Productivi-Tree: The Human Side of Productivity

Most productivity advice focuses on improving your output, but it often misses the source of real progress: the quality of your thinking. Michael Lukich, analytics executive, former Georgetown professor, and author of "The Stoic Systems Thinker," argues that the real leverage is upstream. In this episode, he explores the modern thinking crisis, the DSRP framework, fluid versus crystallized intelligence, and why Stoicism and systems thinking may be the same discipline, separated by 2,000 years.

Guest links
Book, The Stoic Systems Thinker: https://www.stoicsystemsthinker.com/book
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukich/
X/Twitter: https://x.com/michaellukich
Solver School, Poker and Analytics: https://www.youtube.com/c/solverschool

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Adam Tilove spent decades watching brilliant ideas die before they became anything real. In this episode, he breaks down why initiating tasks is harder than doing them, names the six emotional "F-loads" that make you take the off-ramp before you even know it, and explains how irrevocable action and embracing ugly work can finally close the gap between idea and execution. He also shares what a second-grade report card from 1980 taught him about his own ADHD, and why he doesn't believe the superpower framing.

💬 Guest Links:
Website - neurodiscipline.com
Book: Split Second (available on Amazon)
Email: adam@neurodiscipline.com

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🤝 Let's Connect:
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Noémi Beres, founder of Podcast Connections, breaks down two sides of podcasting most professionals ignore. First: how to use podcast listening as a genuine productivity advantage -- learning faster, matching content to activity, and building better habits around audio. Second: how to become a podcast guest, write pitches that land, handle imposter syndrome, and turn a single interview into long-term business relationships. If you consume podcasts passively or have been sitting on the idea of getting on the other side of the mic, this episode is for you.

Noémi on LinkedIn: search "Noémi Beres" (look for the microphone icon next to the name)
https://www.podcastconnections.co
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Your company has a meditation app, a mental health awareness poster, and maybe a yoga class at lunch. And yet people are burning out faster than ever. Jody Brooks calls this wellness washing: performing wellbeing without changing the structural conditions that actually cause burnout. In this episode, he shares the Nine Principles of Authentic Living, built from his own journey through severe anxiety, depression, and suicidal thinking, and explains what real wellbeing in the workplace actually requires.

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💬 Guest Links:
Jody Brooks - https://authenticcoaching.me/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jody-brooks-coach/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_authenticcoach/

⏰ Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro -- Jody's story: successful on the outside, breaking on the inside
2:15 The moment it broke: crying in a toilet cubicle
3:30 The slow erosion: how burnout builds before you name it
5:15 What is wellness washing? The car wash analogy
7:00 Real examples: apps, yoga classes, mental health first aiders
9:00 Why yoga classes polarize instead of help
10:30 HR's impossible position: gatekeepers, not guardians
12:50 Are HR departments doomed by short-termism?
15:00 What it actually costs companies: sickness, turnover, hidden losses
19:10 UK burnout stats: 91% experience extreme stress every year
21:10 The Nine Principles of Authentic Living -- all 9 explained
31:35 Psychological safety: what companies get wrong
34:00 Ownership: personal agency when you can't fix the system
38:50 AI and burnout: why output models make it worse
42:15 Remote work and the return-to-office debate
46:50 What every person needs: to be seen, heard, listened to, and to belong
49:20 Quickfire round
51:05 How to connect with Jody Brooks
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Hanna Bauer, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Baldrige Examiner, and founder of HEARTnomics, makes the case that your workday has the same waste problems as a factory floor, and the most expensive one is untapped human potential. Rigorous, practical, and unexpectedly human.

Guest Links
- Website: https://heartnomics.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bauerhanna/
- HEART Leadership Profile: https://heartnomics.com/discover-your-heart-leadership-profile/
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