How I Work

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Jocelyn K Glei on how to refresh your mind, not letting email take over your life, and finding sparks of creativity Dec 17, 2018

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Jocelyn K. Glei is a writer who is obsessed with how we can find more creativity and meaning in our daily work. She is the author of several books and was formerly the editor in chief of 99U. She also hosts the podcast Hurry Slowly, which is about how you can be more productive, creative, and resilient through the simple act of slowing down.

Not surprisingly, Jocelyn thinks very deeply about how she works. And she is very deliberate about how she structures her day.

In this episode, we cover:

* Jocelyn’s number one tip for not letting email take over your life* How Jocelyn uses the VIP feature of email* The big problem with the majority of productivity advice* The two hours of the day when Jocelyn produces her best work* Why Jocelyn works in sprints rather than marathons* What Jocelyn does to reenergise* Why taking breaks is so important, and what Jocelyn does to refresh her mind* How to carve out time for unstructured thinking* The best time of day to think creatively* What happens behind the scenes to create an episode of Jocelyn’s podcast Hurry, Slowly.* Tender discipline - what it means and how to do it* How she builds in time for reflection into her day* The role important journaling plays for Jocelyn

Sign up for Jocelyn's Reset course, which is like a cosmic tuneup for your workday. And you can read more about Jocelyn here and follow her on Twitter @jkglei

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Dr Amantha Imber on deliberately designing your work day Dec 12, 2018

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My guest today is…me! I thought I’d turn the tables and share with you how I run my own workday. The delightful and wise Dr Jason Fox joins me on the show to sit in the interviewer chair. We cover all sorts of ground, including:

My morning routine
My system for to-do lists
How I try to minimise morning decisions
How I fit both Deep Work and Shallow work in my life
My Deep Work “rituals"
Why I left Facebook and Instagram
My favourite go-to productivity and time management apps
How I transition from Deep Work to Shallow Work
The work that goes on behind the scenes of creating How I Work
How to design a better workday if you don’t feel like you have control over your diary
How to persuade your boss to give you more time for Deep Work.

You can find more about Dr Jason Fox at drjasonfox.com and I highly recommend checking out his podcast “The Cleverness with Dr Jason Fox”.

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Five psychology hacks to help you stick to your new year's resolutions Dec 09, 2018

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Are you planning on setting new year's resolutions for 2019? If you are, this episode will give you the best chance of success.

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Adam Grant, Rachel Botsman, Matt Mullenweg and others on how they get focused work done in a world of digital distractions. Dec 05, 2018

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Staying focused on work that matters and resisting digital distractions can be a big challenge for the best of us. In this mix-tape episode, you’ll get to hear several guests’ strategies for how they maintain focus in a world full of digital temptations.

This episode covers:* Why bestselling author and Wharton Professor Adam Grant doesn’t recommend going cold turkey on social media and other “distractions"* Adam Grant’s “rules" for checking social media* Why Rachel Botsman, the world’s leading authority on technology and trust, stopped using her mobile phone as an alarm clock* How planning ahead helps WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg resist the temptation of digital distractions* How Matt Mullenweg creates healthy habits and hacks to minimise unhelpful temptation* Why Sarah Green Carmichael, Executive Editor at HBR, loves working from home* How Sarah Green Carmichael deals with procrastination* Moment CEO Tim Kendall’s tactics for staying focused, including a very extreme method* Where Tim Kendall leaves his phone at night.

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Four science-backed ways to make better decisions Dec 02, 2018

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Are you planning on making any decisions today? Listen to this episode first.

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Janine Allis on her "rules" for the work week, her trick for making email fun, and why she doesn't come into the office before 11am. Nov 28, 2018

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My guest today is Janine Allis. Janine is the founder of Boost Juice, which now has over 500 stores globally. You might also know Janine as an investor on the TV show Shark Tank. Janine has received a tonne of awards including the Telstra Business Women of the Year. She is also a mother of four kids. Needless to say, she is a very busy person.

We cover a heap of different topics in this chat, including:

How Janine structures her week to maximise productivity
Why Janine doesn’t believe in work-life balance
Why Janine doesn’t do back-to-back meetings
Why Janine doesn’t come to the office before 11am
Janine’s system for remembering everything - and letting nothing slip through the cracks
The role that yoga plays in Janine’s life, and how to find a great teacher
Her “trick" for making email checking fun
Why Janine is more likely to pick up the phone that have a conversation by email
Her mobile phone rules for her family
The last thing Janine does on her phone every day to help switch off
Why Janine prefers audiobooks to physical books

And so much more.

You can find Janine at https://www.janineallis.com.au/ and on Twitter at @janineboost

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The only three items you need on your bedside table to create the perfect start to your day Nov 25, 2018

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Do you currently use your mobile phone as your alarm clock? If so, you might rethink that after listening to today’s mini episode.

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How the former president of Pinterest, Tim Kendall, tamed unhealthy mobile phone habits Nov 21, 2018

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Today’s guest is Tim Kendall. Tim is the former President of Pinterest, where he led global sales, marketing and product development. Prior to Pinterest, Tim was Facebook’s Director of Monetization, where he led the development of Facebook’s advertising business.

During his last year at Pinterest, Tim began noticing his own “bad” phone habits, not to mention the poor habits of everyone around him. Tim is now the CEO of Moment, a mobile app that helps you to use your phone in a healthy way, giving you back time for the parts of life that matter most.

We cover a bunch of things in this chat, including:

Tim’s quirky technique for keeping staff focused while he was President at Pinterest
Tim’s extreme tactic for controlling mobile phone usage
Tactics that Tim uses for setting himself up to have a productive day
The role sleep plays in Tim’s life
Why Tim takes ice baths most mornings, and what lead to this being a part of his routine
Tim’s email hack that helps him stay focused
The email software that has dramatically sped up the amount of time Tim spends responding to email
Tim’s email rules for employees at his company, Moment.
The damaging culture that exists in many Silicon Valley tech companies
Why Tim is contemplating moving Moment to a four day work week and having parent-friendly hours
Two books that have had a profound impact on Tim’s thinking
Why Tim stays away from consuming the news

And a whole lot more.

You can find out more about Tim and Moment at http://inthemoment.io

Download Moment on the iTunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moment-track-how-much-you/id771541926?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

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Why a shorter Christmas break will make you happier than a long one Nov 18, 2018

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With Christmas holidays nearly upon us, this mini-episode reveals five science-backed (and counterintuitive) ways to create the perfect break.

Warning: after listening to this episode, you might want to change your Christmas holidays plans.

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Netflix's ex Chief Talent Officer Patty McCord on how to be radically honest at work. Nov 14, 2018

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My guest today is Patty McCord. Patty McCord served as chief talent officer of Netflix for 14 years and helped create the Netflix Culture Deck, which has been viewed on Slideshare over 15 million times (Sheryl Sandberg has referred to this deck as “ the most important document ever to come out of the Valley.”). She is also the author of "Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility". In this episode, we talk about:

How Patty uses her time on planes
How her life is different post-Netflix
How Patty prepares for presentations
The key to making unlimited paid leave work
Her commutes to work with Reed Hastings and the critical role this played
Where she conducted most of her one-on-one meetings
The importance of being radically honest at work - and how to get better at it
How to change a culture
Why many companies’ bonus systems are broken
What executives need to expect from their HR people

Find Patty at pattymccord.com, check out her book Powerful (https://www.amazon.com/Powerful-Building-Culture-Freedom-Responsibility/dp/1939714095) and take a look at the Netflix Culture deck (https://jobs.netflix.com/culture).

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