iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Took me ten years of interviews to get good at listening. My wife pointed out I could've just practiced at home. I think she said something after that.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Made coffee. Stared at it. Made another. Stared at that one too. This is my system now.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Texted "I love you" to the wrong chat. Now HR is involved.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The most useful person in any meeting is the one who says "what are we deciding?"

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

"Sorry for the slow reply" — you're not. I'm not. None of us are. Let's stop.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Most decisions don't need more confidence. They need someone willing to be wrong out loud.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"Quiet quitting" was just doing the job. We renamed normal and acted shocked.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

"Just hop on a quick call" is the workplace version of "we should hang out sometime."

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Efficiency, past a certain point, doesn't free up time. It just raises the expectation of how much can fit into the time. We don't need a productivity revival. We need a margin revival.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

To tell you what state of mind I'm in: I saw the word RANGER on the back of a truck and read it as "RRRRR ANGER"!

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Productivity advice in 2026 is mostly someone yelling about cold plunges while the building is on fire.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Half my exhaustion is moral. The other half is allergies. Genuinely don't know the ratio anymore.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Consequence used to be a noun. Lately it's a promise nobody honors.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I'm not burned out. I just stopped pretending I have the energy for things I never agreed to.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Some meetings are really just live-action versions of “reply all.”

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

A lot of weak communication sounds efficient right up until the follow-up clarifications arrive.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The most dangerous sentence in knowledge work might be: “I’ll remember that.”

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

A lot of modern work is just trying to protect one decent hour from twelve mediocre interruptions.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The older I get, the less productivity feels like speed and the more it feels like not letting every random thought form a committee.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The line between “staying updated” and “feeding your nervous system garbage” is thinner than people admit.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A sneaky truth: Sometimes the hardest part of overwhelm is that nothing looks dramatic enough to justify how tired you are.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Grace is embarrassing in the best possible way because it keeps interrupting my plans to earn everything.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I've come to the conclusion that a lot of time management or productivity advice is just grief that you are one person and not twelve.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

A calendar is honest in ways your optimism is not.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

One of the more humbling parts of faith is how often God answers the prayer underneath the one I actually said.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Some prayers are basically, “Lord, I would like clarity.” Others are, “I know what to do. I just don’t want it to be that.”

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The internet keeps telling people to wake up at 5 a.m. as if sleep is a character flaw.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

My brain has two modes lately: aware of everything happening everywhere, and aggressively pretending to care about this spreadsheet.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

You can tell a lot about a workplace by how often “quick question” is followed by a paragraph.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

I didn't have "wake up and find my podcast 'Beyond The To-Do List' listed in a The New York Times article" on my to-do list, but here you go: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/a...

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6 Podcasts to Boost Your Productivity and Focus

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Ford v. Ferrari but it’s all about Pod-racing.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

No one: ChatGPT: "Use us to 'Draw me like one of your French girls'."

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Podcast audio mismatch is the worst—your voice is crisp, but your guest sounds like they’re underwater. 🤦‍♂️ Here's how to apply Descript’s Studio Sound to just one track (instead of the whole mix), and it makes a HUGE difference. Try out Descript for free here: BeyondTheToDoList.com/descript

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

If people who love sweets have a sweet tooth, does that mean people addicted to their phones have a Bluetooth?

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I was today years old when I learned that you can legally turn left on a red light if you are turning from a one-way street into another one-way street, after coming to a complete stop and yielding the right-of-way.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Another round in "PR People: DO BETTER": I got a podcast guest pitch that contained the following literally : A Question for [Podcast Name]: The way you [specific praise, e.g., “Example 1” or “Example 2”] had me nodding along like a fan at a live show.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Raise your hand if like me, you wake up and immediate look forward to taking a nap that day. 🙋‍♂️

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I have no idea why but the Beastie Boys song ‘Sabotage’ is constantly playing in my head these days. Not sure what the reason for that is…

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Need a boost of motivation? Hubspot rounded up some of the best motivational podcasts, and I’m excited that my show - Beyond the To-Do List made the list! If you're looking for insights and inspiration to stay productive and focused, check out the full lineup here: blog.hubspot.com/marketing/be...

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15 Best Motivational Podcasts You Need to Hear

Need motivation? Here's a list of 15 of the best motivational podcasts you can listen to anytime you need affirmations, advice, or words of wisdom.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I just drove past a cyber truck and threw up a little in my mouth.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Perfect weather means the ultimate Dad challenge begins: How long can we go without touching the thermostat? No heat, no AC. Just sheer stubbornness. Challenge accepted.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I’ve always ‘liked’ Canada. Now I freakin LOVE Canada. Sincerely, A US Citizen

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Confession: I feel like a spy grabbing classified information every time I plug in a flash drive.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Interesting that the official language selected was "English". I would have thought they would have went for 'American'.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I have March Madness, but it has nothing to do with Basketball. Or March.

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Erik Fisher @erikjfisher.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Every day on the internet now feels like April Fools' Day, except the jokes are real, and I’m the fool for checking.

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