Do you find most ‘productivity’ hacks too hard/too time-consuming to learn and too hard to remember? BIZ is here to save you. By the end of this episode you’re going to know the one prioritisation method that changed how we work and how to do it, and the single smartest way to push back when your manager keeps piling things on your plate.

Host Em Vernem gets Biz career coaches Michelle Battersby and Soph Hirst to share their best tip each - with Michelle changing the way your work day is structured and Soph sharing a killer script for saying no to your manager in a way that means they’re not gonna hate you.

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- Learn about Tim Ferriss’s 4 hour work week 
- Find the awesome Productivity Planner
- More on Subtracting from Professor Leidy Klotz
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Do you find most &lsquo;productivity&rsquo; hacks too hard/too time-consuming to learn and too hard to remember? BIZ is here to save you. By the end of this episode you&rsquo;re going to know the one prioritisation method that changed how we work and how to do it, and the single smartest way to push back when your manager keeps piling things on your plate. Host <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emilyvernem/?hl=en">Em Vernem</a> gets Biz career coaches<a href="https://www.instagram.com/michellebattersby/?hl=en"> Michelle Battersby</a> and<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@soph.workbaby"> Soph Hirst</a> to share their best tip each - with Michelle changing the way your work day is structured and Soph sharing a killer script for saying no to your manager in a way that means they&rsquo;re not gonna hate you. Learn more: - Learn about Tim Ferriss&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-4-hour-body-timothy-ferriss/book/9780091939526.html?source=pla&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAkJO8BhCGARIsAMkswygfelnBi-hnkpVux2IzDJ5ooeukgyAHhLUDvwUkvGgRHs0peOjvUiUaAsI5EALw_wcB">4 hour work week </a> - Find the awesome <a href="https://www.intelligentchange.com/collections/productivity">Productivity Planner</a> - More on&nbsp;<a href="https://leidyklotz.com/">Subtracting from Professor Leidy Klotz</a> - More from <a href="https://www.weskao.com/">Wes Kao</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://mamamia.au/3Eli0BR">Sign up to the BIZ newsletter here</a> THE END BITS
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BIZ is a podcast about work and how to make it work for you.

This season, we're promising new wisdom, fresh energy, and zero fluff. Co-hosts Em Vernem (ambitious but efficient) and Lisa Lie (founder of Learna) bring real talk, real hacks, and real experience. No vague inspo, no recycled advice—just smart, straight-up strategies that actually work. Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself.

Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself.

BIZ is a podcast about work and how to make it work for you.
This season, we're promising new wisdom, fresh energy, and zero fluff. Co-hosts Em Vernem (ambitious but efficient) and Lisa Lie (founder of Learna) bring real talk, real hacks, and real experience. No vague inspo, no recycled advice&mdash;just smart, straight-up strategies that actually work. Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself.
Because work is hard enough without having to figure it all out yourself.

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How To Be More Productive (Without Trying Too Hard)

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