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S6 E3: The 5Cs Method (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson) Mar 08, 2023

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In this episode, Myra and Abby share their five-step process for making good decisions. It goes like this:

CLARIFY what’s most important to you. COMMUNICATE with those most affected by your decision. Generate a broad range of CHOICES. CHECK IN with friends, family, and trusted resources. And explore your decision’s possible CONSEQUENCES.

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S6 E2: Money and Love Decisions Shouldn’t Be Made in Haste (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson) Mar 07, 2023

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Ready, set … wait a sec. Today, Myra and Abby explain why slowing down is key to making good decisions.

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• Myra Strober is a professor emerita at Stanford University and the founding director of the Stanford Center for Research on Women (now the Clayman Institute for Gender Research). Abby Davisson served as president of Gap Foundation and co-founded the clothing company's employee resource group for parents and caregivers.

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S6 E1: Decisions About Money and Love Are Profoundly Intertwined (Myra Strober & Abby Davisson) Mar 06, 2023

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Diet Coke and Mentos. Suede and water. Tupac and Biggie. Money and love. What do they all have in common? They don't play well together.

Especially that last dueling duo. We've all been taught to make money decisions with our heads and love decisions with our hearts. Mix them up and, well, kaboom. But a new book by Myra Strober and Abby Davisson says that's a bunch of nonsense. In "Money and Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life's Biggest Decisions," they make the case that by acknowledging the inextricable link between finance and romance, we can learn to make better life decisions — decisions that utilize head and heart in a balanced, fulfilling way.

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• Myra Strober is a professor emerita at Stanford University and the founding director of the Stanford Center for Research on Women (now the Clayman Institute for Gender Research)

• Abby Davisson served as president of Gap Foundation and co-founded the clothing company's employee resource group for parents and caregivers

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S5 E5: Give Yourself Permission to Pull Back (Gloria Mark) Mar 03, 2023

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In the final installment of her master class, Gloria strikes an optimistic note. “We are not doomed to have short attention spans,” she says. “We can change our relationship with technology.” What might that new relationship look like? Tune in to find out.

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S5 E4: You Can Develop Agency to Manage Your Attention (Gloria Mark) Mar 02, 2023

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Before checking the news, imagine what your future self will be doing at 10 p.m. Will you be relaxing reading your favorite book or still working on that deadline?

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Gloria Mark is a professor at UC Irvine and the author of the new book “Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness, and Productivity.”

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S5 E3: Stop Interrupting Yourself (Gloria Mark) Mar 01, 2023

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We are as likely to interrupt ourselves as to be interrupted by others. What can we do about it? Gloria has the answer in today’s episode.

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Gloria Mark is a professor at UC Irvine and the author of the new book “Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness, and Productivity.”

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S5 E2: There Are Different Types of Attention (Gloria Mark) Feb 28, 2023

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Today, Gloria explains how you can use rote activities — like solving a puzzle or weeding your garden — to replenish your attentional reservoirs.

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Gloria Mark is a professor at UC Irvine and the author of the new book “Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness, and Productivity.”

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S5 E1: Use Your Attentional Resources Wisely (Gloria Mark) Feb 27, 2023

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Picture this. You sit down to read a book. You know the one — the book all your friends have raved about. So, okay, you read the first sentence. Maybe you make it to the end of the paragraph. But the next thing you know, your hand, as if possessed, reaches for your phone and calls up Twitter or Instagram or the New York Times, and you let the book drop to the floor before you've even finished the first page.

Why does that happen? Why does your attention feel less like a steadily trained spotlight and more like a frantically blinking strobe? And will you ever find a way to get your focus back?

"Yes!" says author and UC Irvine professor Gloria Mark. And lucky for you, she'll be here all week to explain why your attention wandered off and what you can do to get it back.

Gloria's new book is "Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity."

S4 E5: Invest in the Long Tail of Time Management (Greg McKeown) Feb 24, 2023

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In the final installment of his master class, Greg McKeown shares the three questions he asks to make life easier:

1️⃣ What is a problem that irritates me repeatedly?

2️⃣ What is the total cost of managing that over several years?

3️⃣ What is the next step I can take immediately, for a few minutes, to move towards solving it?

Tune in to learn how to apply this at work and in life.

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S4 E4: Find Your Effortless Pace (Greg McKeown) Feb 23, 2023

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You need to establish upper and lower bounds. “Okay, but what does that mean?” Listen to find out.

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Greg McKeown is the author of “Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most.” He’ll be here all week to share key insights from the book. If you can’t wait until tomorrow to hear the next episode, you can get early access by downloading the Next Big Idea app.

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