The Great Work Podcast

<p>How you really can be happier, and achieve more, if you’re kinder to yourself</p><p>If you haven’t already done so, please consider signing up for the email version of this, which has the podcast embedded in it...

<p>The Startling Benefits of Taking Some #&@*?%! Responsibility</p><p>Or: Things Go Dramatically Better When You Tend to Them</p><p>The second Great Work principle.</p><p>Links:</p><p>Work should be one of the great...

<p>Seven core ideas form the foundation of Great Work, and this episode considers the first of those, that work’s a huge part of life, and it should therefore be a part of what makes your life fulfilling and fun...

<p>When to leave a job because it's wrong with you, why you should think twice about that, and why it's right for some people to reinvent themselves every few years.</p><p>Links from this episode:</p><p>• Surviving...

<p>Surviving Winter Working Life—and how to get through the cold, dark, wet months for those who, like me, become a grumpy git when the clocks go back.</p><p>Also: a reader comment on my last article • a podcast on AI...

<p>Time-boxing—perhaps the most effective way of getting more done while looking after yourself and being realistic about how much you truly can get done.</p><p>And a book review: Mark Zao-Sanders's new book Timeboxing...

<p>More ideas about how to manage a tough working life, this time from middle school teacher and Great Work reader Sarah Wendel. Imposter symptoms, boundaries, and difficult conversations. And for the first time it's...

<p>Tired, exhausted, or burned out? Which are you? And how to avoid all three. There are multiple links in this episode: to see them, click here.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this...

<p>Taking Work Relationships Seriously</p><p>Good relationships with everyone you deal with at work are central to your well-being and ability to get things done. There’s almost always an approach that addresses...

<p>Why saying "no" is often the most responsible thing to do—and how to do it confidently and well.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...

<p>The six factors that make the biggest difference to how good your job is. And they're not high pay or low pressure.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

<p>Worried you're not mentally quite as sharp as you used to be? You're probably functioning at a higher level than you were back then.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with...

<p>A new perspective on the imposter phenomenon—and an answer from feminism, cognitive psychology, and David Hume.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

<p>One small thing you can do to make your next week better, more productive, and more enjoyable. Also: a TV show recommendation. And: introducing the Great Work chat on Substack.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode...

<p>How's everyone doing? A five-minute habit to revitalise your team.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...