Alice: Some of my favorite points during the day are the commute that i have, whether i'm walking, biking, taking the bus. I find really liberating. Sometimes i am able to let my mind wander. When not pushing it, i will connect pieces that i wouldn't otherwise. There's one study where the head people go on quebec packing trip for four days, and then they tested their creativity. And the creativity schools werl like 50 % better this poor day back packing trip. So obvously, youcan, you kdon scale tet back to what's actually achievable. But a lot of mine is doing things that are necessary. Like driving to the
Why is it that we often wake up with big plans — and seemingly enough energy to complete the tasks on our to-do list — and go to bed lamenting all the unfinished work?
A social worker joins Emily to pose questions about productivity to Alice Boyes, a former clinical psychologist. Alice shares the planning, creativity, and decision making that her success and satisfaction hinges on — and how she manages to ignore everything else. She highlights mental mistakes that prevent people from accomplishing their most meaningful work, and she gives guidance for overcoming them.
Guests:
Alice Boyes, a former clinical psychologist, is the author of two books on mental health, The Anxiety Toolkit and The Healthy Mind Toolkit. She’s writing her third book about productivity.
Kate Troutman is a social worker.
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