March 16, 2026
An Insider’s Perspective with Pranav Kale: Jonathan’s Productivity System for Soloists
Big Idea “archaeologist” Pranav Kale joined me on Ditching Hourly for a reverse interview about my productivity system for soloists.
Chapters
- (00:00) Introduction
- (01:00) The Three Buckets Every Soloist Needs
- (06:16) Get All Your To-Dos in One Place
- (09:14) SOPs and Checklists: Stop Winging It
- (18:23) The Feast-Famine Trigger
- (20:16) Why Your Calendar Is Not a To-Do List
- (25:40) The Event Loop
- (30:20) Procrastination Is a Signal
- (37:37) When You Hate Part of a Task, Cut It
- (42:06) The Love-Hate List
- (49:15) Batching vs. Gardening Your Business
- (56:22) How the System Came Together
- (59:00) The Segovia Principle
- (67:05) Adapting This to Your Personality
- (70:41) Pranav’s Takeaways
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Yours,
—J