How a pair of earphones supercharged my productivity [Video]

As a business owner – and editor of this publication – I’m always looking for ways to make myself more productive. 

Whether it’s utilising new cloud-based productivity tools like Asana for editorial project management or Akiflow to better manage my diary and my tasks, I’m constantly on the hunt for technologies – usually software – that allow me to get more things done with my limited time. 

In my line of work, I need to read a lot – and I mean a lot! I consume a vast number of articles, podcasts and videos daily, from a wide range of local and international sources. I subscribe to (as in pay for) a ton of publications, too, from BusinessLive and News24 locally to The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times (the latter is costly, but worth every cent).

But often the best time to consume content, and to think deeply about what I’m reading, is when I’m active – cooking dinner, for example, …