Mike Vardy

Mike Vardy is a husband, father, independent writer, speaker, podcaster and "productivityist". He is also the author of the book, The Front Nine: How To Start The Year You Want Anytime You Want, published by Diversion Books. You can learn more about his other work at his website, MikeVardy.com, visit his blog at Productivityist.com, and you can follow him as @mikevardy on Twitter.

January 14 BY in Productivity

The Key to Productivity: It’s All in the Approach

179 Shares Take a cue from pro golfers: adjust your approach to every new situation, and you're sure to win big.

October 31 BY in Site News

Time to Say Goodbye

118 Shares I’m a fan of change. and that's allowed me to remain productive through change. After looking at all that was going on in my life, I decided that it was time to say goodbye to the position of Managing Editor at Lifehack.

September 25 BY in Productivity

Infographic For The Win! How to Curb Distractions and Improve Productivity

925 Shares Metrofax has put together this handy infographic entitled How to Curb Distractions and Improve Productivity. The infographic breaks down the ideals when it comes to meetings, desk organization, and digital organization.

September 20 BY in Technology

Lifehack Deals: The Name Your Own Price Mac Bundle

55 Shares Lifehack Deals has a new bundle we're offering -- and we consider it to be the best Mac app bundle we've ever offered. It features 9 awesome Mac apps that will level up your Mac productivity to new heights. But that's not the main reason why we're calling this our best mac app bundle ever...

September 10 BY in Site News, Uncategorized

It’s Time for Change: A New Look for Lifehack

36 Shares Today Lifehack launches its new look, making significant design changes across the board.

September 6 BY in Technology

Asana Levels Up with an All-New Redesigned iPhone App

37 Shares Asana's mobile experience on the iPhone has long needed an overhaul. Today, Asana unveiled its new iPhone app, redesigned from the ground up.

September 4 BY in Lifestyle

Book Review – Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin

54 Shares Mike Vardy reviews Gretchen Rubin's latest book, Happier at Home.

August 31 BY in Site News

The Best of Lifehack – August 2012

Just in case you missed anything over the last month, Lifehack Managing Editor Mike Vardy has assembled the best of Lifehack from August 2012.

August 27 BY in Communication

Top 20 TED Talks That Can Improve Your Life

962 Shares TED talks have served to inspire, motivate and create action for many. Here are the top 20 TED talks that can serve to improve your life.

August 24 BY in Featured

Lifehack Deals Spotlight: Bundles and Courses Galore

As we near the end of another month, we’re going to shine a bit of a spotlight on our Lifehack Deals page. You’ve still got  some time to act on these great deals we’re offering, so check out some of the highlights and save yourself some hard-earned dollars — and some time as well! Microsoft Office Bundle for Mac Wrapping your head around Microsoft Office for Mac isn’t going to get any easier than this. In this bundle, you’ll get 4 separate video courses for all your Microsoft Office 2011 needs for... More »

August 22 BY in Technology

The Real Problem with Email

158 Shares Over the past week there have been a slew of articles on email, especially considering we are coming up on the 30th anniversary of email. What is often being discussed is the problems that email has created (as well as the problems email has solved), but there has been more talk about how we must work to “tame” email in order to fix the problems that it creates. But the problem isn’t email. Email doesn’t need to be tamed. The problem, quite simply, is how we treat email. Individuals and companies treat... More »

August 21 BY in Productivity

How to Cultivate a More Meaningful To Do List

141 Shares To do lists are vital to ensuring that we have a way to keep tabs on all of the “stuff” we’ve got going on in our lives. One of the problems with to do lists is that we tend to throw a lot on them and have a difficult time breaking it down into manageable and – better still – meaningful chunks. We tend to tackle it in the order it appears or based what we do on the deadlines that have been set for each item. Not everyone is going to... More »

August 20 BY in Productivity

Why I Start the New Year in February

80 Shares I’ve written about my idea of starting the new year off in February before here at Lifehack, but I only touched on some of the more obtuse reasons why it’s an ideal time to do so. This time around, I want to focus on the more practical reasons behind why I make the second month of the year my starting point…and why you should consider it too. 1. February is closer to tax time In the United States (and in Canada, for that matter), April is the time of year where we... More »

August 18 BY in Featured, Productivity, Technology

The Lifehack Big List: 50 Top Productivity Apps for iPhone

382 Shares Over the years here at Lifehack, we’ve discussed plenty of apps that you can use to improve your overall productivity. There are certain ones that many of our contributors and editors (past and present) have adopted over the long-term — there are always the stalwarts that stick around. But there are also new apps that crop up every day, adding more and more depth to the app category. Some of the apps are incredibly plain and simple, while others are more robust and offer more features than you can shake a stick... More »

August 14 BY in Productivity

The Difference Between Time Management and Task Management

336 Shares Here’s the thing about productivity: we only have a certain amount of time on our hands, and yet we have an ever-growing number of tasks to complete. We all try at one time or another to “beat the clock” and get as much done as we can in our workday…which often stretches out said workday beyond what some would call “normal office hours”. And the circle begins anew the next day, until we run out of time again. The reason we try to manage time is because we know exactly how much... More »