Connect the Dots is a show about how different topics converge to form a new idea. We start from the perspective of productivity or creativity and how they intersect. But one of the things that has proven most fascinating to me over the years is how many other topics and disciplines impact creative and productive work. Like how much is productivity impacted by the improvement of physical health? How does creativity increase when you learn from new sources of inspiration? It's these questions ...
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How Ryan Holiday Uses Notecards to Write Best-Sellers
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My name is Matt Ragland and in each episode I share a short lesson about how to be more focused and productive. I draw these lessons from personal experience, work with clients, modern psychology and real-world application. Ryan Holiday's Notecard System Never Start from Scratch Again Origins of "Smart" Note-Taking & Zettelkasten How Note-Taking Im…
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My Note-Taking Process from Capture to Communication [QUICK Notes Series #6]
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My name is Matt Ragland and in each episode I share a short lesson about how to be more focused and productive. I draw these lessons from personal experience, work with clients, modern psychology and real-world application. Never Start from Scratch Again Origins of "Smart" Note-Taking & Zettelkasten How Note-Taking Improves Creativity Developing Id…
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How I Use Notes in Content Creation [QUICK Notes Series #5]
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My name is Matt Ragland and in each episode I share a short lesson about how to be more focused and productive. I draw these lessons from personal experience, work with clients, modern psychology and real-world application. Never Start from Scratch Again Origins of "Smart" Note-Taking & Zettelkasten How Note-Taking Improves Creativity Developing Id…
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Comparing Note-Taking Apps [QUICK Notes Series #4]
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My name is Matt Ragland and in each episode I share a short lesson about how to be more focused and productive. I draw these lessons from personal experience, work with clients, modern psychology and real-world application. Never Start from Scratch Again Origins of "Smart" Note-Taking & Zettelkasten How Note-Taking Improves Creativity Developing Id…
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Developing Ideas Sparks into QUICK Notes [QUICK Notes Series #3]
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My name is Matt Ragland and in each episode I share a short lesson about how to be more focused and productive. I draw these lessons from personal experience, work with clients, modern psychology and real-world application. Never Start from Scratch Again Origins of "Smart" Note-Taking & Zettelkasten How Note-Taking Improves Creativity & Capture Str…
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How Note-Taking Improves Creativity & Capture Strategies [QUICK Notes Series #2]
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My name is Matt Ragland and in each episode I share a short lesson about how to be more focused and productive. I draw these lessons from personal experience, work with clients, modern psychology and real-world application. Never Start from Scratch Again Origins of "Smart" Note-Taking & Zettelkasten Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the Dail…
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Origins of smart notes & difference from "regular notes" [QUICK Notes Series #1]
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My name is Matt Ragland and in each episode I share a short lesson about how to be more focused and productive. I draw these lessons from personal experience, work with clients, modern psychology and real-world application. Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the Daily Dot please share it with a friend and rate + review on Apple Podcasts and S…
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The Disciplined Application of Basics
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My name is Matt Ragland and in each episode I share a short lesson about how to be more focused and productive. I draw these lessons from personal experience, work with clients, modern psychology and real-world application. Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the Daily Dot please share it with a friend and rate + review on Apple Podcasts and S…
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Using Project Sprints to Plan Your Goals
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My name is Matt Ragland and in each episode I share a short lesson about how to be more focused and productive. I draw these lessons from personal experience, work with clients, modern psychology and real-world application. Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the Daily Dot please share it with a friend and rate + review on Apple Podcasts and S…
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My name is Matt Ragland and in each episode I share a short lesson about how to be more focused and productive. I draw these lessons from personal experience, work with clients, modern psychology and real-world application. Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the Daily Dot please share it with a friend and rate + review on Apple Podcasts and S…
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My name is Matt Ragland and in each episode I share a short lesson about how to be more focused and productive. I draw these lessons from personal experience, work with clients, modern psychology and real-world application. Listen to E33 - A Poker Player's Advice for Goal Selection Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the Daily Dot please share…
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My name is Matt Ragland and in each episode I share a short lesson about how to be more focused and productive. I draw these lessons from personal experience, work with clients, modern psychology and real-world application. Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the Daily Dot please share it with a friend and rate + review on Apple Podcasts and S…
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland.Av Matt Ragland
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland.Av Matt Ragland
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland.Av Matt Ragland
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland.Av Matt Ragland
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland.Av Matt Ragland
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland. Related ✍️ The Gap (E36) 💯 10 Rep Rule (E10)Av Matt Ragland
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Never Start From Zero: How to Use Smart Notes
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland. Check out CTD11 - How Note-Taking Improves Creativity…
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland. 🎧 Listen to the full Ira Glass "Gap" segment 🙌 Listen to "My 10 Year Overnight Success"…
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Last day to sign up for my 4 week course at http://productivitypowerup.com Connect with me on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland 02:43 - The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life 03:40 - Courage is Calling 04:47 - Bird by Bird 05:53 - The Hero Within 07:01 - Awareness 08:20 - How to Take Smart Notes 09:06 - Loving What Is 10:30 - The War of Art 11:31 - The W…
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The 3 Steps of Habit Building (and Breaking)
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland. New Year's Habit episode 5 Common Questions about the Productivity Power-Up Atomic Habits by Jam…
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A Poker Player's Advice for Goal Selection
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland. Book recommendation: Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke Learn more and sign up for my 4 week course …
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Review Your Week with The WRAP Method
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland. Listen to the GAP Method episode "Winning the First Week of 2022". Learn more and sign up for my…
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland. This lesson comes from chapter 4 of the book The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life. In this episode I…
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland. Watch QMWD on my YouTube channel Learn more and sign up for my 4 week course at http://productiv…
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland. Watch the Flywheel on my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehgen7gXoxI&t=471s Lear…
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland. Learn more and sign up for my 4 week course at http://productivitypowerup.com…
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland. Learn more and sign up for my 4 week course at http://productivitypowerup.com…
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Happy New Year! Am I starting a daily podcast?
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A short daily idea, a daily dot, if you will, to help you connect the dots in your own life. Let's see how this goes. I might delete them all in 10 days. Listen while they exist. If you like this, better let me know on Twitter or Instagram @mattragland. Learn more and sign up for my 4 week course at http://productivitypowerup.com…
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Matt's 2021 Review: Wins, Results, Alignment, and Pivots for 2022
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Episode highlights (following WRAP Method) 01:34 - Thanks to the Super Fans 04:58 - Wins for 2021 09:35 - Starting therapy 11:56 - Results of my 2021 Goals 19:35 - Reporter vs Judge 25:28 - Alignment of Work/Self 27:38 - My $35 month (and more therapy) 34:04 - Pivots for 2022 36:39 - Themes & Intentions for 2022 Listen to the WRAP explanation in ep…
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2021 Mid-Year Review with W.R.A.P.
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Watch the YouTube version of this podcast Connect the Dots on YouTube + Free Training Get the 3 Keys of Productivity worksheet & training Receive my productivity newsletter at MattRagland.com/Daily More ways to connect YouTube - youtube.com/mattragland Instagram - instagram.com/mattragland Twitter - twitter.com/mattragland…
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Productivity Strategies for Creators, Writers, YouTubers, and Podcasters
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10 Predictions & Trends for the Creator Economy
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Accomplish Big Goals in 6 Weeks with a Sprint Project
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Connect the Dots on YouTube + Free Training Listen to the first 8 week cycle show Check out the Connect the Dots YouTube channel Watch the best clips from Connect the Dots Get the 3 Keys of Productivity worksheet & training Receive my daily productivity emails at MattRagland.com/Daily More ways to connect YouTube - youtube.com/mattragland Instagram…
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Have Your Most Productive Week Ever
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My Top 10 Tips for New Content Creators
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Connect the Dots on YouTube + Free Training Check out the Connect the Dots YouTube channel Watch the best clips from Connect the Dots Get the 3 Keys of Productivity worksheet & training Receive my daily productivity emails at MattRagland.com/Daily More ways to connect YouTube - youtube.com/mattragland Instagram - instagram.com/mattragland Twitter -…
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Approach Each Day with a Hero's Mindset
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Connect the Dots on YouTube + Free Training Check out the Connect the Dots YouTube channel Watch the best clips from Connect the Dots Get the 3 Keys of Productivity worksheet & training Receive my daily productivity emails at MattRagland.com/Daily More ways to connect YouTube - youtube.com/mattragland Instagram - instagram.com/mattragland Twitter -…
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My 30 Minute Weekly Preview & Review Plan
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Read more about GAP and WARP at DailyProductivity.Blog Connect the Dots on YouTube + Free Training Check out the Connect the Dots YouTube channel Watch the best clips from Connect the Dots Get the 3 Keys of Productivity worksheet & training Receive my daily productivity emails at MattRagland.com/Daily More ways to connect YouTube - youtube.com/matt…
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Use the PARA Method to Organize Your Life
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One of the 10 productivity frameworks that has changed my life is the PARA framework created by my friend Tiago Forte (article link). It's not even just about work; you can have all these different applications for literally any part of your life, and it really has been huge for me in terms of keeping things calm and organized in my work and in my …
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How Note-Taking Improves Creativity
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One of the most impactful books I read in 2020 was "How to Take Smart Notes". This type of permanent or durable note taking was a total game-changer for my reading and creative output. I set a public goal of 90 smart notes in 90 days as 2020 came to a close... and created 100 smart notes! In this episode I explain how to take smart notes, organizat…
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The 10 Rep Rule & Building Mastery
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The 10 Rep Rule is going to be one the core "philosophies" I'll be known for - just you wait. I've seen over and over in my own life and in other creators there's a different type of "10x Rule" at play. Here it is in the most basic form: 10 reps to get a feel 100 reps to build momentum 1000 reps to mastery Our minds don't do a great job distinguish…
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Why I'm Working on 8 week Cycles - An Experiment in Focus
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A few years I ago I started testing 8 week cycles for my side hustle (YouTube, courses, etc). The idea is to focus on a specific project or goal for 6 weeks then take 1 week to buffer and 1 week to rest. It went moderately well as a YouTube schedule, but I was still working full-time at ConvertKit. Could I really take a full week off so early in my…
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10 Productivity Frameworks That Changed My Life
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10 Productivity Frameworks The Bullet Journal (1:30) + CTD episode QMWD Goal-Setting (3:41) + CTD episode Outcome vs System Goals (5:09) + YouTube video Time Tracking (6:52) + YouTube video Calendar Blocking (8:39) + YouTube video Attention Allocation (10:39) + YouTube video PARA Framework (13:20) + Tiago's article Start Small (16:31) + YouTube vid…
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How I (Finally) Started Meditating
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In this (shorter) episode I talk about how I finally started meditation, taking cold showers, and making more time for reading and notes. These helpful habits make an outsized impact in my life and work, but I struggled to make them a priority. I know all about building good habits, but couldn't make these stick. Doing so took a bit more than simpl…
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My Favorite Time Management Strategies
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Understanding how and what you spend your time on is critical for improving productivity and focus. In this episode I share two key frameworks that helped me spend the right amount of time on different areas and types of work. Resources Eric Schmidt talking about 70-20-10 on the Tim Ferriss Show (37 minutes in) 70-20-10 rule breakdown Jim Collins t…
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