Episodes
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how Gratefulness can make you more efficient. Together they look at:
• How being grateful gives you more energy
• Why we pay attention to the bad stuff rather than the good stuff in our lives
• What sitting and thinking of three good things can do for you
• The importance of a solid mindset
• What you can do each morning to set yourself up for efficiency
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how you can use the last 6 weeks of the year to get a jump on 2025. Together they discuss:
• The importance of "greasing the skids" for any goals or plans you have in 2025
• How to slowly add in new elements of habits
• What "Getting Ready to Get Ready" can do for you
• Why you don't have to commit completely to changes now, but what you should do instead
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the efficiency of proper labeling. Together they discuss:
• Lee's right-brained problem with naming files (using emotional labels instead of factual)
• Picking a labeling system and using it to more easily locate files
• The effectiveness of visual file icons
• The efficiency of having a labeling system (it might be boring, but it works)
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at different ways to track your progress as you set out to achieve boals. Together they look at:
• Lee is a big fan of filling in bubbles to track progress
• ellen discusses the genius of Star Charts and how they work for adults as well as children
• Lee remembers S & H Green Stamps and why getting rewarded for accumulating points is motivating
• Why you shouldn't shot for one final goal (and look for milestones along the way)
• What using Red Dots and Green Dots has taught Lee about his patterns
• How to use "Don't Break The Chain" to accomplish more
• How to leverage visually seeing your progress to achieve more
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at some basic ways that you can be more efficient in your life. Together they discuss:
• Four ways to be more efficient at home
• Why doggy doors help you to get more done
• How finding the veggie chopper that you love, will save you time
• What fake plants can do for your efficiency
• When you need a bigger trash can -- and what it does for you
• Four ways to be more efficient at work
• Why the buffet is more efficient than table service
• What the people who order online at Starbucks know about saving time
• How the OHIO rule can save you time
• Why avoiding "reply all" is the best thing you can do
Edited at Stuido D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Ellen looks at 4 ways you can bring focus back into your life. There's a lot going on in the world right now, which makes it hard to focus on the important things in our lives. But all is not lost! Ellen shares 4 simple things you can do to get focus back on your side.
• Forget setting a timer to get things done (shocking! Especially coming from Ellen). Instead go for the quality of your focus not your quantity
• Get out the post-it notes!
• Jump in to do a thing when you aren't ready.
• When you're distracted, stop yourself and ask one simple question.
• Don't try and solve the problems others are experiencing. Focus on what you can do now
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the most efficient way to make progress toward any goal you might be working on. Together they discuss:
• The one thing adults think that stops them in their tracks when moving forward
• Why accepting "Beginners Mind" will put you on the track to success
• Ellen shares what she is going through with exercise and what she has had to accept as truth
• Why having help improves your success rate
• What everything you've heard about shortcuts is wrong
• The mantra you should be using when it comes to progress
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how to be more focused by getting rid of distractions. Together they look at:
• Why it's so easy to let our phones distract us
• What we could be doing with the time we spend getting dopamine hits
• Why urgent things crowd out the important things we want to do
• Three easy ways to ignore your distractions (and how to do them)
• The importance of doing the hard things in our lives
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss how money can multiply your efficiency. Together they discuss:
• Money can make you more efficient by:
- paying someone to do what you don't want to do
- getting better equipment
- opens you up to have the time and space to do you want• Think of ways to increase the money coming in
• Lee discusses using money to make money
• How money lets you think more creativity
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the efficiency of timers you can find in your environment. Together they look at:
• Why brushing your teeth is a great way to time yourself
• How music is specifically structured to be an excellent timer
• The key thing you need to have for efficiency
• What a playlist can help you do
• One of Ellen's favorite apps for timing (Interval Timer - Tabata Timer on the App Store)
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen discuss the most efficient person that Lee knows, and what we can learn from them. Together they look at:
• What steps his friend takes to get things done right away
• Why lists and maps make this person efficient
• How finding out what they love to do makes them more efficient
• Ellen shares how she discovered what she wasn't efficient at doing
• Why knowing your strengths makes you more efficient
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at scheduling time for doing things that otherwise get pushed aside. Together they look at:
• What building a wine rack has taught Lee about getting things done
• Why important tasks get pushed aside
• How to schedule tasks so they get done
• Why hoping for things to get things done never works
• How scheduling can save you money
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at ways to make your wardrobe more efficient. Together, they discuss:
• Picking out your clothes with efficiency in mind
• Eliminating the time and money that go into clothes that need dry cleaning
• Why Lee wants to bring back ABBA, the BeeGees, and Polyester
• How the appliance industry is making washing clothes more efficient
• Tips for making your wardrobe more efficient
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at one of the easiest ways to be efficient: putting things away immediately! Together they look at:
• The pros and cons of leaving things out
• Why having a place for items only works if you use it
• Ellen and Lee compare various ways to be efficient with things when traveling
• What Lee does with the tools in his garage (hint: he does not outline them on a pegboard!)
• How you can be like the late-great Jimmy Buffett
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how trackers can make your life more efficient. Together they discuss:
• What the loss of keys at Lee's house taught him about trackers
• Recognizing when we do too little too late
• Why it's important to do the thing you don't think you need to do (and when you need to do it)
• How Lee ALMOST lost his suitcase
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Ellen and Lee look at how the Carrot or the Stick can help you to be more efficient. Together they look at:
• Knowing if you are motivated by rewards or by punishment - and why it matters
• Lee uses this pleasure or pain system to get things done...and get rewards
• Being award of where you have resistance to getting things done and figuring out how to decrease it
• Why you need to have rewards for your milestones -- instead of just at the completion of a project
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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in this episode, Ellen and Lee look at the Power of 15 Minutes to make you more efficient. Together they look at:
• How a 15 minute session can help you get started
• The easy way to beat procrastination
• What happens after 15 minutes (and why it's so great)
• Using 15 minutes to play "Beat the Clock" and cross things off your to-do list
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.EllenGoodwin.com and www.LeeSilber.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at the poser of Optimism when it comes to being more efficient. Together they look at:
• How Lee's optimism about a speaking engagement enabled him to make the best of an unexpected technology problem
• Why you should think positively --but plan for what could go wrong
• The easy way to add optimism to your everyday activities to make you more efficient
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can be efficient like your car. Together they discuss what you do to be efficient with your car, transfer over to your life. Including:
• Don't overheat your car or your life
• How slowing down helps you to go faster when you need it
• Don't get too close to others (tailgating) even if you want to, kt means trouble
• Why slowing down helps you top avoid bad things in life
• Locating the energy suckers in your life and getting rid of them
• The importance of combining things and being more efficient with your energy
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-host: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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In this episode, Lee and Ellen look at how you can make the most of your summer nights. Together they look at:
• Realizing that you only have a limited number of summers left (sad but true)
• Maximizing your summer by maximizing what you can do at night
• Later sunsets give you more time for more things
• Having a list of things you want to do at your fingertips means less decision making
• Recognizing the speed of summer and working with it
Edited at Studio D, Wayne Duncan, producer
Your co-hosts: www.LeeSilber.com and www.EllenGoodwin.com
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