Systems Episodes

Structure is the key to tangible outcomes and systems are essential for creative
output. This collection of interviews with teach you how to build systems to
capture ideas, create content, and manage your day to day workflow.
Nov. 25, 2019

Alberto Savoia: Why So Many Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Suc…

Alberto Savoia says that 80% of engineers and product managers are working on products right now that when launched will fail. This is not due to poor execution or lack of hard work. They’re building...

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Sept. 23, 2019

Charlie Gilkey: How to Go from Idea to Done

Charlie Gilkey is an author, speaker, coach, and former Army officer. He’s also the author of Start Finishing, a guide for creatives and leaders to start finishing what matters. He joins us on the show...

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Sept. 16, 2019

Nir Eyal: Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Yo…

Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. His most recent book, Indistractable, focuses on maximizing productivity by minimizing distraction. Nir aims to answer the question of why we...

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Sept. 2, 2019

David Allen: The Art of Stress Free Productivity

David Allen is a productivity consultant and author of multiple books, best known for creating the time management technique, ‘Getting Things Done’. Our minds are our most useful tool when it comes to being productive,...

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Aug. 26, 2019

Scott Young: How to Master Hard Skills and Learn Anything

Scott Young is a writer, programmer, traveler and an avid learner. After Scott heard about Benny Lewis and the way he could become fluent in a language in just 3 months, he became interested in...

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July 24, 2019

The Link Between Attention, Elite Performance and Happiness with Cal …

Along with the many useful and constructive benefits of technology, we need to be mindful of the vices that come with it. Having access to a cyber-universe at our fingertips can be severely detrimental to...

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April 15, 2019

The Universal Laws of Success with Albert-Laszlo Barabasi

In this incredibly interesting episode, we get to chat with Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, a Physicist and Data Scientist in Network Theory. Why does hard work not always measure up to success? We out-perform expectations to go...

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Feb. 20, 2019

The Power of Wanting Less and Staying Small with Paul Jarvis

In this episode, we are joined by Paul Jarvis, author of Company of One, software creator, designer and online course teacher. Paul has an understanding that growth isn’t always a good thing for businesses. He...

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Jan. 28, 2019

Digital Minimalism with Cal Newport

The world today is becoming dangerously digital. With the booming of social media and digital application growing in depth and complexity, keeping a healthy mindset can turn into a cluttered and stressful experience. Cal Newport,...

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Jan. 23, 2019

Rewriting The Organizational Operating System with Aaron Dignan

Aaron Dignan is the founder of The Ready and author of the book, Brave New Work. He joins us for this episode to discuss some of the major points in his book which focuses on...

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Jan. 9, 2019

Why We’ve Become So Self-Obsessed and What It’s Doing to Us with Will…

Will Storr, an award-winning journalist and novelist, joins us for this episode of The Unmistakable Creative. In this discussion, Will takes us on an enlightening journey through the history of self. He paints an intriguing...

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Jan. 2, 2019

Track Your Past, Order Your Present, and Plan Your Future with Ryder …

Ryder Carroll is a digital product designer, inventor of the Bullet Journal and author of his latest book, The Bullet Journal Method, which focuses on the art of intentional living. He joins us in this...

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Sept. 17, 2018

The Art and Science of Decision Engineering with Michelle Florendo

In this episode, coach, speaker and decision analyst, Michelle Florendo, unfolds the science and emotions that we as humans typically encounter when making decisions. Michelle takes us through an empowering wisdom-filled episode on how to...

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Aug. 27, 2018

Chris Bailey: How to be More Productive in a World of Distractions

The world we live in now is full of distractions, but not all of them are as disruptive as you might think. Chris Bailey is a productivity expert, and he’s mastered the art of being...

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July 16, 2018

Adam Gazzaley: The Neuroscience of Attention

How does attention work? Adam Gazzaley has devoted his career to figuring out the science behind how we develop attention and how to optimize it. He knows what we need to do in order to...

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