35: Serious Unicorning Around

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35: Serious Unicorning Around

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55 minutes

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Nov 3, 2022

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This episode is super seriously silly. Jay and Kathy explore some of silly habits that break up the tension in their day-to-day.

Released:

Nov 3, 2022

Format:

Podcast episode

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Conduit is providing the connection between what we should be doing and what ultimately gets done. Our hosts celebrate that they "Can" do it and explore the unique ways others do it as well. Hosted by Kathy Campbell and Jay Miller.

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4: Big and Little Wind Downs: Winding tasks down is important to make that transition to the next thing as smooth as possible. Kathy and Jay share how they perform Big and Little wind downs every day! by Conduit
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7: See, What We’re Not Gon’ Do… Saying No to Things!: We know we're supposed to say no but we don't! So let's talk about tips to saying no to ourselves and others. by Conduit
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1: Our Systems: The Unicorn & Silk Sonic Methods: For most people, productivity starts with their system. Jay and Kathy talk about their own brand of productivity and what their personal systems look like. by Conduit
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8: Fear of Success, Because if I Succeed…: You know what's really spooky? SUCCESS... This episode is about being afraid to succeed. by Conduit
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6: Getting back into the Swing of Things ?: Why is there no baseball bat emoji? Nevermind. This week, we’re trying to get back into the “swing” of things. Jay share’s how he structures brain dumps to do just that. by Conduit
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0: Episode 0 - It’s the Show!: Internet Unicorn Kathy Campbell and Developer Advocate Jay Miller love what they do. They also love productivity and how personal it can feel. Welcome to the new show where they share that love and realness with you! by Conduit
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3: Getting Away, Now!: Looking to get away from the madness? Well, get some fun sounds and learn how to get away with us! by Conduit
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11: HUUUUUUUGE Opportunities For You: Kathy is Back and doing New Things. Jay has FOMO and wants to talk about all the benefits of doing things and the sacrifices that come with doing things. by Conduit
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10: Through the Hurt with Scotty Jackson: Sometimes, life hits us hard and we have to try and be productive even when it hurts. I mean physically hurts. In this special episode we have Scotty Jackson to explain to us how he strives to remain productive even when dealing with chronic pain. by Conduit
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17: Space, and Related Subjects, For Your Productivity: Space: The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Conduit Its continuing mission: to explore strange new productivity systems. Join Kathy and Jay as they discuss space and the environment you work in. by Conduit
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5: Sustained Progress: Over Being Overwhelmed: Millennial Falcon wants to know how to make SUSTAINED progress on projects that feel more like a marathon, not a sprint. Kathy just made a big move and gives us some of the tips that she used to make this challenge a bit more manageable. by Conduit
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14: Giving Ourselves the Appropriate Amount of Expectations: Whether it's themes, goals, resolutions, or just living by the seat of your pants, you have to make sure the expectations you set for yourself match how the way you (Con) do things. by Conduit
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2: When You Can’t Even (Or Odd): There were plenty of times when our hosts were incredibly stressed last 2 weeks. We weren't the only ones. Based on a request from one of our conductors (our listeners), we came to talk about how we manage to be productive when we can't even (or odd). by Conduit
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13: Happiness First, Productivity Second: Kathy has lots to be thankful for, Jay is unfortunately unwell, but Rosemary was on standby! Time to review the end of the year and how you finish things or let them go, before getting started on the next new adventure. by Conduit
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29: Systems Check Summer 2022 ✅: Kathy and Jay’s systems have changed a lot since Episode 1 and so have Kathy and Jay. This episode is the first of a quarterly look at the changes that have taken place and what brought them about. by Conduit
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21: Plan To Be Flexible: Do you have a tendency to overplan? Jay and Kathy talk about how they combat over-planning as Jay gets ready for his new gig! by Conduit
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15: Jay Has Some Big Decisions: Jay had some life happen and now he needs to make some decisions. Kathy is here to help break down the BIG focus and how to put all the choices through the right frame of mind. by Conduit
52 min listen
16: A Good Friend Tells You What You Already Knew: Whether the Bees are Buzzing or there are no bones or spoons, thank you for being a friend and telling me the thing I needed to hear. by Conduit
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18: Putting External Factors in a VICE Grip ?: Do you have a grip on productivity? Are you worried that external factors could disrupt what you’re doing at any second? Time to put things in a VICE! by Conduit
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30: Facing the Reality of Being a Face: Jay and Kathy go on a journey of what it means to be the face of something and how to adjust how that affects your day to day choices. by Conduit
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19: Eating the Devil’s Spaghetti: Combating Imposter Syndrome: How do we learn to shut up and take the compliment? How about with a fresh bowl of imp-pasta! by Conduit
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20: Living in a World Where 'And' Exists: Jay has an announcement to share with the Conduit Conductors and there may be a new corhuahua in Kathy’s life. by Conduit
58 min listen
9: Decision Space (The TIRE Technique): It's time to fill up the TIREs and get ready for liftoff as we explore the final frontier before a good decision! by Conduit
42 min listen
32: First of all, Is it Fun? With Brad Dowdy by Conduit
73 min listen
12: Con Doing It Live!: How does productivity differ when you’re doing it live! Is Vibing allowed? What happens when something goes wrong and you can’t just stop to do another take? by Conduit
47 min listen
23: Making Do With What We Have: We all want the new hotness, but with chip shortages and inflation, it seems like we’ll need to make do with what we have. by Conduit
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31: Salt, Pepper, Garlic, Fall: Some seasons are spicy, some are nutty, and some are just relaxing. Kathy and Jay are in some new seasons and with folks heading back to school and traveling, we’re sure you can figure out how your productivity needs to adjust for the season you’re in. by Conduit
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26: The Content Dragon Appears! ??: This week we have a special guest to talk about their new project, their old project, jay's projects, and starting, stopping, and gambling on projects.... (if you got to know, you know.) by Conduit
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34: Debug My Nervous System: While Jay is off keynoting, Kathy brings James Thomson in to talk about living with chronic pain and being kind to yourself. by Conduit
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28: When Failure Happens: Toxic productivity & toxic positivity are just that: TOXIC. Failure happens. Our goal is find the lesson from it, stay focused on our goal & adapt. This week, we share some failure & discuss how we change our own red circles to green or yellow ones. by Conduit
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75: Ideates ? vs Executioners ?: Jay is an ideate. Kathy is an executioner and that is why they work so well together. Learn where you fit in the spectrum and what you can do to sway those around you that are on the other side of it. by Conduit
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71: This Is Good For You…You Need To Stop: Good things are good except for when they're not. Jay and Kathy share some of the things they've stopped doing because it's better than good if we just don't. by Conduit
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64: Creating Productivity Software with NO PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEM!: Jesse Grosjean is the developer behind Taskpaper, Bike, and WriteRoom. Jesse joins Jay while Kathy is away to look behind the scenes with of some of Jay's favorite apps. by Conduit
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35: Serious Unicorning Around

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