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Become More Productive. Do. Less. An index of Michael Vizdos's weekly 'Focus. #deliver' LinkedIn newsletter — one actionable tip every week to help you increase productivity by doing less.
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Focus. #deliver
This is a list of my weekly articles from my popular “Focus. #deliver” LinkedIn Newsletter (usually published on Thursdays). Become more productive, by actually doing less in the real world.
Michael Vizdos shares one actionable tip every week to help you increase your productivity by doing less . Sounds counter-intuitive, right?
Browse every edition below, grouped by year, or search by keyword. Bonus context on two of them: First Team pairs with the First Team resource page, and Be Resilient pairs with the podcast episode .
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209 editions and counting, going back to 2022.
2026 (29) July 30, 2026
Take A Step... July 24, 2026
Embrace Silence July 17, 2026
Kill Zombies July 9, 2026
Validate Fast July 2, 2026
Build Leverage June 25, 2026
Stop Managing June 18, 2026
Starve Algorithms June 11, 2026
Embrace Friction June 4, 2026
Lead Peers May 28, 2026
Curate Inputs May 21, 2026
Prune Processes May 13, 2026
Leverage Systems May 7, 2026
Find Quiet April 30, 2026
Say ‘Yes’ Slowly April 23, 2026
Unplug Completely April 16, 2026
Delegate Outcomes April 9, 2026
Shift Focus April 2, 2026
Celebrate Failure March 26, 2026
Embrace Boredom March 19, 2026
Trust Process March 12, 2026
Stay Done March 5, 2026
Hide Phones February 26, 2026
Stop Polishing February 19, 2026
Ask, “How?” February 12, 2026
Pick Best February 5, 2026
Drop Expectations January 29, 2026
Simplify Rules January 8, 2026
Explaining January 1, 2026
Day One 2025 (49) December 12, 2025
Skip Day December 4, 2025
Get Ready November 20, 2025
Time In November 13, 2025
Time Out November 6, 2025
Force Multiply October 30, 2025
Separate Forces October 23, 2025
Combine Forces October 16, 2025
Action Hero October 9, 2025
In Action October 2, 2025
No Action September 25, 2025
Action Item September 18, 2025
Team Time September 11, 2025
Team September 4, 2025
Second Team August 28, 2025
First Team August 21, 2025
Weather It August 14, 2025
Be Resilient August 7, 2025
Deep Think July 31, 2025
Try Something July 24, 2025
Turn Off July 17, 2025
Get Public July 10, 2025
Actionable Simplicity July 3, 2025
Change Gears June 26, 2025
Ask June 19, 2025
Muffle Echo June 12, 2025
Deliver Deliver June 5, 2025
Focus Focus May 29, 2025
Wants Needs May 22, 2025
Seek Clarity May 15, 2025
Create Luck May 8, 2025
Ask Why May 1, 2025
Give Up April 24, 2025
Move On April 17, 2025
Rest April 10, 2025
What Now April 3, 2025
First Moment March 27, 2025
Final Moment March 20, 2025
That Moment March 13, 2025
This Moment March 6, 2025
Five Seconds February 27, 2025
Own It February 20, 2025
Do. The. Work. February 13, 2025
Question It February 6, 2025
Final Question January 30, 2025
Next Thing January 23, 2025
Current Thing January 16, 2025
Be Flexible January 9, 2025
Review Lists January 2, 2025
Reboot Often 2024 (50) December 26, 2024
Close It December 19, 2024
Punt It December 12, 2024
Do It December 5, 2024
Priority One November 28, 2024
Press Pause November 21, 2024
Be Open November 14, 2024
Be Available November 7, 2024
Seven Minutes October 31, 2024
Be Clear October 24, 2024
Be You October 17, 2024
Teach Someone October 10, 2024
Teach Something October 3, 2024
Set Boundaries September 26, 2024
Mirror Mirroring September 19, 2024
Eliminate Eliminating September 12, 2024
Touch Base September 5, 2024
Know Stance August 29, 2024
Your Turn August 22, 2024
Tap Out August 15, 2024
Tap In August 8, 2024
Do August 1, 2024
Say Something July 25, 2024
Hang Out July 18, 2024
Create Something July 11, 2024
Skip It June 27, 2024
Choose Wisely June 20, 2024
Collaborate June 13, 2024
Do Nothing June 6, 2024
Find Patterns May 30, 2024
Audit Time May 22, 2024
Celebrate It May 16, 2024
Finish It May 9, 2024
Procrastinate Tomorrow May 2, 2024
Reduce Dependencies April 25, 2024
Call Someone April 18, 2024
Refine Today April 11, 2024
Deliver Something April 4, 2024
Become One March 28, 2024
Get Out March 21, 2024
Stop Multitasking March 14, 2024
Open Eyes March 7, 2024
CloseEyes February 29, 2024
Create Time February 22, 2024
Recharge Often February 15, 2024
Pause Time February 8, 2024
Change Organizations January 25, 2024
Let Go January 18, 2024
Clear Desk January 11, 2024
Stand Up January 4, 2024
Be Present 2023 (48) December 28, 2023
Look Back December 21, 2023
Start Finishing December 14, 2023
Detoxify Today December 7, 2023
Go Deep November 30, 2023
Subscribe OFF November 23, 2023
Limit Work November 9, 2023
Do Less October 12, 2023
Perspective Change October 5, 2023
Stay Small September 28, 2023
Step Off September 21, 2023
Do Different September 14, 2023
Sketch Something September 7, 2023
Blank Page August 31, 2023
Output Outcomes August 24, 2023
Mix Ingredients August 17, 2023
Extend Trust August 10, 2023
Grow Slow August 3, 2023
Fill Hole July 27, 2023
Dig Hole July 20, 2023
Break Often July 13, 2023
Change Fatigue July 6, 2023
Breathe Regularly June 30, 2023
Follow-Up June 22, 2023
One Book June 15, 2023
Pick Something June 8, 2023
Be Different June 1, 2023
Fail Fast May 25, 2023
Converge Often May 18, 2023
Diverge Sometimes May 11, 2023
Go May 4, 2023
Ignore People April 27, 2023
Learn Something April 20, 2023
Get Unstuck April 13, 2023
Be Consistent April 6, 2023
Deliver It March 30, 2023
Build It March 23, 2023
Schedule It March 16, 2023
Delegate It March 9, 2023
Drop It March 2, 2023
Delete It February 23, 2023
Get Naked February 16, 2023
Urgent Stuff February 9, 2023
Reach Out February 2, 2023
Pareto Principle January 26, 2023
Decide Today January 19, 2023
What Next? January 12, 2023
Imaginate January 5, 2023
Decline Meetings 2022 (33) December 29, 2022
Connect People December 22, 2022
Take PTO December 15, 2022
Stop Reading December 8, 2022
Do Less December 1, 2022
North Star November 24, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving November 17, 2022
Build Community November 10, 2022
Reflect Often November 3, 2022
Slow Down October 27, 2022
Get Out October 20, 2022
Be Concise October 13, 2022
Context Matters October 6, 2022
Stop Estimating September 29, 2022
Win Time September 22, 2022
Full Blast September 15, 2022
Thank You September 8, 2022
Fellow Perfectionist September 1, 2022
Find Balance August 25, 2022
Practice Yes August 18, 2022
Practice No August 11, 2022
Feeling Frozen August 4, 2022
Speak Up July 28, 2022
Shut Up July 21, 2022
Walk Away July 14, 2022
Create Whitespace July 7, 2022
Meet One June 30, 2022
Take It Off June 23, 2022
Eliminate Notifications June 16, 2022
The One Thing June 9, 2022
BLOCK TIME June 2, 2022
Stop Starting May 26, 2022
Stop the Busy May 19, 2022
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