A Balanced Life: Finding Productivity and Focus
A Balanced Life: Finding Productivity and Focus
Ian Triplow
Learning how to live a balanced and fulfilling life, bringing some order to the chaos and knowing and achieving your goals. Covering my journey, offering tips and tricks for your journey, and dealing with the issues and distractions along the way. We will touch on systems, tips, tech and more. Podcast available on all good podcast platforms and vodcast on Youtube.
Episode 8 - Stop Being Busy
How I Used the Eisenhower Matrix to Find Time for What Actually Matters I used to get to the end of a busy week and realise I hadn't done a single thing that actually mattered to me. Not the exercise. Not the hobbies. Not the downtime. Just... tasks. Lots of tasks. What changed it wasn't a life overhaul. It was a sheet of paper, a pen, and a tool most people only use at work.
Jun 4
11 min
How I Actually Track My Habits — Without Turning It Into a To-Do List
I've tried a lot of journalling systems. Structured templates, daily prompts, the works. I stuck to one for months before realising I was just filling in a form every evening — and quietly dreading it. What I landed on instead is simpler, more flexible, and has actually stuck. In this episode, I walk through the full system and the mindset shift that made the whole thing click.
Apr 26
14 min
The 2-Minute Rule and 3 Other Productivity Hacks That Actually Work (episode 6)
I used to think I was being productive. Beautiful task list, everything captured, totally organised. The problem? I had 50 tasks on there that each took 90 seconds — and I was spending more time managing them than doing them. In this episode, I'm cutting through that noise with four simple productivity hacks that have genuinely changed how I work day-to-day. No apps required. No overhaul needed. Just small habits that compound into real results. I
Apr 9
9 min
Episode 5 - Doing more is doing less!
Welcome back to another episode of the podcast. Today I’m talking through how I think by doing less - you will achieve more, and be happier and take that holiday feeling further and have more balance.
Jan 2, 2025
16 min
Episode 4 - Is Time King?
Welcome back to another episode of the podcast. Today, we're tackling a fundamental question that plagues every go-getter: Is time the most important factor in productivity? We all have the same 24 hours daily, yet some people seem to accomplish mountains while others struggle to tick tasks off their lists.
Jun 7, 2024
8 min
Episode 3 - Focus
A crucial part of productivity is being focused. But what does this mean, how does it work, and how can you achieve it? We look at focus for individuals in a range of situations and some tools and tips.
Oct 1, 2023
31 min
Episode 2 - Productivity for me and Goals
Let's talk about what productivity means for me and get into goal setting and some tips and tricks to setting a goal that works for achievement and for you.
Sep 16, 2023
15 min
Episode 1 - Starting with Productivity
An introduction to the podcast - and straight into how to start being productive and setting and achieving tasks.
Sep 3, 2023
12 min