A Let Down, No Substance
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“Long time listener of multiple Bloomberg podcasts. Big fan of many of them. When Works for Me was announced, I was intrigued.
Very disappointed. First episode covers bullet journals, something I myself have not encountered. Was interested to learn more about them.
Instead, much of the episode is spent describing the narrator’s inability to consistently use a bullet journal. There was little to no time devoted to the particular strengths and weaknesses of this particular productivity tip. The narrator says that bullet journals “can have multiple to-do lists, calendars, trackers, so it’s hard to… know what to put in it.” Well, isn’t that what this podcast is supposed to do? The narrator interviews someone who is extremely knowledgeable about this technique, but then blurs and fades out the interview as if to portray how complicated and tedious maintaining a bullet journal is. The expert on the specific technique being employed is portrayed as tedious and any information conveyed is deliberately thrown out.
Instead, we get an entire minute devoted to how the narrator spilled olive oil on her journal.
We also get this exchange:
A: “Why did you choose to track your alcohol intake?”
B: “I just felt like the tracker as it was, was not specific enough. Like I tracked my activities, back in April, way back when. And it was just like I don’t really care how often, I drink, I more care about how much I drink and how much I spend on it.”
B: “Are you trying to reduce the amount of alcohol you consume?
A: “No, why are you asking me so skeptically?”
B: “This just seems like a tracker for people who want to reduce or want to drink less.”
A: “No I just want to know.”
B: “I feel like you just did this so you could draw that picture of a cocktail.”
A: “I didn’t even know I was going to do that until the end. Rude.”
Essentially, the narrator is doing more work for no reason at all. No goal, no purpose. Isn't this podcast supposed to be about tips on how to be more productive?
In summary, this podcast is really more a window into the narrator’s life. If you are looking to get any productivity tips, look elsewhere.”Read full review »
Oblivinated via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/12/19
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“Just listened to the first episode and I'm looking forward to more. The hosts have a great approach-- they're skeptical of the productivity industry and life hacks but also admit that everyone wants to try them, and allow themselves to get sucked in a little. They have great chemistry too...”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
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“Finally a podcast I want to listen to, so genuine and informative, the perfect combination. Great hosts and great content!”
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United States of America ·
01/07/19
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