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    #222: The 2025 Productivity Field Guide

    January 28th, 2025 · 58 minutes

    David reflects on a year of teaching the Productivity Field Guide, talks about what's new and what's changed, and Mike shares the details of his interesting twist to time-blocking.

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    Productivity Field Guide 2025 (Standard Edition)

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