Time and Attention

166: The Happiness Dollar

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, I chat with author Ashley Whillans about her book, Time Smart! Here’s a link to the book. You can listen (and subscribe) to the po...

165: Productive with AI

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we explore how AI tools like Claude Cowork are automating the drudgery layer of knowledge work, and why the most important skill is ...

164: 50 Shades of Goals

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we chat about the four types of goals we set—including outcome goals versus process goals, and learning goals versus performance go...

163: Intentional (Goal Attainment)

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we chat about Chris’s new book, Intentional, which is about the science of goal attainment! Here’s a link to the book. And here’...

162: Nobody Cares About Productivity During the Holidays

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we reflect back at the year and look to 2026, when Chris’s book Intentional will come out :-) Have a great holiday! You can listen...

161: The Intention Stack

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we chat about a central idea from Chris’s new book, Intentional: The Intention Stack! Here’s the image we chat about in the epis...

160: Success is a Numbers Game

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Author Kyle Austin Young joins the podcast to chat about his new book, Success is a Numbers Game! The post Podcast 160: Success is a Numbers Game appe...

159: Waking Up Early

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What Chris learned waking up at 5:30 every morning—and our thoughts on waking up early. The post Podcast 159: Waking Up Early appeared first on Chri...

158: Working 90-Hour Weeks

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recapping Chris’s experiment to work 90-hour weeks, and take a three-hour afternoon siesta. The post Podcast 158: Working 90-Hour Weeks appeared fir...

157: Being Productive When You Don't Feel Like It

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How to reclaim productivity on days when you have little energy or motivation. The post Podcast: How to be productive when you don’t feel like it ap...

156: Last Call (And a Review)

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Registration for Chris’s course closes on Tuesday, so get on it! Also: a brief review of the AirPods Pro 3 and iPhone 17 Pro… The post Podcast: La...

155: Values-Based Goals

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The science of rooting your goals in what you value. Also, details on Chris’s new course! The post Podcast: How to set values-based goals appeared f...

154: Why We Procrastinate

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We begin our deep dive into the science of overcoming procrastination… The post Podcast: Why We Procrastinate appeared first on Chris Bailey.

153: Managing Attention

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tactics for cultivating your attention—and then managing it daily. The post Podcast: Tactics for managing your attention appeared first on Chris Ba...

152: Reel Talk

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The rhythms and nature of our attention—and why our focus gets derailed so often. The post Podcast: Full Attention appeared first on Chris Bailey.

151: Distractions

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How to think about and tactically overcome distraction. The post Podcast: Overcoming Distraction appeared first on Chris Bailey.

150: Fake Deadlines

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial deadlines, the four-day workweek, and managing attention instead of time. The post Podcast: Fake Deadlines appeared first on Chris Bailey.

149: Everyday Carry

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What we carry around when we’re on the go and want to get stuff done. The post Podcast: Everyday Carry appeared first on Chris Bailey.

148: Fancy Health Stuff

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our long-term reviews about three health investments: the Ozlo Sleepbuds, Apple Watch 10, and the Peloton Bike+—and whether fancy health stuff is ev...

147: Good Productivity

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Taming IMs—and pursuing productivity for the right reasons. The post Podcast: Good Productivity appeared first on Chris Bailey.

146: Econ Corner 2.0

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our comparative advantages, finite resources, and thinking on the margin. The post Podcast: Econ Corner 2.0 appeared first on Chris Bailey.

145: Inbox Zero Is Dumb

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All of the ways that “Inbox Zero” misses the mark—but also the cases where it can be helpful. The post Podcast: Why “inbox zero” is dumb ap...

144: Bad Productivity Advice

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How to separate good productivity advice from bad—and the golden rule of productivity advice. The post Podcast: Bad productivity advice appeared fir...

143: The End of Year Survey

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris’s end-of-year survey—and how we’re ringing in the new year! The post Podcast: The end of the year survey appeared first on Chris Bailey.

142: Smart Home Shenanigans

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How we’ve set up our smart home! The post Podcast: Our smart home setup appeared first on Chris Bailey.

141: Trip Wires

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A simple tweak to bring greater awareness to bad habits. The post Podcast: How to plant a trip wire appeared first on Chris Bailey.

140: Tech Setups

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The tech gear we use to get stuff done every day. The post Podcast: Our tech setups! appeared first on Chris Bailey.

139: Writing Workflows

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How we write! The post Podcast: Our writing workflows appeared first on Chris Bailey.

138: Tactics That Haven’t Stuck

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Habits and strategies we’ve chatted about that haven’t worked as well… The post Podcast: Tactics that haven’t stuck for us appeared first on C...

137: Productivity Guilt

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you doing what you can? The post Podcast: Productivity Guilt appeared first on Chris Bailey.

136: Travel Hacks

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tactics we find invaluable for traveling with ease. The post Podcast: Our favorite travel hacks appeared first on Chris Bailey.

135: Busyness

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The difference between a busy mind and a busy day. The post Unpacking busyness appeared first on Chris Bailey.

134: The News

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What the research shows about the news we consume—and what to do about it. The post Podcast: Deliberate news consumption appeared first on Chris Ba...

133: Learn Anything

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My conversation with Scott H. Young about his new book, Get Better at Anything. The post Podcast: How to Learn Anything appeared first on Chris Bailey...

132: Meeting Tactics

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The science behind running meetings more effectively (when they’re worthwhile)! The post Podcast: Tactics for meetings appeared first on Chris Baile...

131: Meetings

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We dive deep into meetings on this week’s pod. The post Podcast: The Value of Meetings appeared first on Chris Bailey.

130: Time Blocking 2.0

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Strategies for time blocking your day—including the ones we use. The post Podcast: How We Time Block appeared first on Chris Bailey.

129: Slow Productivity

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My conversation with author Cal Newport—about doing fewer things, working at a natural pace, and obsessing over quality. The post Podcast: The art ...

128: Social Media

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The post Podcast: How to think about social media appeared first on Chris Bailey.

127: Rising Early

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Should you become an early riser? The post Podcast: Should you wake up early? appeared first on Chris Bailey.

126: All or Something Thinking (Replay)

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Things aren't as black and white as you might think. The post Podcast: All or Something Thinking (Replay) appeared first on Chris Bailey.

125: Getting Unstuck

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Staying productive when you don't feel like it. The post Podcast: How to Get Unstuck appeared first on Chris Bailey.

124: Home Screens

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We share our phone home screens and chat about which one is better. The post Podcast: Our phone home screens appeared first on Chris Bailey.

123: Leveraged Productivity

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How AI is shaping the highest-leverage tasks in your work. The post Podcast: The highest-leverage tasks in your work appeared first on Chris Bailey.

122: The Fake Commute

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The perks and benefits of doing a fake commute each morning. The post Podcast: The perks of a fake morning commute appeared first on Chris Bailey.

121: How To Get A Book Published

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The ins and outs of publishing a book of your own—in an interview with Lucinda Halpern, the author of Get Signed. The post Podcast: How to Get a Bo...

120: Chore Points

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our system for getting chores done at home. The post Podcast: Our “chore points” system appeared first on Chris Bailey.

119: Books We’re Reading

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The books we’re currently loving! The post Podcast: The Books We’re Loving appeared first on Chris Bailey.

118: The Fourth Annual Holiday Spectacular (w. gift recs!)

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our fourth annual holiday spectacular—and the finale of the gift guide! The post Podcast: The productivity holiday gift guide.. continued! appeared ...

117: Productivity Gift Guide

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The best gifts that make life easier (or more efficient). (Part One!) The post Podcast: The productivity gift guide appeared first on Chris Bailey.

116: Accountability Groups

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How to form a professional accountability group—and why you should. The post Podcast: Forming an accountability group appeared first on Chris Bailey...

115: Sick & Thinking About To-Do Lists

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your to-do list will probably never be done. That’s a good thing! The post Podcast: Taking a sick day appeared first on Chris Bailey.

114: Commitment Devices

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How to give yourself no choice but to achieve your goals. The post Podcast: Using “commitment devices” to achieve your goals appeared first on Chr...

113: Productivity Prime Time

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How exactly to calculate when you’re the most productive and creative. The post Podcast: Calculating your peak productivity time appeared first on C...

112: Dumb Goals

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How to set smarter goals—and why “SMART” goals aren’t as effective as you may think. The post Podcast: Setting smarter goals appeared first o...

111: The Pomodoro Technique

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The pomodoro technique, and how (and whether) we use it in our own work. The post Podcast: The Pomodoro Technique appeared first on Chris Bailey.

110: Stimulation Fasting

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What you’ll get out of resetting your mind’s tolerance for novelty. The post Podcast: How (and why) to do a stimulation fast appeared first on Chr...

109: Oliver Burkeman (Replay)

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation with the author of Four Thousand Weeks on limits, finitude, and time management. The post Podcast: My interview with Oliver Burkeman (r...

108: Subscriptageddon

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The productivity apps we subscribe to—and what we’re cutting. The post Podcast: Drowning in subscriptions appeared first on Chris Bailey.

107: Smartphones

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lessons from Chris’s experiment to switch to a flip phone for a month. The post Podcast: Are smartphones a net positive? appeared first on Chris Bai...

106: Naps!

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Exploring the science behind napping. The post 106: Naps! appeared first on Chris Bailey.

105: Multitasking

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We dig into the research surrounding multitasking—including where it does and doesn’t work. The post Podcast: Digging into multitasking appeared ...

104: Productivity Gadgets

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our go-to productivity gadgets that we use every day (and a few thoughts on the Apple headset)! The post Podcast: The best productivity gadgets appear...

103: How to Think About Email (Rewind)

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My conversation with author Cal Newport about email. The post Podcast: My chat with Cal Newport about email appeared first on Chris Bailey.

102: Couples That Work

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My chat with Jennifer Petriglieri, author of Couples That Work. The post Podcast: The three transitions we go through as a couple appeared first on Ch...

101: The Flip Phone Experiment

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Inside Chris’s experiment to switch to a flip phone for a month. The post Podcast: Using a flip phone for a month appeared first on Chris Bailey.

100: Q&A Spectacular

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We celebrate episode 100 of the pod! The post Podcast: 100 podcast episodes (and counting)! appeared first on Chris Bailey.

99: Attention Span

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My interview with the renowned Gloria Mark, the author of the new book Attention Span. The post Podcast: How to build your attention span appeared fir...

98: Habits for Flow

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We explore research and tactics for entering into a “flow” state. The post Podcast: How to get into a flow state appeared first on Chris Bailey.

97: The Flip Phone Experiment

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chris’s experiment to switch to a flip phone for a month. The post Podcast: Chatting about the flip phone experiment appeared first on Chris Bailey.

96: Tranquility by Tuesday

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My conversation with author Laura Vanderkam about her new book. The post Podcast: 5 tactics for more tranquility in your life appeared first on Chris ...

95: Novelty Hunting

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The ways we like to hunt for novelty, especially in the digital world. The post Podcast: What to know about “novelty hunting.” appeared first on C...

94: The Science of Savoring

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a fascinating science behind how we can more deeply enjoy our lives—we dig into it in this episode. The post Podcast: The science of savo...

93: The Year of Calm

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We chat about ideas from Chris’s new book, How to Calm Your Mind! The post Podcast: The Year of Calm appeared first on Chris Bailey.

92: New Year’s Rituals

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An annual tradition on the pod: our holiday spectacular! The post Podcast: Our New Year’s Rituals appeared first on Chris Bailey.

91: Getting Things Done

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My interview with David Allen, the author of Getting Things Done. The post Podcast: My interview with David Allen, author of Getting Things Done appea...

90: Understanding Burnout

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Breaking down burnout—and how to overcome it. The post Podcast: Understanding burnout appeared first on Chris Bailey.

89: The Weekly Review

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The things we review every week to become more productive. The post Podcast: The Weekly Review appeared first on Chris Bailey.

88: Writing Tips

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A few of my favorite writing tips—and the ones I use every day. The post Podcast: My go-to writing tips appeared first on Chris Bailey.

87: Self-Talk

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We briefly chat about Chris’s next book, and then explore the science of self-talk. The post Podcast: Taming Negative Self-Talk appeared first on C...

86: The Habits You Take for Granted

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Reflecting on your dividend-paying habits can help you sustain them in the long run. The post Podcast: The Habits You Take for Granted appeared first ...

85: Atomic Habits (Rewind)

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James and I chat about his fantastic book, Atomic Habits. The post Podcast: My interview with James Clear, author of Atomic Habits appeared first on ...

84: The Productive Student

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Becoming more productive in a college/university setting. The post Podcast: How to be a more productive student appeared first on Chris Bailey.

83: Measuring Productivity

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A few practical, tactical ways to measure daily productivity The post Podcast: How to measure your productivity appeared first on Chris Bailey.

82: Task Switching

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The costs of task switching—and how to get better at switching between things. The post Podcast: Task Switching appeared first on Chris Bailey.

81: How to Plan Your Week

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A few rituals for planning your week—along with a few favorite books we’ve read recently. The post Podcast: Ways to plan your week appeared first ...

80: Thoughtful Productivity

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Productivity doesn’t have to only be about the blind pursuit of accomplishment. The post Podcast: Thoughtful Productivity appeared first on Chris Ba...

79: Caffeine Vehicles

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The best sources of caffeine—for lasting energy. The post Podcast: The best caffeine vehicles appeared first on Chris Bailey.

78: Taking Breaks

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Work breaks: How long they should be and how to take them. The post Podcast: How to take an intentional work break appeared first on Chris Bailey.

77: Sources of Motivation

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tapping into your sources of motivation. The post Podcast: Where motivation comes from appeared first on Chris Bailey.

76: Productivity Tech

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Reviewing the Timeular and the reMarkable 2 on the podcast. The post Podcast: Reviewing a couple pieces of productivity tech appeared first on Chris B...

75: Time Blocking

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We chat about the power of chunking your day into blocks of time on this week’s podcast The post Podcast: Exploring time blocking appeared first on ...

73: Redefining Productivity

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How to define (and think about) productivity The post Podcast: How to define productivity appeared first on Chris Bailey.

72: Revisiting Change

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ideas for dealing with change—the main constant in our lives The post Podcast: Strategies for dealing with change appeared first on Chris Bailey.

71: Tradeoffs

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How to think like an economist to become more productive. The post Podcast: Thinking using economics to become more productive appeared first on Chris...

70: The Rule of 3

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the best prioritization strategies out there. The post Podcast: My favorite prioritization strategy appeared first on Chris Bailey.

69: Scaling Your Work

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Economist John List hops on the podcast to talk about why ideas fail, and how to discover which of our ideas have a chance. The post Podcast: How to s...

68: Our Daily Habits

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An episode about the habits we do—and track!—every day. The post Podcast: Our favorite daily habits appeared first on Chris Bailey.

67: Are Resolutions Worth It?

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The wonders—and perils!—of setting New Year’s resolutions. The post Podcast: Should you set New Year’s resolutions? appeared first on Chris Ba...

66: The Second Annual Holiday Spectacular

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How to define boundaries around productivity over the holidays. The post Podcast: The Second Annual Holiday Spectacular appeared first on Chris Bailey...