As a productivity enthusiast, you want to start each day on the right foot. You believe it’s the key to having a great day.

However, you are confused by the advice you have heard from experts. Some say start slowly, others start small, a few counsel you to “eat the frog” and do the most difficult task first.

Perhaps you have tried them all! But you want to be efficient, which means using an approach that works best for you.

How do you figure out the best approach to take?

Tune into this episode to hear from me and my special guest, Steven Puri, we tackle and even try to solve this wicked problem together.

00:00 – Opening & The Cold Start Problem

05:07 – Why Mornings Go Wrong

15:26 – Insight #1: A Great Morning Starts with a Great Evening

16:49 – Insight #2: You Lose the Morning Because You Lost the Evening

54:00 – Insight #3: Happiness Is a Function of What You Do in the Morning

You are both a fan of Ai and task management. HAving achieved gains in both areas over the years, the recent outbreak of LLMs has made you hungry for better task management using Ai solutions.

But nothing seems to be happening.

You keep looking for AI companies to offer insights but they have not made any progress beyond vague recommendations - really bland stuff. There must be a way…but the waiting game is killing you.

Maybe they are missing an understanding of the fundamentals of task management. If so, what can be gained from having special insights?

Tune into this episode to hear from me and my special guest, Dr. Brad Aeon, as we tackle and even try to solve this wicked problem together.

Brad Aeon is a time management expert and researcher. He did his Ph.D. on time, wellbeing, and productivity at Concordia University, and now works with organizations around the world to help them implement the latest research on time management.

His insights and ideas have been featured in top-tier media outlets, including the Harvard Business Review, BBC News, The Guardian, The Atlantic, and many more.

His TEDx Talk, "The Philosophy of Time Management," explores some of the most important ideas in time management and has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of people on YouTube.

You are an efficient person, but you are also polite and care about other people. When they want some of your time, you are happy to give it.

However, there are personalities you find to be difficult - they take way too much time. In conversation with them, you find yourself glancing at your watch, trying to be productive by ending the conversation…but you can’t

And you don’t want to be rude, but what can you do to address the stereotypical time hoarder?

Tune into this episode to hear from me and my special guest, Jennifer Morin, as we tackle this wicked problem together.

I’m Francis Wade and welcome to the Task Management & Time Blocking Podcast