The OptimalWork Podcast
OptimalWork
Hosted by Dr. Kevin Majeres and Sharif Younes, co-founders of OptimalWork, The OptimalWork Podcast will help you learn to challenge yourself in each hour of work according to your highest ideals. We discuss all aspects of Dr. Majeres's approach to work, which he developed in his private practice and teaches at Harvard Medical School, and show how it applies to everyday situations like professional work, study, sleep, and relationships.
For personalized plans to help you put the ideas into practice, visit www.OptimalWork.com.
Please send questions for discussion to team@optimalwork.com.
For personalized plans to help you put the ideas into practice, visit www.OptimalWork.com.
Please send questions for discussion to team@optimalwork.com.
Episodes
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May 17, 2021 • 25min
59. How Fasting Supercharges Focus
#59: We’ve all experienced times when we’re hungry and cranky and have a hard time focusing. But surprisingly, it doesn’t have to be that way. It can do the exact opposite. When you deliberately bring on hunger through fasting, your attention and cognition are supercharged.
May 10, 2021 • 28min
58. How Reframing Can Replace Medication
#58: Just a few years ago, the CDC reported that 13% of Americans had taken anti-depressants in the last month. In this episode, we discuss the promises and pitfalls of these medications, and their relationship with OptimalWork’s approach of changing behaviors.
May 3, 2021 • 27min
57. How to Rest so You Can Thrive in Work
#57: How do you go about pursuing high ideals and forging relationships? You might immediately think of action, but also important is rest. In this episode, we look at the science of rest, showing how to rest well, so you can work more effectively and for higher ideals, stay energized, and forge deeper bonds with others.
Apr 26, 2021 • 25min
56. The Silent Cure for Stress
#56: Stress is ubiquitous in these times, but it’s hard to know how to deal with it. Worrying is one response, but it can actually increase stress. So, what is stress, what causes it, and what can you do about it?
Apr 19, 2021 • 25min
55. Bring More Flow Into Your Life
#55: Flow is something everyone experiences occasionally. Time flies by, you’re totally engaged, with no distractions at all. Is it possible to achieve it at will? Is it even good to aim for that? In this episode, we discuss the most helpful ways to think about flow.
Apr 12, 2021 • 28min
54. Reframing When the Stakes Are High
#54: High stakes situations provide a unique challenge to the practice of reframing. How do we reframe failure, if we think that failure is not an option? This challenge gets to the heart of what reframing is, and how to do it.
Apr 5, 2021 • 26min
53. Does Email Bring out Your Best?
Explore the challenges of constant email communication, negative impacts of checking email, pitfalls of email communication, the impact of email on setting priorities and achieving goals, and the importance of crafting good emails through sincerity, humility, and generosity.
Mar 29, 2021 • 26min
52. Why Psychology Gets Baffled by Love
#52: You might think that love and work have nothing to do with one another. In fact, work has a lot to learn from love, and love from work. In this episode, we explore the similarities between good work and love; how love can provide light and purpose to work; and how to “work” love to prevent it from growing cold.
Mar 21, 2021 • 29min
51. Recovering from a Broken Streak
#51: As you’re trying to develop new and better habits, there are some common obstacles you may run into — they might lead you to give up just when you’re on the cusp of great progress. In this episode, we discuss the most common reason people give up on new habits, and how to overcome it.
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Mar 15, 2021 • 28min
50. Making Decisions without Regret
Explore strategies to alleviate challenges in decision-making, such as reframing and minimizing decision fatigue. Learn about the systematic process of making decisions without regret, considering both short and long-term benefits. Embrace short-term pain for long-term gain and make decisions based on high ideals and growth.
