230: Best Time Management Techniques
Show Notes Episode 230: Time Management with Ophira Eisenberg
On this week’s episode of Lady Journey Katie and Sarah interview comedian and mom, and former Gem Mania employee, Ophira Eisenburg. Ophira gives her time management strategies, talks about the creative process of her book Screw Everyone: Sleeping my Way to Monogamy, and lets us in on her new manifestation journey.
Ophira Eisenberg
Ophira Eisenberg is a Canadian-born standup comedian, writer, and host. She hosted NPR’s comedy trivia show Ask Me Another for 9-years, where she interviewed and played silly games with hundreds of celebrities including Sir Patrick Stewart, Awkwafina, Rosie Perez, Yo-Yo Ma, Bob The Drag Queen, Nick Kroll, Chelsea Handler, Jim Gaffigan, Michael C. Hall, and so many others.
As a comic and a parent to a 6-year-old, Ophira is the host of the new comedy podcast Parenting Is A Joke co-produced by iHeart Radio and Pretty Good Friends Productions. The show launches on October 18th.
She can be seen live, regularly headlining across the United States, Canada, and Europe delivering her unique blend of standup and storytelling to a loyal fan base of smart, irreverent comedy lovers. She has appeared at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival, The New Yorker Festival, The New York Comedy Festival, Moontower Comedy Festival, Bumbershoot, The Nantucket Film Festival, Women in Comedy Festival and more.
Her new comedy album at special Plant-Based Jokes is available on iTunes and is streaming now on YouTube. Lauded as “hilarious, high risk, and an inspiration,” Ophira filmed her comedy special Inside Joke, when she was 8½ months pregnant. The show’s material revolves around how she told everyone that she was never going to have kids, and then unexpectedly found herself expecting at “an advanced maternal age.” Her other comedy albums, Bangs! and As Is
Ophira’s Time Management Tips
- The pomodoro technique
- DIY Weekend (pick your own weekend days if you freelance)
- If you’re a mom, give yourself a buffer period between kids and work.
- Utilize Zoom
- Use Ophira’s 1-5 scale to gauge what you say yes to
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