224: The 2-minute rule

Me and my Nozbe team all work from our homes. We're a completely remote company. I’ve been tweaking my home office almost every year since 2008 and documenting it on my blog. Today I'm letting the AI co hosts to analyze the top 10 gadgets that make my 2026 home office a great place to work for me. As always, after listening, I encourage you to check out my detailed list and all the links in my original post.🎁 And for productivity-savvy listeners, there’s a bonus from Nozbe ($30!)

Even though Tim Cook built a 4 trillion empire as Apple Inc, one of the places I think he missed is their relationship with developers like myself, creator of Nozbe, a productivity app available on the iPhone, iPad and the Mac. I’ve written an entire essay about this at Michael.team/cook/ and I’ve let the AI co-hosts comment on it. Do you agree with my position here?🎁 And for productivity-savvy listeners, there’s a bonus from Nozbe ($30!)

I'm a great fan of GTD - Getting Things Done methodology by David Allen and as the founder of Nozbe, I love my simple structure of projects, tasks and comments. However, there are tasks that don't even go there, because if getting them done takes me less than 2 minutes, I just do them without even adding them to my system. Recently, I've been taking the 2-minute rule to a whole new level and you can read all about it in my essay at michael.team/2min or you can just listen to the AI co-hosts discussing all the examples where I've successfully applied this rule to improve my productivity. Enjoy!🎁 And for listeners, there’s a bonus from Nozbe ($30!)

Can AI - Artificial Intelligence - become a productivity booster? Oh yes. From an AI skeptic, I've been slowly embracing it and incorporating it into my daily work. I've shared my experiences in an essay at michael.team/ai and today I've asked the AI co-hosts to talk about them for you. I hope that inspired by this conversation you'll also start embracing AI to boost your own productivity! Enjoy.🎁 And for listeners, there’s a bonus from Nozbe ($30!)

If you're a busy entrepreneur, manager or team leader, I'm sure your workweek is totally slammed. Between managing, delegating and leading, you also need time for focused work. There’s simply no time to sit down and work on this brilliant new idea that's been bugging you. I’ve been struggling with a similar problem as the CEO of Nozbe.However, as a productivity nut I’ve been digging through many time management books and systems in an effort to find a solution for this… and I think I’ve got it. I call it CORE HOURS listen to the AI co-hosts explaining this idea to you in a short podcast, enjoy!🎁 And for listeners, there’s a bonus from Nozbe ($30!)

Time for a challenge! Should you choose to accept it, you have a shot at receiving these 5 benefits:improve your productivityregain clarityboost your self-esteemreduce anxietyimprove your ability to focus!What's the cost? Just remove social media apps from your smart phone! I know it sounds drastic, but hear me out - I've written an essay about it at michael.team/social - or just listen to the AI co-hosts diving deeper into the subject and proving that this can be done!🎁 And for listeners, there’s a bonus from Nozbe ($30!)

In a world that rewards busyness over progress, these 10 books taught me how to go fast while slowing down and create more with less. A few months back I shared my 10 favorite business books of all time which you can find at michael.team/10books - and now listen to the Google's Notebook LM co-hosts discussing these books in more detail, enjoy!🎁 And for listeners, there’s a bonus from Nozbe ($30!)

Let’s talk about benefits of Journaling and my free Journal 4 shortcut that will help you start journaling in no time.For background, here’s my entire journaling journey.🎁 And for listeners, there’s a bonus from Nozbe ($30!)

Discussion about my perfect Home Office setup:Home Office 2025Perfect Recording Studio🎁 Get $30 of credits for Nozbe (up to 3 months free!)

Discussion about Michael’s essay:How my immature decisions led me to celebrating 18 years of my productivity business?Also check out Michael’s own discussion in the podcast:NoOffice Podcast 58 - Immature Business Decisions