Show overview
The Three Month Vacation Podcast has been publishing since 2014, and across the 12 years since has built a catalogue of 595 episodes. That works out to roughly 200 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 16 min and 28 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 17 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Sean D'Souza.
From the publisher
Sean D'Souza made two vows when he started up Psychotactics back in 2002. The first was that he'd always get paid in advance and the second was that work wouldn't control his life. He decided to take three months off every year. But how do you take three months off, without affecting your business and profits? Do you buy into the myth of "outsourcing everything and working just a few hours a week?" Not really. Instead, you structure your business in a way that enables you to work hard and then take three months off every single year. And Sean walks his talk. Since 2004, he's taken three months off every year (except in 2005, when there was a medical emergency). This podcast isn't about the easy life. It's not some magic trick about working less. Instead with this podcast you learn how to really enjoy your work, enjoy your vacation time and yes, get paid in advance.
Latest Episodes
View all 595 episodesThe Art of Less: Why the Best Professionals Work with a Smaller Palette
Storytelling: Misdirection
Storytelling: Why the Ending Matters Most of All When You're Crafting a Story
How to Overcome the Obvious Fears of Group Consulting — Part 2
How to Go from One-on-One to Group Consulting (and Have More Time for Yourself)
Free or Paid? How to Know in Advance if Someone Will Pay — Part 2
Free or paid? That's the question that rattles around in our heads when we want to promote an information product. And if it's free, why free? What's the benefit for you? If it's paid, should you go high or low? Let's explore Part 1 and Part 2 of this seemingly eternal mystery.
Free or Paid? How to Know in Advance if Someone Will Pay — Part 1
It seems almost impossible to price a product—and even harder to decide when it comes to information products. How do you decide if you should give away the information free or charge for it? Let's explore the first two parts in Part 1 and Part 2.
Why going backwards is often a good sign of progress
When we think about the journey of a thousand miles, we often assume it means constant forward movement. We picture ourselves taking one step after another, continuing steadily until the journey is complete. But in reality, most journeys involve setbacks. At times, after making progress, it can feel as though we're actually moving backwards. Strange as it sounds, going backwards is a good thing. Let's find out why.
How to Make Additional Time Out of Thin Air.
There's hardly anyone who says they have loads of time. We all want 36 hours per day and eight days a week, and yet most of the time the time we so desperately seek lies in plain sight. If you use your time well, you will find that you suddenly have lots of time to waste. Let's go on this weird journey to find time that already exists.
Why Self-Study Works for Some People and Fails Miserably for Others
We believe coaching is often the best approach but it's not always the case. You might find an average coach and make little progress or you could have an exceptional coach and become incredibly skilled. For most of our learning, self-study is essential but it doesn't seem to work for many people. Why is this? Sometimes the most perplexing question has a surprisingly simple answer. Explore why self-study is so effective for some while others struggle to make much progress.
Why all the productivity in the world may not matter after all
You are told that you have to be productive, but how productive is productive? We have been at work for close to 26 years, and we still have a full day of activity. Isn't that good enough reason to slow down or just do nothing at all for some of the days? Let's find out why productivity needs a break.
Why Feedback Barely Helps Progress (And Why "Instant Feedback" is Crucial, Instead).
If you ask most people what is the core of learning, they will give you something banal like hard work or practise; however, they will also state that you need to get feedback. The problem is that feedback almost never has the necessary impact. The reason why it fails to help us move forward is because of the timing. What we need is not feedback but instant feedback. But why is instant feedback far superior than just feedback alone? Let's find out.
Why Habits Fail Consistently (And Why You Need a Habit System Instead)
Most of us still accept the idea that you need 21 days to build a habit. Yet, most habits can fall apart even if you labour at them with dedication. That's because of why a habit fails. It fails because of a lack of a system. But what's in that system? It's the drive to remove inefficiencies. All habits fail if they're inefficient. Find out why you need a habit system, instead.
Why Habit-Change Is Almost Always Temporary (And How to Create Lasting Habits)
If habit change is really about personal effort, why do so many carefully built habits quietly fall over the cliff? The answer isn't motivation and it's certainly not willpower. Bah, grit! Habit change is based instead on your environment. It's almost always based on the company you keep. Let's find out why your environment is the most important habit changing strategy of all.
How to speed up answering e-mail—and everyday messages as well
We are constantly typing, whether it's on our phone or at the computer. Sometimes, it's just a simple message; at other times, it is a bunch of emails. But the typing is relentless. No matter how quickly we type, we can speak a lot faster (sometimes between 80 to 100 words per minute). This is where Wispr Flow really helps. It works at the speed of thought, and better still, it formats everything correctly. This will make you more productive than ever and give you that free time that you're looking for. Listen to the podcast and shave off at least 30-50% of typing time right away. Here's the link for the free month: Try this. I've been using it for messages and for lots of other work. It's far, far superior than Siri and makes no mistakes. https://wisprflow.ai/r?SEAN1058