Mike Vardy is a productivity expert and host of the podcast “A Productive Conversation”.

We spoke to him about night owl productivity, why he pivoted from a short-form solo podcast to a long-form interview podcast, and how he grew his podcast to over 6 million downloads. This episode is brought to you by⁠ ⁠StreamYard⁠⁠. To record your own remote podcast, visit⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://streamyard.com/podcast⁠⁠ Inside The Creator's Studio is an origin story podcast about the world’s best video content creators. It's hosted by ⁠Katie Kane⁠⁠ &⁠ ⁠Mo Akif⁠⁠. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts, or on ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠. New episodes air every other Monday!

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00:00 - Preview 00:54 - Intro 02:19 - Rapid-fire questions 07:58 - Is Mike always productive? 09:29 - The importance of productivity 17:52 - Redefining productivity 23:51 - The evolution of time management 35:23 - Tools for getting things done 43:04 - His "Time Crafting" technique 50:12 - Night owl stigma 56:45 - The problem with school schedules 01:04:06 - Family productivity 01:11:36 - Favorite content creation mediums 01:16:15 - Podcasting and night owls 1:24:27 - Final words