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S20 E3: Be a Satisficer Not a Maximizer (Simone Stolzoff) Jun 14, 2023

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Many of us have internalized the message that there’s one dream job for us and we shouldn’t stop until we find it. So we tweak our resumes and browse LinkedIn in the hopes of finding a role that helps us self-actualize. But first determining what matters and recognizing that we may already have it is a better recipe for happiness.

S20 E2: Value Time, Not Money (Simone Stolzoff) Jun 13, 2023

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In today's episode, Simone Stolzoff ("The Good Enough Job") tells Michael that when you think about the role work plays in your life, "it's worth considering that valuing more free time over more money tends to be more fulfilling and lead to higher overall well-being."

S20 E1: How to Reclaim Life From Work (Simone Stolzoff) Jun 12, 2023

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Do you live to work or work to live? Journalist Simone Stolzoff tackles that age-old question with renewed energy in his book "The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work." All this week, he'll be chatting with host Michael Kovnat about how work came to play such an outsized role in our lives and what would happen if we stopped chasing the dream gig, gave up the idea of having a calling, and instead tried to find jobs that were simply good enough.

S19 E5: You Only Know What You Make (Tiago Forte) Jun 09, 2023

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Our time with Tiago Forte may be over, but hopefully your journey to building a second brain has only just begun. In his final lesson, Tiago explains how your second brain can motivate you to take action.

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S19 E4: Prune the Good to Surface the Great (Tiago Forte) Jun 08, 2023

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Today, Tiago explains how mastering the art of subtraction can strengthen your creative output.

S19 E3: Diverge Before You Converge (Tiago Forte) Jun 07, 2023

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Today’s lesson: “Before you shut off new sources of information and converge on an end result, take time to diverge. Expand your horizons, expose yourself to diverse influences, and collect anything that resonates with you.”

Tiago Forte is the author of “Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential.”

S19 E2: Think Small (Tiago Forte) Jun 06, 2023

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Today, Tiago Forte, author of “Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential,” says that if you want to accomplish a big goal, you must first stockpile small building blocks.

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S19 E1: Capture the Insights All Around You (Tiago Forte) Jun 05, 2023

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Do you ever struggle to keep track of all the information swirling around in your head? The idea you had for a new project at work; that stat you read in the paper this morning; the name of your sister’s boyfriend. Productivity expert Tiago Forte says you need a digital system to store all those thought bubbles. He thinks of it as a “second brain.” And this week on the show, he’ll teach you how to build one.

S18 E5: Optimize Your Regrets (Daniel Pink) Jun 02, 2023

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Anticipating regrets can often work to our advantage. It slows our thinking. It taps our cerebral breaks, allowing us time to gather additional information and to reflect before we decide what to do. But it should come with a warning label.

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S18 E4: Science Offers a Systematic Way To Deal With Our Regrets (Daniel Pink) Jun 01, 2023

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So, what can we do to turn our existing regrets into engines of progress? Science suggests a three-step process.

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