The Productivityist Podcast: Ideas And Tools For Personal Productivity | Time Management | Goals | Habits | Working Better

In this Flashback Friday episode, I reconnect with Paul Millerd to discuss his new book, Good Work: Reclaiming Your Inner Ambition. Paul reflects on life changes, including becoming a parent and launching this book. Our chat touches on how personal growth, creativity, and work-life integration evolved for him since our original conversation. Paul shares the challenges of writing and parenting simultaneously, detailing how he resisted conventional book launch strategies to focus on sustainable progress. His insights offer a refreshing take on doing meaningful work at your own pace—a theme I deeply connect with. Key Discussion Points Writing Good Work and navigating parenthood simultaneously Choosing long-term sustainable work over fast-paced launches The concept of non-competitive creativity and protecting time blocks How parenting reshaped Paul's connection to his work His shift toward fewer but meaningful three-hour writing blocks The impact of not following traditional publishing playbooks Finding fu