Deep dives into the science, art and practice of doing more by doing less.
This podcast takes you on an exploration of the The Law of The Vital Few, also known as the 80/20 Principle which states that 80% of results we get come from only 20% of our efforts. On the show we explore the many ways this principle can be applied to achieve more success and fulfillment in life, career and business… all while doing less.
EP-010 (TVF Tuesday): Meet with Yourself
Have you ever considered meeting with yourself as part of your strategy to do more by doing less?
Ep-009: On Zipf’s Law of Least Effort and virtuous laziness
Should you be lazy? The answer might surprise you.
We often hear the advice to ‘work hard’. When we have difficulties, well-meaning people advise us to bear down, buckle-up or lean in and ‘work harder’.
But in this episode, we take a closer a look at this piece of advice in the light of the 80/20 principle. Specifically, I’ll introduce or reintroduce you to Zipf’s Law of least effort and how it can help you do more by doing less.
Ep-008: Is what you are calling a team actually just a group? With Brad King, PhD
Brad King is an Organizational Change consultant who specializes in agile team evolution, change management and execution strategies. We talk about team productivity, working from home, team dynamics, the unique challenges of knowledge work and more.
Ep-007: Artificial Intelligence—what it is and how it is changing productivity, work, and business with Kwame Asiedu
Kwame Asiedu is the CEO and co-founder of Braintoy—We talk about why everyone should be paying attention to AI, what makes AI so powerful, how it already being used, how it may be used, how you can start engaging the AI revolution, the current limitations of AI as well as a less talked about aspect—the ethics of AI.
Ep-006: 80-20 Productivity Hack—The humble but powerful to-do list. The what, why, how and how NOT of using this elegant productivity tool
Do you use to-do lists? If you don't, you should. They seem simple, but running under the hood is a strong engine to turbo-charge your productivity.
If you already use to-do lists, this episode with increase your confidence in using them because you will understand why and how they work as well as give you some ideas to make your to-do-listing more effective.
But what is a to-do list? Why does it work so well? And, more importantly, how do you use them correctly—especially in the 80 20 way—to boost your productivity?
All that and more on this episode of 80 20 Productivity.
Ep-005: The interesting interplay between mind and body for productivity and peak performance with Dr Marie Claire Bourque
My guest on the show today is Dr Marie Claire Bourque. She is the ideal person to speak with on the interesting interplay between our bodies and minds. Understanding this dynamic will help boost our productivity and help do more by doing less through optimizing this mind-body relationship.
Ep-004: 80-20 Book Breakdown—Effortless by Greg McKeown (Part II)
This episode is part 2 of 2 episodes of a deep dive into select ideas and insights from Greg McKeown's book--Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters.
In it we explore key ideas and insights with an aim to making them real and practical tools for helping you do more by doing less.
Ep-003: 80-20 Book Breakdown—Effortless by Greg McKeown (Part I)
This episode is part 1 of 2 episodes of a deep dive into select ideas and insights from Greg McKeown's book--Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters.
In it we explore key ideas and insights with an aim to making them real and practical tools for helping you do more by doing less.
Ep-002: A Quote, 2 buckets, Value, Effort and the 20% that matters
In this episode, we explore 80/20 with a down-to-earth model we can employ daily to help us make the right choices. We also explore a little basic physics and how we all get 2 buckets a day to spend—all discussed through the lens of 80/20 productivity.
EP 001 - Introduction to the 80/20 Productivity Podcast
In this maiden voyage episode, your host - author, coach, consultant and productivity nerd Anthony Sanni, provides an introduction to the podcast.
The episode covers a short summary of the 80/20 principle and how it can drive productivity and fulfillment.
The episode also covers the motivation for starting the podcast, the kind of content you can expect as well as format of the show. .