PRODUCTIVITY

Episodes

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  Zapier AI: How to Put Your Busywork on Autopilot With AI 14.08.2026 5m

  Zapier AI, what it is, what the research says about plugging AI into the workflows you already run, and 3 protocols to use Zapier AI to automate your email triage, content repurposing, and form-to-AI pipeline so the tools you use start working for you instead of the other way around. Grab the episode download it's a one-page cheatsheet so you don't have to take notes. Cheatsheet Download https://edge.kit.com/productivitypodcast STUDY CITATIONS Brynjolfsson, E., Li, D., & Raymond, L. (20...
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  Job Crafting: Why This Is the Best Approach for Your Team 28.06.2026 4m

  Job crafting, what job crafting is, what a major 2026 research review says about why it makes people more productive, and three protocols to help you and your team start job crafting without letting it spiral into chaos. STUDY CITATION Demerouti, E. (2026). Job crafting revisited: Current insights, emerging challenges, and future directions. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 13 (1), 195–220. Make sure you hit "FOLLOW" in your podcast player so you ...
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  How to Identify and Manage Your Best Performers (Without Losing Them) 27.06.2026 3m

  We're breaking down what makes someone a star performer, how researchers say you should identify high performers using four specific dimensions, and three protocols to help you define, manage, and keep the high performers on your team so your productivity doesn't walk out the door. STUDY CITATIONS O'Boyle, E. H., & Götz, M. (2026). Rethinking stardom: A relativistic approach to studying the absolute best performers. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 1...
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  Metacognition: The Skill Behind Every Skill You'll Ever Build 26.06.2026 4m

  Metacognition is what neuroscientists call the highest form of intelligence. We are breaking down what metacognition is, what the research says about why metacognition matters more than raw brainpower, and three protocols to start thinking about your thinking so you catch mistakes faster, make sharper decisions, and stop allowing your thoughts to run on autopilot. STUDY CITATIONS Veenman, M. V. J., Van Hout-Wolters, B. H. A. M., & Afflerbach, P. (2006). Metacognition and learning: concept...
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  The Florence Nightingale Insight: Why the Data You're Not Tracking Is Killing Your Productivity 25.06.2026 4m

  The Florence Nightingale insight: why the data you're not tracking is the biggest threat to your productivity, what the research says about teams that measure versus teams that guess, and 3 Protocols to start counting what matters so you stop flying blind and start gaining ground. STUDY CITATIONS Brynjolfsson, E., & McElheran, K. (2016). The rapid adoption of data-driven decision-making. American Economic Review, 106(5), 133–139. Make sure you hit "FOLLOW" in your podcast player so you n...
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  Why Taking Photos Makes You Forget: The Science of Cognitive Offloading 24.06.2026 4m

  Why taking photos with your phone weakens your memory, what the research says about cognitive offloading, how your brain processes moments you photograph versus moments you experience, and 3 Protocols to help you stop cognitive offloading so you can be more present and productive with the memories that matter most to you. STUDY CITATIONS Henkel, L. A. (2014). Point-and-shoot memories: The influence of taking photos on memory for a museum tour. Psychological Science, 25(2), 396–402. Make sure...
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  Six Thinking Hats Framework: How to Fix Your Team's Worst Meetings 09.06.2026 4m

  The Six Thinking Hats, a structured decision-making method designed by Edward de Bono that forces your team to examine a problem from six distinct perspectives before anyone locks in on an answer. We'll cover what the Six Thinking Hats are, what the research says about how they sharpen group decision-making, and three protocols to run your next team decision so the quietest person in the room shapes the outcome just as much as the loudest. STUDY CITATIONS Gupta, R. & Bodhankar, A. (2023)....
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  Beautiful.ai: Professional Slides Without a Design Degree 08.06.2026 3m

  Why professional presentation design matters more than most people think, what the research says about how fast your audience judges the quality of your presentation slides, and three protocols to use Beautiful.ai to build polished, professional presentations without a single design skill. STUDY CITATIONS Lindgaard, G., Fernandes, G., Dudek, C., & Brown, J. (2006). Attention web designers: You have 50 milliseconds to make a good first impression! Behaviour & Information Technology, 25...
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  Storytelling: How to Do It Right to Always Win Over Your Audience 07.06.2026 4m

  Storytelling, why the best storytellers aren't born with a gift, what the research says about how storytelling rewires the way your audience thinks, and three protocols to make your storytelling so sharp that people remember you long after you stop talking. STUDY CITATIONS Green, M. C., & Brock, T. C. (2000). The role of transportation in the persuasiveness of public narratives. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79 (5), 701–721. Stephens, G. J., Silbert, L. J., & Hasson, U...
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  How to Win Without Saying Much 06.06.2026 4m

  Why talking less can be your biggest advantage in any conversation, what the research says about how the quiet person in the room often comes out ahead, and three protocols to help you win more trust, more influence, and more second conversations by saying less and listening with purpose. STUDY CITATIONS Huang, K., Yeomans, M., Brooks, A. W., Minson, J. A., & Gino, F. (2017). It doesn't hurt to ask: Question-asking increases liking. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113 (3), 4...
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  The Eisenhower D-Day Decision: How to Decide When You Don't Have Enough Information 05.06.2026 4m

  The Eisenhower D-Day Decision, and why waiting for certainty before making a decision is one of the most expensive habits you face throughout your life. We'll explore the psychology behind why your brain defaults to inaction, what the research says about the hidden cost of standing still, and three protocols to help you make faster, better decisions so you stop losing ground while you wait for the perfect answer. STUDY CITATIONS Samuelson, W. & Zeckhauser, R. (1988). Status quo bias in de...
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  How to Respond When Someone Unfairly Accuses You: A Tactic Top Lawyers Use to Stay in Control 04.06.2026 4m

  What happens to your brain the moment someone unfairly accuses you of something, what the research says about why your first instinct to defend yourself can backfire, and 3 protocols top lawyers use to stay in control so you walk away with your credibility and your composure intact. STUDY CITATIONS Gross, J. J., & John, O. P. (2003). Individual differences in two emotion regulation processes: Implications for affect, relationships, and well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychol...
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  Bruce Lee Life Lesson: How to Build Your Own Mind 03.06.2026 4m

  A Bruce Lee principle that goes way beyond martial arts, what the psychology says about why writing to your future self changes your behavior, and 3 protocols to start building the version of you that doesn't exist yet. STUDY CITATION King, L.A. (2001). The health benefits of writing about life goals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 27 (7), 798–807. Make sure you hit "FOLLOW" in your podcast player so you never miss an episode of the PRODUCTIVITY Podcast SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Treva...
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  The Peak-End Rule: Why Your Brain Only Remembers 2 Moments 02.06.2026 4m

  The peak-end rule, what it is, what the research says about how memory rewrites experience, and 3 protocols to design your endings so the peak-end rule works for you instead of against you, in your own head and in everyone else's. STUDY CITATIONS Fredrickson, B. L., & Kahneman, D. (1993). Duration neglect in retrospective evaluations of affective episodes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65 (1), 45–55. Make sure you hit "FOLLOW" in your podcast player so you never miss an e...
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  Is Your AI Memory Working Against You? How to Know and How to Fix It 01.06.2026 4m

  How AI memory in tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude can quietly limit your thinking, what the research says about why AI personalization narrows your perspective, and 3 protocols to audit and reset your AI memory so it stays a productivity tool and not a productivity trap. STUDY CITATION Lopez-Lopez, E., Abels, C. M., Holford, D., Herzog, S. M., & Lewandowsky, S. (2025). Generative artificial intelligence–mediated confirmation bias in health information seeking. Annals of the New York...
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  The Cynefin Framework: Why One Strategy Can't Solve Every Problem 31.05.2026 4m

  The Cynefin framework, a decision-making model that sorts problems into five categories so you stop wasting time and energy on the wrong approach. We'll breaking down where the Cynefin framework comes from, what the research says about matching your strategy to the problem type, and 3 protocols to use the Cynefin framework before your next decision costs you a weekend or a deadline. STUDY CITATIONS Nachbagauer, A. (2021). Managing complexity in projects: Extending the Cynefin framework. Proje...
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  The Intransigent Minority: How 3% Can Control the Other 97% 30.05.2026 4m

  The intransigent minority, why a tiny fraction of any group can reshape the rules for everyone else, what the research says about how small that fraction can be, and 3 protocols to spot when an intransigent minority is steering your choices so you stop finding out after the fact and what you can do about when you find out. STUDY CITATIONS Centola, D., Becker, J., Brackbill, D., & Baronchelli, A. (2018). Experimental evidence for tipping points in social convention. Science, 360(6393), 111...
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  How to Set Up an AI Agent to Automate Your Email 29.05.2026 5m

  AI automation email agents, what they are, what they're good at, where they'll get you in trouble, and 3 protocols to set up your own AI email agent so you spend less time in your inbox and more time on the work that moves things forward. STUDY CITATIONS Noy, S. & Zhang, W. (2023). Experimental evidence on the productivity effects of generative artificial intelligence. Science, 381 (6654), 187–192. Make sure you hit "FOLLOW" in your podcast player so you never miss an episode o...
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  Why Fighter Jet Pilots Choose Their Words Carefully And You Should Too 28.05.2026 4m

  We're breaking down why fighter jet pilots are trained to avoid certain words in the cockpit, what the psychology says about how your brain processes thoughts, and 3 protocols to rewire the way you talk to yourself so you stop programming failure into your most imporant moments. STUDY CITATIONS Wegner, D.M., Schneider, D.J., Carter, S.R., & White, T.L. (1987). Paradoxical effects of thought suppression. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 53 (1), 5–13. Make sure you hit "FOLLOW...
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  The Empty Boat Theory: Why You Get Angry Before You Know the Truth 27.05.2026 5m

  The Empty Boat Theory. What the empty boat theory is, what the research says about why your brain invents stories before you have the facts, and three protocols to catch yourself before your reaction costs you more than the moment ever did. STUDY CITATIONS Denson, T.F., Grisham, J.R., & Moulds, M.L. (2011). Cognitive reappraisal increases heart rate variability in response to an anger provocation. Motivation and Emotion, 35 (1), 14–22. Make sure you hit "FOLLOW" in your podcast player s...