Episode 243: AI Is Making You Busier, Not Better—Here’s the Fix with Roy Schwartz

If your calendar is packed, your inbox is overflowing, and you still end every day feeling behind, you need this episode.

I’m thrilled to welcome Roy Schwartz, co-founder of Axios and Axios HQ, former Chief Revenue Officer at Politico, executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning Axios on HBO, and co-author of the bestseller Smart Brevity.

His new book, Simplify: Do 50 Percent More with 50 Percent Less, offers a practical framework for overcoming “toxic complexity” and focusing on what matters most. 

AI promised to make work easier. Instead, it has created more meetings, content, decisions, and noise competing for our attention.The problem isn’t that we can’t do enough. It’s that we’re trying to do too much.

The people who thrive in the AI era won’t be those who adopt the most tools. They’ll know what to eliminate—and what truly deserves their attention.

You’ll learn:

• Why complexity keeps you overwhelmed
• How to eliminate unnecessary meetings and commitments
• Why Roy recommends “meeting bankruptcy”
• How ego keeps your calendar full
• How to use AI as your “chief simplicity officer”
• Why your strengths matter more than ever

Press play—then choose one thing to confront, one thing to delete, and one thing to amplify.

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Connect with Roy:

Instagram:@axios 

LinknedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/royschwartz/