In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that we use every day and how they help us (otherwise known as Routines and Rituals). Together they look at: • How routines and rituals are actually guardrails for our days • How having fewer choices is actually better • Using the structure that gets the best out of us • You can find fun within the routine (and why it's important). Like, review, and subscribe to our channel! Produced and edited by Wayne Duncan, Studi...
Jun 15, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 155
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at a surprising efficiency tool: listening. Together they look at: • We speak slower than we listen - that's the cause of our listening problem • Ways to remind yourself to listen more • Why listening for comprehension helps you to be efficient As a listener of this podcast, what productivity or efficiency questions would you like to have answered? Let us know! Email your questions to Ellen at [email protected] or to Lee at [email protected] Produce...
Jun 08, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 154
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss rooting out the inefficiencies we encounter every day to make things even more efficient. Together they look at: • Why Lee upgraded all of his computer equipment - and what it will mean for him • How we know when it's time to make changes • Examining all the parts of our lives where inefficiencies exist - and getting rid of them Edited and produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D Contact Lee at [email protected] Contact Ellen at [email protected] Learn...
Jun 01, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 153
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at why it's important to slow down. Together they look at: • How taking it easy can help with a lot of things • Why slowing down can speed things up • Ways you can slow down to reassess what is happening in your life • How FOMO has changed and why that is good Produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D Contact Lee at [email protected] Contact Ellen at [email protected]...
May 25, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 152
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at ways to efficiently deal with frustration. Together they discuss: • What your brain is looking for right now - and why it's important • Ways to mix things up to prevent frustration - and procrastination • One simple thing you can do to eliminate a lot of the frustration you might be feeling • How what other people are doing might be the thing that helps you Produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D Contact Ellen at [email protected] Contact Lee at LeeSilber@L...
May 18, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Celebrating our 150th episode! Lee and Ellen complete their 3 part series on Hitting the Ground Running by looking at ways to use quarantine time to change your personal life. Together they look at: • Determining skills you want to add to your life - and doing it • Taking this time to strengthen your weaknesses - such as learning to cook better, (use www.foodcombo.com to find recipes for the ingredients you have.) • Deciding what kind of person you'd like to be and building the skills to make th...
May 11, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 150
In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue looking at how to be ready to Hit the Ground Running when we all finally go back out into the world. Together they look at: • Taking the opportunity to brand ourselves (custom face masks anyone?) • Upgrading basics like our email signature • Looking ahead then working backwards • The importance of "What if" scenarios • Being prepared to prevent panic • Seizing this time to make improvements and changes Produced by Wayne Duncan, Studio D Contact Lee at LeeS...
May 04, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 149
In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss looking ahead to when things go back to "normal," and what we can be doing now to prepare ourselves. Together they look at: • Working on things we want to accomplish during this "pause" • Controlling the things you can control and taking advantage of them • Letting go of things that don't serve you • The importance of staying in touch and how to do it • The power of micro habits to move you towards your goals Produced by Wayne Duncan Contact Lee at LeeSilbe...
Apr 27, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 148
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways you can get focus time in when WFH. Together they look at: • The best way to think of focus • Apps to help you focus including Flipd ( http://www.flipdapp.co/ ) Timeout, SelfControl ( https://selfcontrolapp.com/ ) • The importance of knowing your strengths, and setting up an environment that plays to your strengths Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact Lee at [email protected] Contact Ellen at [email protected]...
Apr 20, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 147
In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue sharing information they have gleaned from working at home for 25 years each. Together they look at: • The importance of knowing your technology (and being redundant about what you have) • Why you need to be acknowledged (and how to do it) • What you need in your optimal home office • Why it's important to avoid your productivity pitfalls (and how to do just that) Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact Lee at [email protected]...
Apr 13, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 146
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at more ways you can work at home (when you aren't used to working from home.) Together they look at: • The secret productivity tool in your kitchen • Why accountability is so important • How to add a little humanity into your connections • Why scheduling distractions is important • Ways to prepare you for your workday, even if you aren't getting in a car and commuting Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer Contact Lee at [email protected] Contact ...
Apr 06, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 145
In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue to look at ways you can make working from home work for you. Including: • Making your phone and video calls better • Being proud of your past successes • Establishing work/home boundaries • Using household tasks as a reward • Setting yourself up for success first thing in the day • The importance of rituals Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact Lee at [email protected] Contact Ellen at [email protected]...
Mar 30, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 144
While both Lee and Ellen are veterans of WFH - not everyone is, so in this episode, they share some ways technology can make WFH easier including the importance of clearing out your inbox, using music to track time, being prepared to see people, and the importance of turning off your notification sounds. Apps mentioned in this episode: unroll.me/ sparkmailapp.com/ coffitivity.co toggl.com/toggl-desktop/ freedom.to/ Lee at [email protected] Ellen at [email protected]...
Mar 23, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 143
In this episode, Lee and Ellen (and Wayne Duncan, the podcast producer) look at how getting a band set up and playing live music is a lot like getting things ready in life. Together they look at how: • Paying attention to what needs to happen makes everyone be on the same track. • How wasting less time means you can leverage the time you do have • How efficiency in music, really translates to efficency in life Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Dunan, producer Contact Lee at LeeSilber@LeeS...
Mar 16, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 142
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of always moving forward. Rather than adhering to the idea of always staying in the same lane, they look at staying on the same highway and picking the easiest lane that will help you build momentum. Look at the lane that will move you the fastest, and in the easiest way. Rather than being someone who needs to get everything in order before starting, start then correct as you go along. Keep moving down your highway, switching lanes as needed,...
Mar 09, 2020•6 min•Season 1Ep. 141
In this episode, Ellen and Lee discuss how failure is not only ALWAYS an option, but it's a great form of education as well. Together they look at how to learn from failure, how failure shows you what works and doesn't work for you, and how it can stop you from continuing down the wrong road. Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact Ellen at [email protected] Contact Lee at [email protected]...
Feb 24, 2020•6 min•Season 1Ep. 139
In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the reasons WHY you want to be efficient, and what you can be doing with the time that you save. Together they look at why it is important to know what you want to do with the time that you save, and why it is important to enjoy the moments you have now -- and not push them off onto an uncertain future. Recorded at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact Lee at LeeSileberWLeeSilber.com Contact Ellen at [email protected]
Feb 17, 2020•6 min•Season 1Ep. 138
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at both why it's important to know when to stop, and easy ways to do just that. It's important to know when to stop working on something, so starting with a hard deadline and a Definition of Done are going to help you right away. Still having issues with stopping? Think about delegating your task so someone else takes care of it. Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact Lee at [email protected] Contact Ellen at Ellen@EllenGoodwin....
Feb 10, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 137
In this episode, Lee and Ellen continue looking at how technology is changing our world. This time, with work. Together they look at how Automation is changing how we talk with co-workers, how you can find a template for everything -- letters, websites. How as designers, Lee and Ellen are both obsolete because YouTube has all the answers (which isn't a bad thing!) How video calls can save you more time, and why it's important to make sure that technology doesn't become a timewaster for you. Reco...
Feb 03, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 136
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the efficiency of getting feedback. Together they look at: • Why it's important to know what you don't know • How asking for specific feedback is efficient -- "How could this have been better." • Why being open to accepting help and guidance can help you shorten the learning process Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact Lee at [email protected] Contact Ellen at [email protected]...
Feb 02, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 140
In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how technology has changed the way we do things, and why it's important for us to stop and think if there is a way that technology can help us do a task faster, easier, or better. Together they look at technology when it comes to your morning: getting coffee, driving (and multi-tasking), learning and navigating. Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact Lee at [email protected] Contact Ellen at [email protected]...
Jan 27, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 135
In this episode, Lee and Ellen talk about getting rid of more stuff. Because you pay for things with your time, having fewer things to worry about, gives you more time to enjoy life. Together they look at how getting rid of things you don't regularly use is easier now than it's ever been thanks to apps like Offer Up and Buy Nothing. With less stuff to worry about, you have more time to enjoy life! Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan producer Contact Lee at [email protected] Con...
Jan 20, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 134
( This episode was recorded on January 8, after the first weekend of NFL Playoff football. ) In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the importance of Clock Management when it comes to being efficient with your time. Managing your own personal clock means knowing when to have a sense of urgency and how to look at each hour as a game. Clock Management also means Energy Management and making the most of your high energy times throughout the day. Recorded and produced at Studio D, Wayne Duncan produ...
Jan 13, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 133
