Podcast · Business
by Erik Fisher · English · Business
Beyond the To-Do List is a productivity podcast hosted by Erik Fisher. Each week, Erik sits down with experts, authors, and creatives to explore time management, habits, focus, deep work, work-life balance, mindset, and what it actually means to live and work well. The show has featured guests…
8 Oct 2026 · 48 min
Simplicity and decision fatigue: Roy Schwartz on confronting complexity, deleting what doesn't matter, and amplifying the few things that do.
E608 · 5 Oct 2026 · 54 min
Communication and habits in marriage: Jackie Kelley on the rules she and her husband built for their neurodivergent partnership — and why they apply to everyone.
E606 · 28 Sep 2026 · 46 min
Work-life balance and boundaries: Sarah Armstrong on how working parents decide what to protect — and what's safe to let drop.
E605 · 21 Sep 2026 · 56 min
Goal setting and intentional living: Chris Bailey on why your values decide what you finish — and why dropping a goal can be the win.
E604 · 14 Sep 2026 · 56 min
Creativity and play: Rachael Renae on why play belongs in a full life, the trap of turning a passion into a job, and learning to trust yourself.
E603 · 7 Sep 2026 · 58 min
Self-awareness and personal productivity: Lisa Marker-Robbins on how the Birkman Method reveals your wiring — and how to work with it, not against it.
E602 · 17 Aug 2026 · 47 min
Mindset and Self-Trust: Lester Clowes on why you become the person before the outcome arrives, and how to pay down "promise debt" one small commitment at a time.
E601 · 6 Aug 2026 · 52 min
Burnout and energy management: Liane Davey on why thought load — not workload — is the real reason you're exhausted, and what to do about it.
E600 · 3 Aug 2026 · 54 min
Creativity and rest: Natalie Nixon on toggling between wonder and rigor, and why AI should help us flourish, not just produce.
E599 · 27 Jul 2026 · 47 min
Energy management and decision making: Mark Malkoff on what Johnny Carson's 30 years — and his exit at number one — reveal about a whole life.
E598 · 6 Jul 2026 · 46 min
Time management and time abundance: Laura Vanderkam on why you likely have more time than you think — and how to actually feel it.
E597 · 3 Jun 2026 · 47 min
Charlie Gilkey shares how small team habits can transform communication, collaboration, and productivity.
E596 · 19 May 2026 · 37 min
Claire Diaz-Ortiz gives mentors and mentees a framework for building the kind of relationships that change the shape of your life.
E595 · 7 May 2026 · 26 min
Erik Fisher shares a practical, research-informed guide to social media detoxes, digital overload, phone notifications, and reclaiming focus through intentional smartphone habits.
E594 · 21 Apr 2026 · 49 min
John Drury returns to show how monthly, quarterly, and annual rhythms of retreat can helps us with a life-giving rule of life.
E593 · 15 Apr 2026 · 44 min
John Drury brings ancient wisdom to modern rhythms, showing how a rule of life can transform the way you work, rest, and live.
E592 · 8 Jan 2026 · 21 min
Erik Fisher explains how shifting from the illusion of control to executing with agency helps you stay productive when life won’t cooperate.
E591 · 30 Dec 2025 · 58 min
Productivity A-Z 2025 - Part 2 of an annual two-part conversation.
E590 · 18 Nov 2025 · 1 hr
Annie Duke shares simple, practical tools to help you make better everyday decisions and improving how you learn from outcomes.
E589 · 8 Oct 2025 · 56 min
Tamsen Webster shares how to structure messages around people’s existing beliefs—so your ideas resonate, stick, and create change that lasts.
E588 · 27 Sep 2025 · 37 min
Margaret Andrews shares the MYLO framework to help leaders grow with purpose, confidence, and clarity at every career stage.
E587 · 11 Sep 2025 · 46 min
Shawn Lemon shares how to eliminate friction, reduce file chaos, and streamline your digital life.
E586 · 4 Sep 2025 · 41 min
Dr. Harry Cohen shares how to bring out the best in others by radiating warmth and positivity in every interaction.
E585 · 29 Aug 2025 · 43 min
Charles Duhigg explains how to communicate better by matching your message to facts, feelings, or values
E584 · 26 Aug 2025 · 51 min
Pat Flynn shares how to escape inspiration overload and take focused, timely action through the principles of lean learning.
E583 · 21 Aug 2025 · 9 min
Alan Gannett shows how creativity isn’t a gift, but a skill you can cultivate by balancing novelty and familiarity.
E582 · 18 Aug 2025 · 41 min
Michael Long explains how to understand and tame dopamine—helping you focus, create, and live with more intention.
E581 · 13 Aug 2025 · 42 min
Ingrid Jensen shares a step-by-step approach to letting go of clutter, building simple habits, and resetting your home and mindset for a more intentional life.
E580 · 10 Aug 2025 · 39 min
Bill McGowan, author of Speak Memorably: The Art of Captivating an Audience, shares practical ways to make your ideas stick—on stage, on Zoom, and in any high-stakes moment. We get into dynamic delivery, smarter structure, and memorable language devices you can use immediately.In this conversation, we discuss:Dial it up (a bit): Why what feels “over the top” on video usually plays just right.Story over stats: Using Francis Ford Coppola’s “three best things” idea to craft stronger openings and closings.Primacy & recency: Designing beginnings and endings people actually remember (and skipping…
E579 · 6 Aug 2025 · 45 min
Paul Kirby shares how to combine your passions into a purposeful vision using the FUSE framework.
Beyond the To-Do List is a productivity podcast hosted by Erik Fisher. Each week, Erik sits down with experts, authors, and creatives to explore time management, habits, focus, deep work, work-life balance, mindset, and what it actually means to live and work well. The show has featured guests…
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life is a English business podcast from Erik Fisher. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.
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