{"id":27612,"date":"2021-05-13T03:05:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T10:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dottotech.com\/?p=27612"},"modified":"2021-05-12T21:23:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T04:23:38","slug":"shifting-focus-after-a-pandemic-with-mike-vardy-gm67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dottotech.com\/shifting-focus-after-a-pandemic-with-mike-vardy-gm67\/","title":{"rendered":"Shifting Focus After a Pandemic with Mike Vardy &#8211; GM67"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27612\" class=\"elementor elementor-27612\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3564808 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3564808\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;a8228ac&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b4b91d\" data-id=\"0b4b91d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9cd8a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9cd8a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What does the guy who lives and breathes productivity do to adapt focus when a pandemic hits? You're about to find out, and possibly feel better about the challenges and solutions you've experienced as the world turned topsy-turvy.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5adc9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d5adc9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe title=\"Shifting Focus After a Pandemic with Mike Vardy - GM67\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=gah4h-1035d3c-pb&from=pb6admin&download=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e105574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e105574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Show Notes<\/h1><p>What does the guy who lives and breathes productivity do to adapt focus when a pandemic hits? You're about to find out, and possibly feel better about the challenges and solutions you've experienced as the world turned topsy-turvy.\u00a0<\/p><p>In this episode of the Grey Matters podcast, Steve welcomes Mike Vardy, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/productivityist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Productivityist<\/a> and author of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1u6R5Jz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want Anytime You Want<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/productivityist.com\/playbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Productivityist Playbook<\/a><\/em>, and\u00a0<em>TimeCrafting: A Better Way to Get the Right Things Done (<\/em>coming soon!<em>).\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p>The pandemic caused a seismic shift in all of our lives, as well as a shift in what has worked for us focus our time on being productive. Steve and Mike chat about misconceptions about how we all assumed we could focus more, how we all thought we'd spend our time, and how we plan to focus in the future.<\/p><p>You'll recognize the phrases and sayings we've all been hearing for the last 12+ months, which Mike and Steve have some rather particular reactions to as the realities of time management have been anything but simple.\u00a0<\/p><p>Your challenge? Focus on this podcast and let us know what you get out of it and how you're crafting your time today!<\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Links from this Episode<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/twitter-tip-jar-how-to-send-receive-cash-for-tweets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter introduces the Tip Jar<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/business\/523166-crypto-investors-lose-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitcoin worthless? 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