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Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life · 2025-12-30 · 60 min · 10,943 words

Productivity A to Z 2025: Letters N Through Z with Mike Vardy

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And for work, I like to think of it as a simple focus ritual. I pick the mode, I press play, and then I use that at the start of a work block. You can do it too. Treat it like an experiment. Go to beyondtheto-do list.com slash brainfm and you can get 20% off to try brainfm or go to the link in the show notes.

Again, you can try it and get 20% off. beyondtheto list.com slash Rainfm. Mit navn er Janan Maldonado, og jeg er grundlægger af Aoi, en gavutik med fokus på kunstner og håndladede produkter. Jeg valgte Shopify, for da jeg testede andre platformen, var det klart en af de mest sporvenige. Det var vigtigt for mig at tænke over, hvor vi ville være i fremtiden.

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