1071: Boosting Productivity and Slashing Overwhelm through Timeboxing with Marc Zao-Sanders
Marc Zao-Sanders reveals the key to breaking the cycle of overwhelm with a power tool that makes a huge difference.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How to prune your to-do list effectively2) How to use timeboxing to plan your day with intention3) The art of choosing breaksSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1071 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT MARC — Marc Zao-Sanders is the CEO and co-founder of filtered.com, a learning tech company. He regularly writes about algorithms, learning and productivity in Scientific American, Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. He has followed the practice of timeboxing for over ten years. He lives in London. • Book: Timeboxing: The Power of Doing One Thing at a Time by Marc Zao-Sanders • Podcast: The ADHD Skills Lab Harvard Business Review Article: "How Timeboxing Works and Why It Will Make You More Productive"• LinkedIn: Marc Zao-Sanders • Website: MarcZaoSanders.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: "Implementation Intentions and Goal Pursuit" by Peter M. Gollwitzer and Veronika Brandstätter • Article: “To-Do Lists Don't Work” by Daniel Markovitz• Book: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand• Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan• Book: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy• Book: Winning the Week: How To Plan A Successful Week, Every Week by Demir Bentley• Past episode: 038: Establishing the Essential with Greg McKeown• Past episode: 080: Finding and Doing the One Thing with Jay Papasan• Past episode: 2024 GREATS: 935: The Five Steps to Winning Every Week with Demir Bentley— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome• Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/Awesome• Plaud.ai. Use the code AWESOME and get a discount on your order• Rula. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at Rula.com/AwesomeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1070: An ADHD Strategist’s Pro Tips for Staying Motivated and Productive When You Can’t Focus with Skye Waterson
Skye Waterson shares ADHD-friendly approaches to productivity that any professional can apply.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The quickest way to shorten your to-do list2) How to stop overthinking and make a decision3) How to make hard tasks more funSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1070 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT SKYE — Skye Waterson is an ADHD strategist, coach, and founder of Unconventional Organisation, helping entrepreneurs and executives stay focused, build consistent revenue, and scale—without burnout. With 82K+ engaged professionals following her work, she shares ADHD-friendly strategies for sustainable success. After her ADHD diagnosis during her PhD, she realized traditional productivity advice didn’t work for her. So, she developed strategies to help entrepreneurs and executives cut through distractions and focus on what matters, build ADHD-friendly systems for consistency, scale sustainably without exhaustion, and lead with confidence and regain control over their time. • Instagram: Unconventional Organisation • Podcast: The ADHD Skills Lab • Website: UnconventionalOrganisation.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • App: Freedom • App: Miro • App: Notion • Study: Dopamine transfer deficit: a neurobiological theory of altered reinforcement mechanisms in ADHD • Author: Naval Ravikant — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome• Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/Awesome• Plaud.ai. Use the code AWESOME and get a discount on your orderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1069: Eight Steps for Excellent Listening with Emily Kasriel
Emily Kasriel reveals how to build powerful connections with anyone through her eight-step listening process.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why every professional needs to master listening2) A demo of the listening approach3) How one question leads to deeper conversationsSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1069 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT EMILY — Emily Kasriel has had a distinguished career at the BBC for over two decades including roles as an award-winning journalist, editor and media executive. She developed the Deep Listening approach as a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College Policy Institute in London, drawing on her experience as an accredited executive coach and workplace mediator. Previously, she’s been a Visiting Fellow at Said Business School at Oxford University, and a Senior Advisor to the Skoll Foundation. An MA graduate of the University of Oxford and Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (as a Rotary International Fellow), she lives in London. An academic paper demonstrating the impact of Kasriel’s Deep Listening approach has just been published (Feb 2025) by the Journal of Applied Social Psychology. • Book: Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Family, Friends, and Foes―Transformational Communication, Listening, and Empathy Through an 8-Step Method • Research: “Deep Listening Training to Bridge Divides: Fostering Attitudinal Change through Intimacy and Self-Insight” with F. K. Tia Moin, Guy Itzchakov, and Netta Weinstein• LinkedIn: Emily Kasriel• Website: EmilyKasriel.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Research: “Silence is golden: Extended silence, deliberative mindset, and value creation in negotiation.” by Jared Curhan, et al. • Book: On Becoming A Person: A Therapist's View on Psychotherapy, Humanistic Psychology, and the Path to Personal Growth by Carl Rogers• Book: The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves by Stephen Grosz• Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome• Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/Awesome• Plaud.ai. Use the code AWESOME and get a discount on your orderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1068: Finding the Courage to Say What Needs to be Said with Molly Tschang
Molly Tschang shares how to turn difficult conversations into opportunities to build connections and relationships.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The preamble that helps your feedback land well2) How to say no while still being a team player3) What to do when you disagree with the majoritySubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1068 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT MOLLY — Molly Tschang, founder of Abella Consulting and Say It Skillfully® Inc., empowers senior management teams to Win as One. With expertise in over 80 mergers and acquisitions, she has guided executives through the intricate human dynamics of transformational change and growth. Molly helps leaders cultivate mutual commitment, enabling them to excel in complex, high-stakes environments. Through Say It Skillfully, she equips individuals at all levels with the skills to communicate effectively and authentically. Her mission: to empower everyone to be seen, heard, and understood—especially when tackling their most critical challenges. • Book: Say It Skillfully: Speak Up. Make Your Words Matter. Win Together • Free audio book: The Me-You-We Framework • Website: SayItSkillfully.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: I Am: Escape Distractions, Unlock Your Imagination & Unleash Your Potential by Bruce Kasanoff and Amy Blaschka• Book: Meditations: The Timeless Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius on Stoicism and Self-Mastery by Marcus Aurelius— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome• Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/AwesomeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1067: Better Decisions through Neuroscience with Emily Falk
Emily Falk reveals the hidden science behind how we make decisions—and how we can harness that to make more fulfilling choices.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How to make doing hard things easier 2) The one belief that’s limiting your possibilities 3) How to disarm resistance to changeSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1067 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT EMILY — Emily Falk, author of the upcoming book What We Value, is a professor of communication, psychology, and marketing at the University of Pennsylvania and the vice dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, where she directs the Communication Neuroscience Lab and the Climate Communication Division of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Falk is an expert in the science of behavior change. Her award-winning research uses tools from psychology, neuroscience, and communication to examine what makes messages persuasive, why and how ideas spread, and what makes people effective communicators. In What We Value, Falk illustrates how we can transform our relationship with the daily decisions that define our lives—opening pathways to make more purposeful, fulfilling choices; more successfully change our behavior; and influence others to see differently—by thinking like neuroscientists. • Book: What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and Change • Study: “Self-affirmation alters the brain's response to health messages and subsequent behavior change” • LinkedIn: Emily Falk• Website: FalkLab.org— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: “Decoding the neural representation of self and person knowledge with multivariate pattern analysis and data‐driven approaches” by Dylan D. Wagner, Robert S Chavez, and Timothy W. Broom • Study: “Neural responses to elements of a web-based smoking cessation program” by Hannah Faye Chua, et al.• Term: Mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII)• Researcher: Sebastian Speer• Book: By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream by Dan Grunfield• Book: How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future by Maria Ressa• Past episode: 664: Dr. Robert Cialdini on How to Persuade with the 7 Universal Principles of Influence— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome• Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/AwesomeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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