Mike Vardy on The Productivity Diet: Feeding What Fuels You

<p>I’m excited to welcome back Mike Vardy to the show. Mike is a productivity strategist, longtime friend of the podcast, and the author of <a href="https://mikevardy.com/lit/" target="_blank">The Productivity Diet: A Practical Guide to Nurturing Your Productive Potential</a>. In this conversation, we dive into how the language, systems, and inputs you choose each day can either nourish or deplete your ability to do meaningful work.</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we cover:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p><strong>Productivity as Nutrition, Not Punishment:</strong> Mike explains the “diet” metaphor—how productivity isn’t about restriction, but about choosing sustainable inputs that fuel the life you want.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Mental Calories and Decision Fatigue:</strong> We explore the idea of cognitive nutrition and how overloading your brain with options, tabs, and to-dos creates burnout.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Intentional Constraints:</strong> Mike shares how building struct...