute of limitations when it comes to a lullaby
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@EarthLink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can stop the friction that occurs when you are trying to accomplish something.
"The easier it is to do something the more likely you're going to do it." - Stephen Covey
Removing the friction in your life means that you:
• identify it
• find other ways to do things so the friction isn't there
• remove the complications
• streamline things
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can stop the friction that occurs when you are trying to accomplish something.
"The easier it is to do something the more likely you're going to do it." - Stephen Covey
Removing the friction in your life means that you:
• identify it
• find other ways to do things so the friction isn't there
• remove the complications
• streamline things
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can keep your day on track when something unexpected shows up. Together they look at:
• Scheduling "white space" or buffer time into your day
• Quick ways to bounce back when things do show up
• How a 5-minute rule can save your day
• Expecting the unexpecting
• Planning ahead
• Just rolling with it
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can keep your day on track when something unexpected shows up. Together they look at:
• Scheduling "white space" or buffer time into your day
• Quick ways to bounce back when things do show up
• How a 5-minute rule can save your day
• Expecting the unexpecting
• Planning ahead
• Just rolling with it
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at ways to be more efficient with travel. Together they look at:
• Starting packing a week ahead
• Seeing double
• Making a list and checking it twice
• Following the Boy Scouts and always being prepared
• Why the "last minute" is not a good idea
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at ways to be more efficient with travel. Together they look at:
• Starting packing a week ahead
• Seeing double
• Making a list and checking it twice
• Following the Boy Scouts and always being prepared
• Why the "last minute" is not a good idea
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Elle look at how you can use your commuting time to the fullest by using the time to:
• get smarter while driving
• enhance your life by doing the only kind of multi-tasking that really works
• get your best ideas
• decompress so you can be completely present when you get home
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Elle look at how you can use your commuting time to the fullest by using the time to:
• get smarter while driving
• enhance your life by doing the only kind of multi-tasking that really works
• get your best ideas
• decompress so you can be completely present when you get home
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how being consistent (but not in a rut!) can help you achieve more.
Together they look at:
• The power of doing small things consistently
• Knowing WHAT to be consistent about
• Being consistent with good choices
• Building in the consistent structure
• Knowing how to be consistently inconsistent
Recorded and produces at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how being consistent (but not in a rut!) can help you achieve more.
Together they look at:
• The power of doing small things consistently
• Knowing WHAT to be consistent about
• Being consistent with good choices
• Building in the consistent structure
• Knowing how to be consistently inconsistent
Recorded and produces at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.com
Contact Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can run your life more like a business. Together they look at:
• Your brand as a person
• Setting up systems to make your life more efficient
• Using the 80/20 rule to cut out things that are working for you
• The Power of Delegation
• Acting like an Entrepreneur (even if you work for someone else)
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.net
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can run your life more like a business. Together they look at:
• Your brand as a person
• Setting up systems to make your life more efficient
• Using the 80/20 rule to cut out things that are working for you
• The Power of Delegation
• Acting like an Entrepreneur (even if you work for someone else)
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@Earthlink.net
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how to have the perfect mix of tasks to make the most efficient use of time. Together they look at:
• how much time is the right time on a project
• how to not just fill the time when you have a deadline
• the importance of working in short bursts
• how you can leave your future self clues so that you can jump back in on your task when you take a break
• the importance of walking away and letting your brain fill back up
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.net
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how to have the perfect mix of tasks to make the most efficient use of time. Together they look at:
• how much time is the right time on a project
• how to not just fill the time when you have a deadline
• the importance of working in short bursts
• how you can leave your future self clues so that you can jump back in on your task when you take a break
• the importance of walking away and letting your brain fill back up
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@earthlink.net
This episode marks our first year on the air. Thank you to everyone who has joined us this past year!
In this episode we look at how different generations deal with efficiency and productivity. Based on how they were raised, each generation approaches efficiency differently, which means each generation can learn from the other.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Lee Silber and Wayne Duncan
Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com, LeeSilber@earthlink.com
This episode marks our first year on the air. Thank you to everyone who has joined us this past year!
In this episode we look at how different generations deal with efficiency and productivity. Based on how they were raised, each generation approaches efficiency differently, which means each generation can learn from the other.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Lee Silber and Wayne Duncan
Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com, LeeSilber@earthlink.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can make the end of your day work for you by:
• Planning what your tomorrow looks like
• Knocking a bunch of things off your list
• Looking ahead to circumvent anything that might make your day go wrong
• ....and a few more things
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and performed by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Lee Silber: LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Ellen Goodwin: Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can make the end of your day work for you by:
• Planning what your tomorrow looks like
• Knocking a bunch of things off your list
• Looking ahead to circumvent anything that might make your day go wrong
• ....and a few more things
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and performed by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Lee Silber: LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
Ellen Goodwin: Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at 8 different ways that you can make your office and your work more efficient and effective, starting with streamlining your workplace. There are 7 more that will help you to make your time in the office work with you and not against you!
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen looks at 8 different ways that you can make your office and your work more efficient and effective, starting with streamlining your workplace. There are 7 more that will help you to make your time in the office work with you and not against you!
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen takes over and discusses an oddly effective way to be more motivated -- Third-Party Visualization.
Imagine you as the star of your own movie. Watch yourself from the outside to motivate you to accomplish more -- and accomplish it better. It's not some new-age woo-woo, it's scientifically shown to work.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Ellen can be reached at ellen@ellengoodwin.com, or check out her website at EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen takes over and discusses an oddly effective way to be more motivated -- Third-Party Visualization.
Imagine you as the star of your own movie. Watch yourself from the outside to motivate you to accomplish more -- and accomplish it better. It's not some new-age woo-woo, it's scientifically shown to work.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Ellen can be reached at ellen@ellengoodwin.com, or check out her website at EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how trusting yourself and others can help you in the long run.
Together they look at:
• the importance of having blind faith in yourself
• knowing who the helping people are and seeking them out
• guarding against self doubt as a way to procrastinate
• how being flexible can enable you to accomplish more than you thought you could
• some guidance from a punk bands bad luck
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how trusting yourself and others can help you in the long run.
Together they look at:
• the importance of having blind faith in yourself
• knowing who the helping people are and seeking them out
• guarding against self doubt as a way to procrastinate
• how being flexible can enable you to accomplish more than you thought you could
• some guidance from a punk bands bad luck
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how doing things the Analog way can make more sense -- especially when you're working with your brain. Together they look at
• How having an analog clock makes it easier for you to track time
• Why starting an Idea Book an jump start your creativity
• How to put flexibility into your planning
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how doing things the Analog way can make more sense -- especially when you're working with your brain. Together they look at
• How having an analog clock makes it easier for you to track time
• Why starting an Idea Book an jump start your creativity
• How to put flexibility into your planning
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Ellen@Ellengoodwin.com
LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode Ellen and Lee look at the power of Momentum when it comes to getting things done in your day. Together they look at how starting the day strong gets you going; the Zegarnick effect - what it is and how to leverage it; how changing your physical state can change your momentum as well as the importance of having someone who can nudge you towards momentum when you aren't really feeling it.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contacts: Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com, LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode Ellen and Lee look at the power of Momentum when it comes to getting things done in your day. Together they look at how starting the day strong gets you going; the Zegarnick effect - what it is and how to leverage it; how changing your physical state can change your momentum as well as the importance of having someone who can nudge you towards momentum when you aren't really feeling it.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Contacts: Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com, LeeSilber@LeeSilber.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the Shiny Objects that distract us as we go about our days and look at ways to overcome them in an effort to get our "have-tos" done more efficiently so we can get to our "want-tos" just that much more quickly.
Some of their ideas:
• Eliminate what you don't like to do, Increase the things you want to do
• Find ways to eliminate external distractions (headphones, lights and window shades are discussed)
• Make things 20 seconds harder to do so that the limbic system isn't in charge
And a whole bunch more!
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
LeeSilber.com and EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the Shiny Objects that distract us as we go about our days and look at ways to overcome them in an effort to get our "have-tos" done more efficiently so we can get to our "want-tos" just that much more quickly.
Some of their ideas:
• Eliminate what you don't like to do, Increase the things you want to do
• Find ways to eliminate external distractions (headphones, lights and window shades are discussed)
• Make things 20 seconds harder to do so that the limbic system isn't in charge
And a whole bunch more!
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
LeeSilber.com and EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee and Ellen look at the different ways you can track your day and why the do-do list might not be what you need.
Together they look at systems like:
• Planning for outcomes
• Stacking your tasks
• The all import "things not to do" list
• Gamifying your tasks
• Putting your tasks through a filter
• Theme-ing your list
Lee has Right Brain Planner Pads available for all listeners. Just email him at Lee@LeeSilber.com to request a planner of your own.
Recorded and produced at Studio D. Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and performed by Lee Silber and Wayne Duncan.
Learn more about Lee at LeeSilber.com and more about Ellen at EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee and Ellen look at the different ways you can track your day and why the do-do list might not be what you need.
Together they look at systems like:
• Planning for outcomes
• Stacking your tasks
• The all import "things not to do" list
• Gamifying your tasks
• Putting your tasks through a filter
• Theme-ing your list
Lee has Right Brain Planner Pads available for all listeners. Just email him at Lee@LeeSilber.com to request a planner of your own.
Recorded and produced at Studio D. Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and performed by Lee Silber and Wayne Duncan.
Learn more about Lee at LeeSilber.com and more about Ellen at EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee and Ellen look at how quick thinking equates to resourcefulness which equates to efficiency.
In their discuss they talk about looking for where the problem is and coming up with a solution.
How to train your brain with new neural pathways and the importance of being a sponge when it comes to new information and how to trust yourself coming up with rapid responses.
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Follow Lee at LeeSilber.com
Follow Ellen at EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee and Ellen look at how quick thinking equates to resourcefulness which equates to efficiency.
In their discuss they talk about looking for where the problem is and coming up with a solution.
How to train your brain with new neural pathways and the importance of being a sponge when it comes to new information and how to trust yourself coming up with rapid responses.
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Follow Lee at LeeSilber.com
Follow Ellen at EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how perfectionism can slow you down in your quest to be efficient. Together they look at
• how imperfection can actually be good
• the importance of knowing when to say "good enough"
• knowing when being perfect isn't really the answer
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Learn more at LeeSilber.com and EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how perfectionism can slow you down in your quest to be efficient. Together they look at
• how imperfection can actually be good
• the importance of knowing when to say "good enough"
• knowing when being perfect isn't really the answer
Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Learn more at LeeSilber.com and EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can easily get started (and finished!) with Spring Cleaning. Together they look at:
• Timers! (for the win)
• Colorful ways to overcome overwhelm
• How pictures, besides being worth a thousand words, are also a great tool to get started
• Tax preparation in only 15 minutes a day
• The power of having external accountability
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
LeeSilber.com
EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can easily get started (and finished!) with Spring Cleaning. Together they look at:
• Timers! (for the win)
• Colorful ways to overcome overwhelm
• How pictures, besides being worth a thousand words, are also a great tool to get started
• Tax preparation in only 15 minutes a day
• The power of having external accountability
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
LeeSilber.com
EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Elle and Lee look at the importance of shaking up routines and getting out of the ruts in your life.
Together they look at ways to put new things into your life; turning the power of decision making over to someone else; getting out of your comfort zone and the power of becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Recorded and Produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Find out more about the cohosts at LeeSilber.com and EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Elle and Lee look at the importance of shaking up routines and getting out of the ruts in your life.
Together they look at ways to put new things into your life; turning the power of decision making over to someone else; getting out of your comfort zone and the power of becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Recorded and Produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Find out more about the cohosts at LeeSilber.com and EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how boundaries shape our efficiency, day to day and even hour to hour.
Strong boundaries keep us moving forward -- think of a river or a 7 lane highway. Knowing what is important to us -- and not getting distracted by other things--keeps us on track and moving forward.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Lee at Lee@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how boundaries shape our efficiency, day to day and even hour to hour.
Strong boundaries keep us moving forward -- think of a river or a 7 lane highway. Knowing what is important to us -- and not getting distracted by other things--keeps us on track and moving forward.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Lee at Lee@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee and Ellen look at different ways that numbers can make us more efficient, including:
• Counting down to get started when we're procrastinating
• Using your Top 10 of everything to sort through everything in your life
• The 2 minute rule
• What it means to be the #1 Dad (or the #1 anything)
• Making things 20 seconds harder and why it helps
• Giving 10% more
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Lee@LeeSilber.com
Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee and Ellen look at different ways that numbers can make us more efficient, including:
• Counting down to get started when we're procrastinating
• Using your Top 10 of everything to sort through everything in your life
• The 2 minute rule
• What it means to be the #1 Dad (or the #1 anything)
• Making things 20 seconds harder and why it helps
• Giving 10% more
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Lee@LeeSilber.com
Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the power of small habits and how they can add up to big changes.
Some of the small habits they look at:
• changing screen savers daily
• doing the smallest thing possible
• learning one small new thing daily
• stacking small habits on top of existing habits
and a whole lot more.
Recorded and produces at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and performed by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Lee@LeeSilber.com
Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the power of small habits and how they can add up to big changes.
Some of the small habits they look at:
• changing screen savers daily
• doing the smallest thing possible
• learning one small new thing daily
• stacking small habits on top of existing habits
and a whole lot more.
Recorded and produces at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music written and performed by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Lee@LeeSilber.com
Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at efficiency in the bedroom, and it's really not what you think!
Together they look at:
• How romance starts in the bedroom: the efficient things you can do to make your bedroom more romantic
• The efficient way to track your dreams
• "Magic in the Morning" - what it is and how to make it happen
• The right tools for the bedroom
Recorded and produced at Studio D. Wayne Duncan, producer.
Music written and performed by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Lee@LeeSilber.com
Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at efficiency in the bedroom, and it's really not what you think!
Together they look at:
• How romance starts in the bedroom: the efficient things you can do to make your bedroom more romantic
• The efficient way to track your dreams
• "Magic in the Morning" - what it is and how to make it happen
• The right tools for the bedroom
Recorded and produced at Studio D. Wayne Duncan, producer.
Music written and performed by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Lee@LeeSilber.com
Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how our friends can help to make us more efficient...in the nicest way possible. They can hold us accountable, help us hit our goals, and help us indulge in our hobbies. Having friends around makes even the boring things better -- which can make us more efficient.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan Producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Lee@LeeSilber.com
Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how our friends can help to make us more efficient...in the nicest way possible. They can hold us accountable, help us hit our goals, and help us indulge in our hobbies. Having friends around makes even the boring things better -- which can make us more efficient.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan Producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Lee@LeeSilber.com
Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at efficient ways to show friends, family, employees and everyone you interact with, that you care.
Post-it note, thanks you notes, half-birthdays and commenting on posts, all get looked at as ways to show you care in a fast moving world.
Recorded and Produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, Producer
Music written and performed by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at efficient ways to show friends, family, employees and everyone you interact with, that you care.
Post-it note, thanks you notes, half-birthdays and commenting on posts, all get looked at as ways to show you care in a fast moving world.
Recorded and Produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, Producer
Music written and performed by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at achieving goals and the importance of not just knowing the why behind the goal, but having a plan of HOW to achieve that goal (and the importance of putting ACTION behind that HOW.)
• Put a line in the stand and start
•Start small but go big
• Quote of the episode: "Write your goals in pen, but your plans in pencil." - Jon Bon Jovi
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Lee at Lee@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at achieving goals and the importance of not just knowing the why behind the goal, but having a plan of HOW to achieve that goal (and the importance of putting ACTION behind that HOW.)
• Put a line in the stand and start
•Start small but go big
• Quote of the episode: "Write your goals in pen, but your plans in pencil." - Jon Bon Jovi
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Lee at Lee@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of getting out of your Comfort Zone and trying new ways to do things. They look at the importance of trying baby steps (and why they are even called baby steps), and how friends can be the key to trying new things and how overcoming perfectionism can be the thing that gets you out of the zone and learning something new.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, Producer
Music written and performed by Wayne Duncan and Lee Siber
Contact Lee at Lee@LeeSilber.com
Contact Elle at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of getting out of your Comfort Zone and trying new ways to do things. They look at the importance of trying baby steps (and why they are even called baby steps), and how friends can be the key to trying new things and how overcoming perfectionism can be the thing that gets you out of the zone and learning something new.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, Producer
Music written and performed by Wayne Duncan and Lee Siber
Contact Lee at Lee@LeeSilber.com
Contact Elle at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee and Ellen look at how to efficiently win friends and influence people. It's not as weird as it sounds. Using other friends, mentors and events are a great way to connect one to many.
Recorded and Produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan Producer
Music written by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Lee at Lee@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode Lee and Ellen look at how to efficiently win friends and influence people. It's not as weird as it sounds. Using other friends, mentors and events are a great way to connect one to many.
Recorded and Produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan Producer
Music written by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Contact Lee at Lee@LeeSilber.com
Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the different efficiency trends that are on the horizon in 2018. These include the use of Artificial Intelligence, Self-Learning, Up-Skilling, and Wearables.
Each of these technologies have the potential to make us more efficient and productive in different ways.
Recorded and Produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, Producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Lee Silber can be reached at Lee@LeeSilber.com
Ellen Goodwin can be reached at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the different efficiency trends that are on the horizon in 2018. These include the use of Artificial Intelligence, Self-Learning, Up-Skilling, and Wearables.
Each of these technologies have the potential to make us more efficient and productive in different ways.
Recorded and Produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, Producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Lee Silber can be reached at Lee@LeeSilber.com
Ellen Goodwin can be reached at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways to follow through on your goals, plans and yes, resolutions for 2018.
They discuss the importance of having micro-goals (and celebrating them), leaving the easy stuff of the end of the day, and the importance of small rewards.
Finally, they look at how green dots (and red dots) can help you achieve all of your goals.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, Producer.
Music written and recorded by Lee Silber and Wayne Duncan.
Lee Silber can be reached at Lee@LeeSilber.com, Ellen Goodwin can be reached at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways to follow through on your goals, plans and yes, resolutions for 2018.
They discuss the importance of having micro-goals (and celebrating them), leaving the easy stuff of the end of the day, and the importance of small rewards.
Finally, they look at how green dots (and red dots) can help you achieve all of your goals.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, Producer.
Music written and recorded by Lee Silber and Wayne Duncan.
Lee Silber can be reached at Lee@LeeSilber.com, Ellen Goodwin can be reached at Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com
In this first episode of 2018 Ellen and Lee discuss what they are NOT going to do in 2018. Lee talks about looking at the year as a circle and being in his optimistic phase now and promises to not waste time this year. Ellen discusses year end reviews and both talk about being cognizant of where time goes.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
In this first episode of 2018 Ellen and Lee discuss what they are NOT going to do in 2018. Lee talks about looking at the year as a circle and being in his optimistic phase now and promises to not waste time this year. Ellen discusses year end reviews and both talk about being cognizant of where time goes.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
It's the last Monday of 2017! In this episode Lee and Ellen look at the bad rap that resolutions get, discuss how Hope is really what get's us moving, and talk about how having a vision and an action plan (and maybe a rallying cry) are going to make a difference for your efficiency and effectiveness in 2018. Happy New Year!
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer.
Music written and recorded by Lee Silber and Wayne Duncan.
Contact your cohosts: Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com, Lee@LeeSilber.com
It's the last Monday of 2017! In this episode Lee and Ellen look at the bad rap that resolutions get, discuss how Hope is really what get's us moving, and talk about how having a vision and an action plan (and maybe a rallying cry) are going to make a difference for your efficiency and effectiveness in 2018. Happy New Year!
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer.
Music written and recorded by Lee Silber and Wayne Duncan.
Contact your cohosts: Ellen@EllenGoodwin.com, Lee@LeeSilber.com
In this Episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways that you can be efficient during the holidays. From efficiency of online shopping to the subtle efficiency of holiday traditions, there are lots of ways to get more done during the busiest month of the year.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer.
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber.
LeeSilber.com and EllenGoodwin.com
In this Episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways that you can be efficient during the holidays. From efficiency of online shopping to the subtle efficiency of holiday traditions, there are lots of ways to get more done during the busiest month of the year.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer.
Music written and recorded by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber.
LeeSilber.com and EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at ways to be more efficient and productive when the weather turns bad (here's a preview: studies show that bad weather makes people more productive! It's the sun that's the enemy.)
Check out our Facebook page: The Faster, Easier, Better Show
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at LeeSilber.com.
Learn more about Ellen at EllenGoodwin.com
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at ways to be more efficient and productive when the weather turns bad (here's a preview: studies show that bad weather makes people more productive! It's the sun that's the enemy.)
Check out our Facebook page: The Faster, Easier, Better Show
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Learn more about Lee at LeeSilber.com.
Learn more about Ellen at EllenGoodwin.com
Ellen and Lee look at apps that make their lives more efficient and productive. Want to use what they use?
Seconds App: www.runloop.com/seconds-pro
Groups (for FB) - search "Groups" in the App Store
Kill News Feed - In the Chrome store
LastPass.com
Learn more from Ellen at EllenGoodwin.com and Lee at LeeSilber.com
Produced by Wayne Duncan at Studio D
Music by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Ellen and Lee look at apps that make their lives more efficient and productive. Want to use what they use?
Seconds App: www.runloop.com/seconds-pro
Groups (for FB) - search "Groups" in the App Store
Kill News Feed - In the Chrome store
LastPass.com
Learn more from Ellen at EllenGoodwin.com and Lee at LeeSilber.com
Produced by Wayne Duncan at Studio D
Music by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Part 3 of our 3 part series on Efficiency has Lee and Ellen looking at what's inefficient about work (hint: email, meetings and commuting) and easy ways to make things much more efficient.
Learn more about Lee at LeeSilber.com and more about Ellen at EllenGoodwin.com.
Recorded and produced at StudioD, Wayne Duncan, Producer.
Music by Lee Silber and Wayne Duncan
Part 3 of our 3 part series on Efficiency has Lee and Ellen looking at what's inefficient about work (hint: email, meetings and commuting) and easy ways to make things much more efficient.
Learn more about Lee at LeeSilber.com and more about Ellen at EllenGoodwin.com.
Recorded and produced at StudioD, Wayne Duncan, Producer.
Music by Lee Silber and Wayne Duncan
This is the second of a 3-part series on Efficiency in our lives. Today we look at the Efficiency of Decisions. Being efficient in decision making means you spend less time making decisions, which means you have more brain energy for other things. Ellen and Lee look at different ways you can be more efficient with your decisions everyday.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
This is the second of a 3-part series on Efficiency in our lives. Today we look at the Efficiency of Decisions. Being efficient in decision making means you spend less time making decisions, which means you have more brain energy for other things. Ellen and Lee look at different ways you can be more efficient with your decisions everyday.
Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer
Music by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Efficiency is one of the pillars of productivity. In this, the start of a 3 part series on Efficiency we look at Efficiency of Motion: How to get more done with less effort.
Learn more about Lee at LeeSilber.com. Learn more about Ellen at EllenGoodwin.com.
Recorded at Studio D. Wayne Duncan, producer
Efficiency is one of the pillars of productivity. In this, the start of a 3 part series on Efficiency we look at Efficiency of Motion: How to get more done with less effort.
Learn more about Lee at LeeSilber.com. Learn more about Ellen at EllenGoodwin.com.
Recorded at Studio D. Wayne Duncan, producer
Meditation is one of the most counter-intuitive ways to be more productive and efficient. In this episode, we look at various ways you can meditate so you can get more done.
Music by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
For more information on Ellen, visit her website: EllenGoodwin.com
For more information on Lee, visit his website: LeeSilber.com
Meditation is one of the most counter-intuitive ways to be more productive and efficient. In this episode, we look at various ways you can meditate so you can get more done.
Music by Wayne Duncan and Lee Silber
Produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D
For more information on Ellen, visit her website: EllenGoodwin.com
For more information on Lee, visit his website: LeeSilber.com