Mike Vardy
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If you want to stop "doing" productive and start "being" productive -- and start going forward instead of just going -- then I'd love to help you with that through my products and services. I've been studying personal productivity and time management since 2005 and have helped thousands of people define their days, filter their focus, and make every moment matter.
05/22/2026
Pouring one out for Stephen Colbert tonight.
When The Colbert Report was on, I was doing my own version of that - a parody productivity pundit, pointing at bad habits in the time management world by playing one. (I wasn't nearly as good at it as he was.)
But somewhere along the way, I became the very thing I was parodying. I stopped playing the character and started doing the real work.
Colbert did something similar - left his character behind, took the chair Letterman left open, and kept finding ways to do what he does. The craft never left. Just the costume.
I wouldn’t be doing what I do now if his show hadn't been on at the right time. That matters more than he'll ever know.
Last show tonight. Thanks, Stephen.
05/22/2026
Teal vinyl on a Thursday. This is what a productive afternoon actually looks like. Not a packed calendar, just the right record at the right time.
Dawna Ballard studied Children's Advocacy Centers and found something that shouldn't have been surprising — but was. When they slowed their meetings from rushed check-ins to 90-minute sessions, cases got resolved faster. Not slower. Faster.
Speed creates rework. Slowness creates alignment. And alignment is what actually moves things forward.
This is a clip from my conversation with Dawna Ballard, author of Time by Design. Listen to the full episode of A Productive Conversation here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/633e9a4d
05/20/2026
Pondering is productive. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
05/20/2026
May 2022. James Taylor. Victoria, BC.
Some shows you attend because it’s a good night out. Others you attend because something in you knows — this might be the only chance you get.
James Taylor doesn’t make it to Victoria often. And neither of us is getting any younger. So when the opportunity came, there was really only one answer.
He played “Secret O’ Life” that night. Written it down in my notebook afterward: Try not to try too hard. Three years later, it still hits exactly the same way — maybe more so.
There’s wisdom in showing up for the things that matter to you, not someday, but now. Concerts. Conversations. Moments that don’t announce themselves as rare until they’re gone.
Go to the show.
Most people treat every Pomodoro the same way — work, break, work, break, repeat.
But there’s one block I’ve started using completely differently. It’s not a break. It’s not busywork. It’s something that actually makes the rest of your day better.
I put together a short video explaining exactly what it is and why it works. If you’ve ever used the Pomodoro Technique — or you’re curious about it — this one’s worth your time.
Watch it and let me know if you’re going to try it.
05/19/2026
Some days, the distractions win. The intention slips. The rush takes over.
That’s not failure — that’s being human.
Swipe through for the only thing worth doing when those days show up.
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