How I Work
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How I Work explores practical ideas on work habits, productivity, decision-making, and building more sustainable ways of operating.
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Identity & self-belief
Podcast
How Tim Duggan built a three-day work week and life-first career
How I Work
September 18, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Work-life balance
8
- Wrapping identity in a job title creates a painful vacuum when it ends
- Job crafting lets you dial up meaning and eliminate what drains you
- Put life first — equal time across work, relationships, mind, and body
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Recognising atypical burnout and resetting stress with Dr Aditi Nerurkar
How I Work
September 4, 2024
Resilience & grit
9
Physical & cognitive performance
7
- Always-on and unable to disconnect? That's modern burnout.
- Your breath is the fastest switch from stress to calm.
- Only two new habits at a time — your brain can't handle more.
Physical & cognitive performance
Podcast
How Qigong helped Lisa Leong reconnect with joy and presence
How I Work
August 14, 2024
Physical & cognitive performance
7
- Why biohacking fails when the real problem is mind-body disconnection
- A 10-day Qigong immersion changed how others perceived her personality
- One bee in a flower garden signalled she had found her joy again
Work-life balance
Podcast
Adam Grant on burnout: causes, recovery, and prevention strategies
How I Work
August 7, 2024
Work-life balance
9
Productivity & habits
8
Culture building
6
- Burnout experts burn out too — knowledge doesn't make you immune
- Afternoons for admin, mornings for deep work: the maker/manager split
- Frequent short vacations restore more than rare long ones
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Ditching the smartphone: lessons from 200 days with a flip phone
How I Work
July 10, 2024
Productivity & habits
9
Deep work & focus
6
- 200 days without a smartphone sharpened thinking and creativity dramatically
- Messaging friction on flip phones quietly eroded real-world relationships
- Factory reset your iPhone and reinstall only tools — no entertainment
Compliance & regulation
Podcast
Five cyber security habits every small business owner needs
How I Work
June 23, 2024
Compliance & regulation
7
Automation & tools
5
- 80% of small businesses have habits that invite cyber attacks
- Sleep mode skips security updates — nightly shutdowns install them
- Passphrases plus a password manager stop one breach becoming many
How Mamamia Out Loud produces three episodes a week
How I Work
June 19, 2024
Case studies
9
Communication
7
Processes & SOPs
6
- Why over-preparation kills spontaneity — and what works instead
- Shared values let hosts disagree fiercely without fracturing the show
- Podcasts' structural advantage over TV and writing when avoiding cancellation
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Eric Barker on the five-hour rule and deliberate work-life imbalance
How I Work
June 12, 2024
Productivity & habits
9
Relationships & family
7
Mental health & wellbeing
5
- A five-hour countdown timer beats vague notions of a productive day.
- Loneliness is a feeling about relationships, not time spent alone.
- Vulnerability and time are the only signals that deepen adult friendships.
Content marketing
Podcast
How to write and market a nonfiction book that lasts
How I Work
May 29, 2024
Content marketing
9
Long-term planning
7
Customer discovery
5
- Most book ideas belong as blog posts — few deserve book-length depth
- Design covers and sentences for thumbnail scale and Kindle highlights
- Books succeed on merit: the flywheel starts with quality, not launch hype
Founder interviews
Podcast
Kayla Itsines on daily non-negotiables, mental toughness, and leading through chronic illness
How I Work
April 24, 2024
Founder interviews
10
Resilience & grit
7
Productivity & habits
6
- Trolls taught her that criticism reflects the sender, not the target
- A sleep hypnosis routine she's never heard the ending of
- Why endometriosis forced her to diversify what she's good at
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Finding happiness in hard times: two pieces of advice that stick
How I Work
April 17, 2024
Resilience & grit
8
Identity & self-belief
6
Mental health & wellbeing
5
- You can't wait for life to be easy to decide to be happy.
- 'This too shall pass' applies to good moments too — stay present.
- Failures build compassion; give yourself the break you'd give others.
Kemi Nekvapil on purposeful planning, values-led decisions, and coaching presence
How I Work
March 27, 2024
Goal setting
9
Management
6
Relationships & family
5
- Stop seeking recognition from people who have never offered it.
- Clear values make saying no a decision, not a dilemma.
- A yearly solo retreat, not January resolutions, drives real goal clarity.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Using a power phrase to silence self-doubt under pressure
How I Work
March 20, 2024
Identity & self-belief
8
Deep work & focus
6
- A short personal phrase can block inner noise when pressure peaks
- Trickett built hers at 18 to manage asthma at her first world championships
- Power phrases evolve — update yours as your life context changes
Deep work & focus
Podcast
How Google's Mel Silva uses thinking days to reclaim strategic focus
How I Work
March 6, 2024
Deep work & focus
9
Time management
8
Delegation
5
- One blocked day every six weeks beats scattered morning slots.
- Prep with three questions in advance — outputs are mind maps and decisions.
- Deep thinking time never appears by chance; you must create the intervention.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
How Broadway star Andy Karl performs at peak under pressure
How I Work
February 28, 2024
Deep work & focus
9
Resilience & grit
8
Physical & cognitive performance
8
- Confidence is built through repetition and ownership, not innate talent.
- He performed opening night on Broadway with a fully torn ACL.
- Prevention beats recovery: why not getting sick is the real health strategy.