Ep. 288: Productivity & Work-Life Balance

In this episode, Stacy and Sarah lead such busy, productive lives! How do they fit all that activity into their days?
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The Paleo View (TPV), Episode 288: Productivity & Work-Life Balance
Intro (0:00)
News and Views (0:40)
Sarah is excited about Crossfit Open starting this week!
She's been debating for the last month whether or not to sign-up.
Stacy says if you belong to a Crossfit gym you have to participate in the open!
Sarah has been PR-ing and feeling especially strong lately.
Working out in the morning is energizing and centering for Sarah.
It's great when you can make time for extracurriculars that we love.

Stacy and Sarah have a different definition of balance.
Goals are always changing and balance will look different at different times in your life.


Listener Question (6:07)
Ann asks, " Hi Ladies, I love listening to you guys every week and love your mix of science and fun. My question is less diet/health and more organizational/productivity. I know both of you are incredibly productive and I am curious as to what your daily routines look like. Do you have a specific morning routine? How do you stay so productive day to day? How do you work on so many projects at once? And Stacy how do you balance a full time job and doing all you do with the podcast and books? I’m very curious as to what your days look like hour to hour as someone who tries to be productive while balancing health. Thank you."
Thank you for thinking we have our stuff together, because it doesn't always feel like that to us!

Stacy's is very Type A and driven, jumping into things 150%, sometimes without thinking.
She's learned to stop and think, asking if it aligns with her goals right now.
Does it benefit others, my family, and is it in line with what I want.
She has sometimes found herself in the middle of things that aren't productive or don't bring joy.

It is a similar mindset to running a business- prioritizing what is most important and a good investment.
In order to help others we have to self-preserve and take care of ourselves first.
Stress management is huge, which Sarah talks about in her books.
Stacy's husband stays home and helps run the household and the businesses.

Sarah is ambitious and very self-motivated.
She has big ideas and clear vision of what she wants to accomplish.
While some might call her a workaholic, she prefers to look at it as having a strong work ethic.
She loves the work she does, and the positive affirmation from all of you keeps her going.
Sarah makes choices that prioritize work over other things.
She's worked on having a better balance, carving out time for hobbies.
She's put in place boundaries that help her prioritize sleep, time with family, etc.

Sarah doesn't spend much time on social media or watch very much TV.
She tries to be as efficient as possible with down time and work time.
She has always been able to sit down and get a lot of stuff down in a chunk of time.
She is also able to use little pieces of time efficiently and does different types of tasks depending on the amount of time she has available.
Efficiency also come from prioritizing sleep and taking care of herself.


Stacy's tips for using time wisely and being productive.
She uses a very active Google calendar she shares with Matt to help accomplish tasks.
Stacy loves TV, movies, games, and social media for her downtime.
The family plays board games and watches certain shows together.
They discuss their favorite shows, which is great quality time together.


Different times of the month bring different priorities and busy periods for Stacy.
She tries not to plan a lot of extracurriculars around these times.
Putting it all on the calendar before the month begins helps facilitate this.

Learning to pull back on activities is one of the hardest things.

For Sarah it isn't about saying "no" to other people, but saying "no"