How Content Creators Can Get More Done (with Mike Vardy)

Mike Vardy (@Productivityist) is a productivity expert and host of the podcast “A Productive Conversation”.
We spoke to him about getting things done, night owls, why he pivoted from a short-form solo podcast to a long-form interview podcast, and how he grew his podcast to over 6 million downloads.
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Inside The Creator's Studio is an origin story show about the world’s best video content creators.
Credits:
- Katie Kane (co-host): / katie-kane
- Mo Akif (co-host): / moakif
- Grant Peters (video editor): / grant-peters-8b1410156
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Video chapters (available after the premiere):
00:00 - Preview
00:54 - Intro
02:19 - Rapid-fire questions
07:58 - Is Mike always productive?
09:29 - The importance of productivity
17:52 - Redefining productivity
23:51 - The evolution of time management
35:23 - Tools for getting things done
43:04 - His "Time Crafting" technique
50:12 - Night owl stigma
56:45 - The problem with school schedules
01:04:06 - Family productivity
01:11:36 - Favorite content creation mediums
01:16:15 - Podcasting and night owls
1:24:27 - Final words

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What's the #1 piece of productivity advice you'd give to your younger self?
P.S. If you enjoyed this episode, you'd like our interview with audio content expert Mike Russell: ua-cam.com/video/QCuzOWGXyLs/v-deo.htmlsi=DAtK4avVwc2ptyG0

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Ive worked nights for almost 5 years and I honestly work better that way