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Episode 190: Productivity Lessons From A Garden Hose (How To Go From "Mist" To "Jet")
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- Jun 6, 2026
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- 2018
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You probably have a garden hose at your house. If you take a look at the spray nozzle at the end of your hose, you are very likely to see five words. Mist. Shower. Flat. Cone. Jet. When your hose is on “Mist” , the water kind of goes everywhere, but it is a weak stream and pretty scattered and not very powerful. It is a whole different story when you rotate over to “Jet.” A very powerful stream of water can do some damage if you are not careful about where you are aiming your hose. It’s the same hose, with the same amount of water and the same pressure, but completely different results. I think you can probably see where I am going with this. When the “tyranny of the urgent” takes over, our energy is scattered and inefficient. However, on those rare occasions when we really get into a flow of focused work, we get to feel the flood of dopamine that comes with being highly productive. On today’s episode of The Private School Leader Podcast, we are going to learn some Productivity Lessons From A Garden Hose (How To Go From "Mist" To "Jet") . Thank you for listening to the podcast every week. You are making a difference in the lives of the students, teachers and parents at your school. I know that what you do is difficult, exhausting and lonely. Your hard work inspires me to keep making weekly content to try to encourage and inspire you as you serve your school. Thanks for all you do, Mark Minkus If you like the podcast, please write a review and leave a rating. Your review helps to push this content out as a suggested podcast to private school leaders all over the world. The Private School Leader Podcast has been downloaded in 72 countries and all 50 states. Thank you for listening and thanks for your review! I’ve created a FREE RESOURCE for you called “The To…