Episodes List - Classic

Episode 183 – FAQ: Being brief on the spot, away from work

March 8, 2021
14 min

In our new FAQ segment, I address a series of questions surrounding how to take the principles of the books BRIEF and NOISE and make more..

Episode 182 – Stepping away for a minute (from digital devices)

March 1, 2021
14 min

What would work (or life) look like if we could frequently and intentionally step away from technology for a moment or two? In this episode, more..

Episode 181 – The big moment

February 22, 2021
13 min

Every day, there is something really important we have to do. Sometimes it’s obvious, but most times it’s not. If we are unprepared for these more..

Episode 180 – FAQ: Better headlines build a bridge

February 15, 2021
16 min

Charley digs into why headlines are disproportionately important, how to avoid becoming clickbait and when you should take the time to prepare a good headline. more..

Episode 179 – Daily headlines: 1st and last thought of the day

February 8, 2021
13 min

One way to lower the noise is to start and end every day with a short and powerful headline. In this episode, I share some more..

Episode 178 – Be my guest: Aaron Weber, Comedian

February 1, 2021
27 min

Charley interviews popular comedian Aaron Weber on the importance of preparation, how to grab the audience’s attention quickly, and the power of laughter in all more..

Episode 177 – The morass of time management

January 25, 2021
12 min

There’s no shortage of technical advice on how to manage your time better. In this episode, I keep it super simple: lowering the noise frees more..

Episode 176 – FAQ: Tackling the issue of quiet time

January 18, 2021
21 min

In our new FAQ segment, Charley addresses a series of questions surrounding how to lower the noise during quiet time and some of the inherent more..

Episode 175– Phone calls

January 11, 2021
12 min

Sometimes we fire off a text or send an email when we should have just picked up the phone. In this episode, I talk about more..

Episode 174 – Be my guest: Simon Bureau on culture and communications

January 4, 2021
23 min

Charley Thornton interviews author and international business leader Simon Bureau about how different cultures view brevity. They dig into email, the importance of context and more..

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