How to Have a Sustainable Work Life and Find Happiness and Success

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A lot of what we need to feel good is things that don't just let us do brain dead activities, but things that actually energize us and motivate us. Instead of people focus on energizing activities, think about the things that when you do them, you come away feeling excited, ready to go and do stuff. Taking a week off is not going to solve any of the problems in it. But if you can instead create a work that is exciting at least some of the time and gives you that energy, that's going to be way more sustainable over time.

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What are "forward-chaining" and "backward-chaining", and how do they connect with theory of change? What sorts of mental habits and heuristics prevent you from brainstorming ideas effectively? How can you harness feedback effectively to sharpen your ideas? From whom should you solicit feedback? How can you view your own products with fresh eyes? What are some common struggles people encounter when starting or changing careers, and how can they be overcome? Why are small experiments so under-used? How can we construct a sustainable work life? What are the best ways to rest and recover from overwork and burnout?

Lynette Bye is a productivity coach who works with effective altruists. Before that, she studied the psychology of self-control at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. You can find out more and read her blog at lynettebye.com.

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