Home Work Podcast
331 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsA weekly advice podcast for people who work from home, whether freelancer or telecommuter. We address listener-submitted questions, comments and concerns about all aspects of working from home.
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258: New Year's Resolutions...and Non-Resolutions
January 05, 2021 17:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBHarry and Dave outline their resolutions and non-resolutions for 2021, including new and retired tools, new habits, new routines, and how you can make the most of the new year.
#257: What's On Our Desks?
December 30, 2020 03:32 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBDave's Desk Baronfig Liberty Squire Pen Baronfig Mosaic Desk Organizer Pilot G2 Baronfig To-Do Cards Index cards Blue Yeti Microphone Provincetown Brewing Co. Shure BETA 58A Supercardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone Rode PSA1 Mic Boom Arm Keychron K2 Mechanical Keyboard Keychron K2 Wooden Palm Rest Drink Clip Staedtler Wopex Pencils Harry's Desk Baronfig Liberty Squire Pen Baronfig Mosaic Desk Organizer Baronfig To-Do Cards Baronfig Pen Stand Playing...
257: What's On Our Desks?
December 29, 2020 21:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBHarry and Dave go through all the tools and goodies they have on their desks. It's…a lot.
#256: Focus, Focus, Focus
December 23, 2020 03:41 - 27 minutes - 25 MBHarry's Tool of the Week Grovemade Merino Wool Felt Desk Mat Join Our Discord Server! Home Work Podcast Discord Your Hosts Dave Harry
256: Focus, Focus, Focus
December 22, 2020 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBHarry and Dave discuss the kinds of activities home workers and freelancers might want to focus their time on during the holiday break and beyond.
#255: 2020 Holiday Gift Guide
December 16, 2020 03:46 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBDave's Tool of the Week Rambler 12 oz Colster Can Insulator Harry's Tool of the Week Bunch by Brett Terpstra Dave's Top Five Gifts LapGear Lap desk LectroFan White Noise Machine A nice plant Leuchtturm 1917 Tidy Mini Desk Calendar Harry's Top 5 Gifts $25 App Store Gift Card Grovemade Merino Wool Felt Desk Mat Keychron Mechanical Keyboard Autonomous.ai Smart Desk 2 - Home Office M1 MacBook Air Other Links Fantastical by Flexibits Drafts Things by Culture...
255: 2020 Holiday Gift Guide
December 15, 2020 15:30 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBHarry and Dave each recommend their top five holiday gifts for 2020 across a variety of price points, from stocking stuffers to "Grail Gifts."
#254: Home for the Holidays
December 09, 2020 03:51 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBLinks Ten Candles RPG by Steven Dewey PlayShow Jeopardy Sushi Go! Card Game Tabletop Hero Join Our Discord Server! Home Work Podcast Discord Your Hosts Dave Harry
254: Home for the Holidays
December 08, 2020 22:00 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MBHarry and Dave talk about ways to work effectively from home during the holidays, managing while others are out, and how we like to unwind when we've got some time off.
#253: Excited and Terrified
December 02, 2020 04:02 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBDave's Tool of the Week CleanMyMac X Harry's Tool of the Week Baronfig Mosaic Desk Organizer Entrepreneurs Month Episodes #250 - Nicole Perullo of Nolia Mabel #251 - Amanda Kaiser of EforAll #252 - Joey Cofone of Baronfig Links Notion Day One August Bradley Notion Tutorials on YouTube The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova Tabletop Hero Join Our Discord Server! Home Work Podcast Discord Your Hosts Dave Harry
253: Excited and Terrified
December 01, 2020 16:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBHarry and Dave wrap up November with a chat about the habits they made, the habits they broke, and how they plan to move forward as the year comes to a close.
252: Habits, Tasks, and Time -- Entrepreneurs Month #3 with Joey Cofone
November 24, 2020 05:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBHarry and Dave talk to Baronfig co-founder Joey Cofone about managing a team from 2000 miles away, designing new products in the age of COVID, and the limitations of remote work.
#252: Habits, Tasks, and Time -- Entrepreneurs Month #3 with Joey Cofone
November 24, 2020 03:54 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBDave's Tool of the Week 23snaps Harry's Tool of the Week Apple M1 MacBook Air Joey's Links Baronfig Twitter Links Work/Life Task System Tabletop Hero Join Our Discord Server! Home Work Podcast Discord
#251: Entrepreneurs Month #2 - Amanda Kaiser of EforAll
November 19, 2020 04:07 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBDave's Tool of the Week Bullet Journal App Harry's Tool of the Week How to back up your Mac with Time Machine Amanda's Links EforAll EforAll Cape Cod Links Atomic Habits by James Clear Fabulous App Freakonomics Radio Tabletop Hero Join Our Discord Server! Home Work Podcast Discord Your Hosts Dave Harry
251: Entrepreneurs Month #2 - Amanda Kaiser of EforAll
November 18, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBHarry and Dave talk to Amanda Kaiser about eForAll Business Accelerator, starting a business during COVID, and collaborating with entrepreneurs from the comfort of home.
#250: Entrepreneurs Month #1 - Nicole Perullo of Nolia Mabel
November 11, 2020 04:10 - 42 minutes - 39 MBDave's Tool of the Week Shop Harry's Tool of the Week Discord Nicole's Links Nolia Mabel Website Nolia Mabel on Facebook Links Uni Kuru Toga Advance Mechanical Pencils - Studio Ghibli Rotring 600 Mechanical Pencil Tabletop Hero Join Our Discord Server! Home Work Podcast Discord Your Hosts Dave Harry
250: Entrepreneurs Month #1 - Nicole Perullo of Nolia Mabel
November 10, 2020 21:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBHarry and Dave kick off Entrepreneur Month with special guest Nicole Perullo to discuss the origins of her skin care company Nolia Mabel, how COVID affected her business, and how she runs a customer-focused business from home.
#249: Failure
November 04, 2020 04:24 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBDave's Tool of the Week Later Harry's Tool of the Week Descript Links "Why I Love Failure" NaNoWriMo Join Our Discord Server! Home Work Podcast Discord Your Hosts Dave Harry
249: Failure
November 03, 2020 19:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBHarry and Dave discuss failure, how it affects us, and how it shapes the way we move forward.
#248: Goal Setting
October 27, 2020 22:02 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBDave's Tool of the Week David Seah - Concrete Goals Tracker Harry's Tool of the Week Descript Links August Bradley's Notion Life OS - YouTube Notion NaNoWriMo Tabletop Hero Vote for The Shelf Life—2020 Audio Verse Awards Join Our Discord Server! Home Work Podcast Discord Your Hosts Dave Harry
248: Goal Setting
October 27, 2020 14:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBHarry and Dave talk about how they set and accomplish their goals, both in work and everyday life.
#247: Motivations
October 20, 2020 22:06 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBDave's Tool of the Week Pod Decks Harry's Tool of the Week iClever Bluetooth Keyboard Links MIT Flea Market NaNoWriMo Tabletop Hero Vote for The Shelf Life—2020 Audio Verse Awards The Shelf Life: A Podcast Sitcom Join Our Discord Server! Home Work Podcast Discord Your Hosts Dave Harry
247: Motivations
October 20, 2020 21:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBHarry and Dave discuss what motivates them in their work (and hobbies) amid a pandemic and other obligations.
#246: I Gave Up This So I Could Do That
October 12, 2020 23:58 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBHarry and Dave talk about the things they stopped doing in order to make their lives better by doing other things.
246: I Gave Up This So I Could Do That
October 12, 2020 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBHarry and Dave talk about the things they stopped doing in order to make their lives better by doing other things.
#245: Breaking Bad...Habits
October 07, 2020 00:03 - 43 minutes - 40 MBDave's Tool of the Week Cord Widget (after we recorded this episode, the developer pulled the app from the App Store at Discord's request, so it is no longer available. Sorry!) Harry's Tool of the Week Keychron K2 Mechanical Keyboard Links Hyper-Scheduling Without Making Yourself Crazy Timery for Toggl Toggl Home Work Podcast Discord Come join our new Home Work Podcast Discord server where you can connect with other listeners, ask questions about working from home, and ta...
245: Breaking Bad...Habits
October 06, 2020 15:00 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBHarry and Dave discuss the bad habits that have been holding them back and how they plan to break them.
244: Home Wars: The Office Strikes Back
September 29, 2020 23:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBHarry and Dave outline some tips and tricks for your inevitable return to the office (even if it's only for a few days a week).
#244: Home Wars: The Office Strikes Back
September 29, 2020 14:16 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBLinks Moose Designs || Multi-Functional Workstation Bag Harry's Work/Life Task System Beau Ties | Bowties and Matching Masks Your Hosts Dave Harry
243: A Scorpion Named Doughnut with Special Guest: Patrick Rhone
September 21, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBAuthor, technology consultant, and minimalist Patrick Rhone joins Harry and Dave to talk about doing the most with the least amount of technology, what it means to be a minimalist, trying to live a minimal lifestyle alongside maximalist family members, and juggling a busy schedule.
#243: A Scorpion Named Doughnut with Special Guest: Patrick Rhone
September 21, 2020 14:19 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBDave's Tool of the Week Baronfig Confidant Notebook Harry's Tool of the Week NoNotify Links Patrick's Dash Plus System Harry's Work/Life Task System Patrick Twitter Whoa to Wow Rhoneisms Website The Cramped Your Hosts Dave Harry
#242: I Miss People: Coping with Working from Home
September 15, 2020 14:22 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBDave's Tool of the Week Squarespace Scheduling Harry's Tool of the Week The Work/Life Task System Your Hosts Dave Harry
242: I Miss People: Coping with Working from Home
September 15, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 34 MBThis week, Harry and Dave discuss how the pandemic has not only changed the way we work, but the way we play at—and after work.
241: Nomadic Livin' with Erin Doland
September 08, 2020 19:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBAuthor and professional unclutterer Erin Doland talks about moving with her family from a house to an RV and what it's like to work on the road full-time.
#241: Nomadic Livin' with Erin Doland
September 08, 2020 16:47 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBDave's Tool of the Week Pocket Notebook and Pen Harry's Tool of the Week Deck of Cards Links Alps Mountaineering Low Rocker rocking chair Kootek Double Camping Hammock Verizon Jetpack MiFi WeBoost 4G-X cellphone booster Wilson Electronics 700 2700 Wideband Directional Antenna WiFi Ranger Elite AC Pack Trello Staples Arc Calendar Designworks Ink Paper Notebook Remarkable 2 e-Ink Tablet Rocketbook Mini Hero Clips No Tox Bar Dishwashing Soap Stasher R...
#240: Managing Time vs. Tasks
September 01, 2020 16:54 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBHarry’s Tool of the Week Keyboard Maestro Dave’s Tool of the Week Deliveries Links Drafts Nested Folders podcast 6 Task Management tips to increase your productivity An Introduction to Setting SMART Goals for Project Managers How to Manage Tasks Effectively? 10 Tips for Effective Task Management Your Hosts Dave Harry
240: Managing Time vs. Tasks
September 01, 2020 12:45 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBHarry and Dave discuss the fallacy of spending 8 hours in an office “working” vs. effectively managing tasks in a short amount of time. They also talk about setting SMART tasks, automation, and other ways to increase productivity.
239: Six Month Check-In
August 24, 2020 22:00 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBHarry and Dave talk about how the last six months under lockdown have gone so far and share tips on how to avoid burnout, keeping your work life separated from the rest of your life, and developing routines to maximize productivity.
#239: Six Month Check-In
August 24, 2020 19:08 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBHarry's Tool of the Week Text Case Dave's Tool of the Week Dave's Tool of the Week Remo for Zoom Links “Working from home poses serious dangers for employers and employees alike” | Fortune Magazine Focused Episode #106 High Fidelity Your Hosts Harry Dave
238: The Unfunded Mandate of Technology with Mike T. Rose
August 18, 2020 20:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBThis week, Harry and Dave chat with TUAW Fellow, Mike T. Rose, who goes in-depth on his virtual whiteboard plan for holding successful and efficient remote meetings.
#238: The Unfunded Mandate of Technology with Mike T. Rose
August 18, 2020 19:21 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBDave's Tool of the Week Notion Charts Harry's Tool of the Week Soulver Links Mike on Twitter High Fidelity Learn How to Whiteboard During a Virtual Meeting Jamboard Your Hosts Dave Harry
237: Zettelkasten and Noguchi Filing Systems
August 11, 2020 20:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThis week, Harry talks about how he's getting started with the Zettelkasten note-taking method, while Dave discusses the Noguchi filing system.
#237: Zettelkasten and Noguchi Filing Systems
August 11, 2020 19:33 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBDave's Tool of the Week Story Swag Harry's Tool of the Week Dark Noise Links Zettelkasten Remnote Zettlr Obsidian Roam Research 43folders Noguchi Filing System Yojimbo Your Hosts Dave Harry
#236: Side Hustles
August 03, 2020 19:43 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBDave's Tool of the Week Lucidchart Harry's Tool of the Week RX Elements Links Harry's Bottomless Coffee Referral Link Your Hosts Dave Harry
236: Side Hustles
August 03, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBThis week, Harry and Dave talk about starting a side hustle, balancing hobbies and side projects with your 9-5, and turning what you love into a viable business.
#235: Email
July 28, 2020 19:52 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBApps Apple Mail Microsoft Outlook Spark Airmail Edison Mail HEY Plugins MailSuite Sanebox
235: Email
July 28, 2020 12:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBDave and Harry dive deep on email, including apps, plugins, and best practices.
234: That Apple Ad
July 20, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MBHarry and Dave discuss (and rant about) Apple's new Work from Home ad before shedding some light on best practices for separating work and home life, managing a team, and proper communication.
233: Morning Routines
July 13, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBHarry and Dave briefly gush about their new favorite email app, then deep-dive into Dave's quest for a workable daily routine. If you've been struggling to get a grasp on how you spend your time each day, this is the one to listen to.
232: Text Capture
July 07, 2020 19:45 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBDave and Harry talk about all the apps and services that let you capture and process text throughout your daily life.