I can’t quite believe it’s taken us till Episode 18 to tackle to-do lists! They are, after all, the absolute mainstay of any productive …
Straight and Curly Episode 17: A month with no coffee
If you listened to Episode 6 and felt I was a little dismissive about just how hard it is to give up alcohol for a …
Straight and Curly Episode 16: Inbox Zero
Is there a more coveted productivity #squadgoal than Inbox Zero? I certainly can’t think of one. Yet it’s so bloody hard to achieve. And really, …
Straight and Curly Episode 15: Getting good sleep
Whew! Bumper episode today guys! Because this is, of course, a massive topic. First things first – sleep is important, not just to productivity, …
Straight and Curly Episode 14: Nobody’s perfect
I think this might be my favourite episode of Straight and Curly yet. In this one, Carly and I talk about the fact that, …
Straight and Curly Episode 13: Clutter
It’s no secret I hate clutter. And it will come as no surprise that Carly does too. But why is clutter even a bad …
Straight and Curly Episode 12: Timers
Spoiler alert! Carly loves timers and I hate them. And when you hear why I hate them you’re going to think I’m a complete …
Straight and Curly Episode 11: Non-electronic hobbies
Do you have a hobby? Much less a non-electronic one? In this episode we have science on our side. Studies have shown that leisure activities help …
Straight and Curly Episode 10: Conscious mornings
Ah yes, another podcast where I was just in my element. Regular readers of this blog will know how passionate I am about having …
Straight and Curly Episode 9: Stop starting again
Does this sound familiar? You come in to your office ready to start work. You sit down at your desk, check emails, Facebook, Instagram …
Straight and Curly Episode 8: Guaranteed productivity booster #1
Every so often in this podcast Carly and I are going to share a guaranteed productivity booster (yes, big call we know!). Today is our …
Straight and Curly Episode 7: Touch it once
Today’s topic sounds a lot ruder than it is. In essence it’s saying you don’t touch something/pick it up unless you intend to do …
Straight and Curly Episode 6: A month without alcohol
So this is the episode where I, someone who is predominantly a non-drinker, tries to give helpful advice about how to go without alcohol for …
Straight and Curly Episode 5: Five cups of veggies a day
Can eating five cups of a veggies a day improve your life. Ah … yeah! But how does it make life better? (One word: …
Straight and Curly Episode 4: Screen Free Bedroom
If there was an episode in this launch week of ours that I was worried about getting hate mail about, this is the one. …
Straight and Curly Episode 3: Check email only twice a day
Whenever the conversations turns to productivity in the workplace, this one always comes up: “Don’t check emails as soon as they enter your inbox. …
Straight and Curly Episode 2: Learn nothing new
So this sounds weird coming from me right? But there are times in my life where I find myself trying to ‘read the whole …
Straight and Curly Episode 1: Gratitude Diaries
Remember that podcast I was launching with my amazing friend Carly Jacobs from Smaggle? The one that’s for self-improvement junkies where we road test …