The Most Important Decisions That You Make in a Year

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amy g: My focus isn't about getting things done. It's about getting done the most important work that you could be doing. Alice, i have tried standard productivity methods like bullet journalling or scheduling tasks. I know they're all very different, but do you hav any feelings about the general idea of taking a day off to write an essay? Have you ever wondered how you can support women at work? head to each biar dot org slash podcast survey and take our listener survey.

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.

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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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