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Welcome back to the 40th episode of the Thursday Meditations show!

This is the show that helps you overcome average, and step up above mediocrity.

Before we get to the show, here are a couple announcements:

Since today is the first Thursday Meditations episode in May, let me introduce the theme for May.

May is all about time.

So today, I’ll talk about my favorite time management tools as well as some bonus tools that I don’t use, but that are still very good. 

  1. Composition Notebook and Pen

I use this every single day. I use these primarily because I have so many. I worked with a previous employer and as a result of that business shutting down the employer gifted me about 40 composition notebooks. I use them to write down my goals and my to do lists.

  1. Google Calendar

I suppose you could also put Icalendar here as well. The point is that I use these calendars to look at the things that I schedule and therefore have to do on days other than today. Very useful for keeping track of things long-term.

  1. Google Sheets

Lately, I’ve used this to help me prioritize and start to gamify my life.

  1. Stopwatch/Timer

I  use this one to help me move from one task to another while still giving adequate amounts of time to each task.

  1. Physical Signals

These are things like working at my desk to help tell my mind and body, “hey, it’s time to work now.”

  1. To Do Lists

I live and die by to-do lists.

  1. Calendly

I use this to help me schedule my podcast interviews.

  1. List of Core Values

I use these to measure how important the things I do are.

  1. Blocks of Fun

You  have to sharpen the saw right?

BONUS: I don’t use these right now, but from what I’ve seen they are still great.

  1. Weekly Planning Sheets by Origami Day (Sign up to get those here)
  2. Trello/Monday/Asana, or other project management tools
  3. Productive Habit Tracker (It’s an app)
  4. Sticky Notes
  5. Remente (Another App)

What about you? Are there any tools you like to use? You can reach out to me on Facebook (@thehardthingpodcast) and Instagram...