41: Accountability: Doing it Right

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41: Accountability: Doing it Right

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Jan 26, 2023

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Accountability is a common theme in productivity, but how do you do it so that it's actually helpful? Jay and Kathy help with some tips.

Also: Announcing Super Conductor! The Conduit Membership Show that includes extra content, no ads, and a fortnightly virtual coworking meetup!

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Jan 26, 2023

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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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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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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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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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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
45 min listen
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
84 min listen
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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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24: Tiny Annoying Tasks: Why is it the little things that give us pause? In this episode we talk about the most challenging of tasks, like doing TikToks and sending mail. Are printers out to get us? Yes. by Conduit
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27: These Are The Spoons You Have: Kathy is joined by returning guest host Scotty J to discuss spoon and energy management as our lives increase in scope and changes. 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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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
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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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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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25: Caring to Care: Conduit Cares and Gives Care. We're talking about caregiving. Caring for others and Caring for ourselves. We hope you'll care to to listen to this heartfelt episode. 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
73 min listen
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
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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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
75 min listen
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
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
88 min listen
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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22: You Con Clean Things Up: Jay is blowing the dust off some older machines and Kathy is having space issues. It's time for some spring cleaning! by Conduit
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44: Taking Care of That Jar in the PreSeason: Bring out the sports metaphors. Or your canning metaphor. Whatever you relate to learn how to prepare for the time where spoons are limited. Yay! Metaphors! by Conduit
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73: You May Feel Some Slight Discomfort: Jay has become complacent with their floor situation and has decided enough is enough. Learn how they've chosen violence and plan to spam their insurance company with calls until fixes happen by Conduit
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68: Well, We Made A Mistake: Mistakes happen and that’s okay. This is a podcast that emphasizes accountability and we’re talking about being accountable for mistakes and how to handle mistakes from others that affect you. by Conduit
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67: Plan but Be Ready To Pivot: What do our hosts do, what do they want to do and for how long? Are they ready for the next 5 years? by Conduit
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66: I Wish I had a Britnie: Jay and Kathy delve into the tools they use for keeping track of the regular life things. Jay unveils his secret weapon and Kathy raises some very important holes in Jay’s plan! by Conduit
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65: Embracing the Chaos being Toxic and Positive: Jay and Kathy talk about themes, reflections, perspectives and motivations in preparation for the new year. It's been a magnificent year for the hosts and we hope to make 2024 even better. 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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63: Tiny Audits For a Mini-Kondo Benefit: The crew is taking inventory of the little things. In this episode, we talk about the power of an audit. Jay is checking in on little things and is seeing improvements already. by Conduit
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61: The Conduit Burnout Candle ?️: Kathy and Jay are feeling the burn(out) well maybe the steps before the burnout. We've taken blowtorches to our candles and now we're telling you the warning signs we see that this next season might be a little tough. by Conduit
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60: Not Juggling, It’s Balancing: Jay is gone on a super secret trip so Kathy brings on the Canadian Trivia Card Enthusiast of the Show Erika Ensign to talk about juggling multiple careers and life. by Conduit
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59: Everything is Broken!: Everything is broken. Everything is messed up but we still do things. Everything is broken. F-Productivity by Conduit
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54: The Perfect Productivity Show: It only happens once a year, maybe, but we’re answering questions from our amazing conductors! by Conduit
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53: It's A Mess, We're A Mess, It's Messy.: Jay and Kathy's lives are being bombarded with unknown timelines and expectations. Will they make it through? by Conduit
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52: NOTES! That right there, that’s a good thing: Do you write it down to remember it now, later, or NEVER! Let's talk about how we take notes. by Conduit
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51: Touching Squishy Brains ???: Jay is back and his brain is squishier than ever… In this episode we poke and prod and talk about how to use accountability to look at the forest from the trees and tell each other "Hey you should stop that thing you’re doing at the moment". by Conduit
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48: Long Projects: Remove the Concept of Time: We've got a longer than usual period between our next live recording so we're taking the time to think about some longer connections. Tune in to hear how we're going about it and longer projects in general. Are we just making it up as we go along? by Conduit
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41: Accountability: Doing it Right

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