productivity isult about making work easier. Being efficient with what i need to do helps me make more space for what i want to do and how i want to steer my career. Some days i check off most things on my tedulist. In other days, i struggle to push through single daunting assignment. Kate troutman offered to join me in sorting through these feelings and frustrations with an expert. As you'll hear, she's got some too.
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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