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Productivity Nerd

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Welcome to Productivity Nerd by Personally Virtual – your go-to spot for smart, slightly nerdy conversations about productivity, time management, and working smarter (not harder!). Hosted by Virtual Assistant and productivity enthusiast Kathy Soulsby, we unpack powerful tools, books, and habits - from Getting Things Done to Slow Productivity and beyond. Whether you’re a solo business owner, a time-blocking fanatic, or just looking to tame your to-do list, you’ll find actionable tips, interviews, and real talk to boost your focus and reclaim your time.

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  1. Episode 62 - Your Time Your Way: Foundations Before Tools with Carl Pullein 55:13
  2. Episode 61.5 - WhatsApp Group Overload: How to Stop Your Phone Running Your Life 9:28
  3. Episode 61 - Paper Planners: Why Writing It Down Beats Digital, with Sam Smith of Hello Time 48:36
  4. Episode 60.5 - No-Meeting Days: The Right Solution to the Wrong Problem? 14:33
  5. Episode 60 - Your Brain at Work by David Rock: How to Focus, Beat Distraction and Think Clearly | with Helen 1:10:39
  6. Episode 59.5 - One Frog, Fifteen Minutes 5:01
  7. Episode 59 - The Way of Excellence - Is Balance Overrated? with Claire Ennion 1:01:05
  8. Episode 58.5 - Marie Kondo: Does the KonMari Method Actually Work? 10:55
  9. Episode 58 - Why You Don't Do The Thing You Know You Should (It's Not Discipline...It's Design) 46:04
  10. Episode 57.5 - How to Plan Your Week: My Real Weekly Planning Routine (ClickUp, Theme Days & 3 Priorities) 10:14
  11. Taking a well earned break 1:13
  12. Episode 57 - Out of Office, In the Moment: Holiday Prep That Actually Works, with Claire Ennion 34:26
  13. Episode 56.5 - Using ‘Waiting Time’ Productively – Small things you can do in short gaps of time. 6:27
  14. Episode 56 - How to Find Your Values (Using Your Pet Peeves) 47:27
  15. Episode 55.5 - The 3-Second Rule for Decluttering Your Digital Space 8:28
  16. Episode 55 - The Productivity Advice That Works When You're Falling Apart with Gilly Mulford 35:28
  17. Episode 54.5 - Are Fitness Trackers Making You Less Productive? The Science of Over-Tracking 11:35
  18. Episode 54 - How to Get Better Results from AI (and Stop Wasting What It Can Do) with Chris Davies and Helen Taylor 58:16
  19. Episode 53.5 - Why Happy Workers Are More Productive (And What Actually Makes Us Happy) 11:00
  20. Episode 53 - Productive Workspaces: How Your Environment Affects Focus and Performance | with Natanya Gidoomal 50:57
  21. Episode 52.5 - Micro-Wins vs. Macro-Goals - Why celebrating small achievements keeps you motivated. 10:18
  22. Episode 52 - Buy Back Your Time | Dan Martell's Guide to Delegation & Freedom, with Claire Ennion 48:19
  23. Episode 51.5 - The Dopamine-Driven Productivity Hack - How gamification can make work more engaging. 8:37
  24. Episode 51 - The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom | Are You Rich in the Ways That Actually Matter? with Helen Taylor 58:40
  25. Episode 50.5 - This Meeting Could've Been an Email 10:10
  26. Episode 50 - The Breathing Fix: How Your Breath is Running (or Ruining) Your Performance, with Phoebe Newman 45:50
  27. Episode 49.5 - The ‘Done for the Day’ Checklist - A method to wrap up work effectively 9:01
  28. Episode 49 - The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande, with Claire Ennion 37:20
  29. Episode 48.5 - Taming the Open Tabs Syndrome – Strategies to stop jumping between tasks 9:32
  30. Episode 48 - Physical Energy, Movement Habits & The Science of Sustainable Productivity, with Duncan Vincent 48:24
  31. Episode 47.5 - Success Comes From Small Efforts Repeated Daily 8:12
  32. Episode 47 - How Flown Is Reinventing Remote Work Productivity with Rich Gwilt 41:22
  33. Episode 46.5 - Mini pod on how to Retain More From the Books You Read | 7 Reading Techniques from Daniel Pink 10:32
  34. Episode 46 - Why Bad Emails Are Killing Your Productivity (And What To Do About It), with Kim Arnold 49:13
  35. Episode 45.5 - Inbox Zero Explained: Why 2,000 Unread Emails Are the Real Problem 15:06
  36. Episode 45 - Working With Your Cycle: Productivity Tips for Hormone-Heavy Days, with Liz Sherlock 41:24
  37. Episode 44.5 - Toxic Productivity and the Hungry Ghost Problem 8:17
  38. Episode 44 - Living Forward by Michael Hyatt, with Claire Ennion 42:18
  39. Episode 43.5 - The cosy January Episode 9:07
  40. Episode 43 - How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price, with Helen Taylor 47:54
  41. Episode 42.5 - Welcome to 2026: Are You Fast-Forwarding Through Life? 8:38
  42. Episode 42 - Filing Your Tax Return Without Crying: A Festive Chat with Laura Green 53:37
  43. Episode 41.5 - The Productivity Nerd’s Holiday Reading List 10:01
  44. Episode 41 - Virtual Assistants & Productivity: What Every Business Owner Should Know, with Amanda Johnson and Gwen Backhouse 53:37
  45. Episode 40.5 - Minipod on The Zeigarnik Effect; Why Your Brain Clings to Unfinished Tasks 5:46
  46. Episode 40 - Getting Sh*t Done by Roo Day, with Claire Ennion 27:30
  47. Episode 39.5 - How to Stay Productive When Life Gets in the Way 14:20
  48. Episode 39 - How to Have a Good Day at Work (Even When It’s Chaos) 41:23
  49. Episode 38.6 - From UK Office to French Countryside, with Vicki Doudelle 33:30
  50. Episode 38.5 - Minipod on Music for Productivity: What Actually Works? 11:54