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About the show

Latest episodes

• Q4 Is Shorter Than You Think

  October 7, 2026 · 8 min

  How many productive weeks do you really have left this year? Probably fewer than your calendar suggests. After more than a decade of running Asian Efficiency, Thanh has seen the same pattern every year, in his own business and with his…

• How to Buy Back Time: 3 Strategies for Everyday People

  October 5, 2026 · 44 min

  How much would you pay to never stand in a grocery line again? It’s a question most of us never think to ask, because we assume outsourcing and executive assistants are only for CEOs and millionaires. But when time is the one thing you…

• Grow Where You Work: Designing a Space That Helps You Focus

  September 30, 2026 · 8 min

  When did you last look at your desk and ask whether it’s helping you or holding you back? We put a lot of thought into apps and systems. But the space where you spend eight hours a day might be doing more to your focus and energy than any…

• AI Isn't Saving You Time Yet: Diagnose the Workflow Blockers First

  September 28, 2026 · 49 min

  AI usually fails to save time for one simple reason: the bottleneck is not the model, it is the workflow around it. In this episode, we break down the most common blockers, like unclear prompts, messy source material, too many tools…

• What a Coffee Shop Walk Taught Me About Focus

  September 23, 2026 · 8 min

  How many hours did you work straight through yesterday without once stepping away from your screen? For years, Thanh believed that powering through from morning to evening was the secret to getting more done. Then, while coworking with a…

• Stop Managing Your Time. Start Managing Your Energy and Attention

  September 21, 2026 · 42 min

  In this episode, we break down why clock-based planning often fails and why the real bottlenecks are energy, attention, and cognitive load. We talk about protecting peak hours, matching the right task to the right mental state, reducing…

• Heck Yeah or No: How to Say No, Even to Your Boss

  September 16, 2026 · 8 min

  Did you say yes to something recently and regret it before the calendar invite even arrived? Thanh once turned down an opportunity he was excited about, and it was tied to something he loves. Find out why he said no, and why it turned out…

• The Productivity Rules We Stopped Following (and What We Do Instead)

  September 14, 2026 · 48 min

  A lot of popular productivity advice sounds smart until you actually try to live by it. In this episode, Thanh and Brooks share the rules they’ve stopped following, from inbox zero and rigid morning routines to building elaborate note…