#254 Why Your To Do List Is Quietly Killing Your Firm

#254 Why Your To Do List Is Quietly Killing Your Firm

July 16, 2026 · 31 min · Season 1

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Reza Hooda discusses the impact of to-do lists on productivity and shares insights on habit formation and work environment.

In this episode, I'm back after a few weeks off, walking along the beach in Fareham on a 28 degree UK evening. And I explain exactly why the podcast disappeared. It wasn't discipline. It was friction. I break down: The real reason I stopped recording for weeks (and why it had nothing to do with motivation) The four criteria every habit needs before it will ever stick Why environment design beats willpower every single time The reason your to do list guarantees you'll never feel finished Why nobody can book a call with me before 1pm, and what that time is for The difference between deep work and busy work your brain will lie to you about Why your inbox is a place for other people's agendas How I now run my businesses from my phone by talking to Claude instead of typing The two high leverage activities you should be working on every single week Why I stopped going to my own office and started working in a coffee shop I also share what's been going on behind the scenes: the PAC LIVE event in Newbury on the 1st of July, our team day and the 2030 growth plan for Capture, and the Power Positioning Accelerator cohort that's just wrapped up. This episode is sponsored by Karbon , the…

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