• 23 minutes 15 seconds
    Congrats, you’re burned out! Here’s what to do next

    Burnout is something that affects neurotypicals and neurospicies alike, so today we’re going to find out what it looks like so you can spot it whether it’s in the distance or right up in your grill, and more importantly we’ll look at what we can do about it.

    Check out our guest's podcast, You Are Not a Frog.

    Am I Stressed, Overwhelmed... or Burning Out?
    Get your free guide to help you tell the difference

    15 June 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 2 seconds
    You aren’t lazy; you’re fighting a broken system – Ignacio Martín-Baró

    Modern work pressures call for some radical resistance, and we’re going to look for it where resistance is needed most: the frontline battle against oppression.

    Check out our guest's podcast, You Are Not a Frog.

    Am I Stressed, Overwhelmed... or Burning Out?
    Get your free guide to help you tell the difference

    8 June 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 21 minutes 3 seconds
    “Busy is the New Stupid” – What does Warren Buffett know about real work?

    Is there anything this 94 year-old business mogul can teach us about our attitude towards work and busyness?

    Check out our guest's podcast, You Are Not a Frog.

    Am I Stressed, Overwhelmed... or Burning Out?
    Get your free guide to help you tell the difference

    1 June 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 10 seconds
    How to remember everything — Tiago Forte and his Second Brain

    We need a system to keep our brain clear of all those nagging little tasks and bits of info we arry with us, so it can focus on having better ideas.

    18 May 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 57 seconds
    How to build a car or plan a wedding using Kanban

    We can learn a lot from the world of manufacture and bring it into the work that we do.

    11 May 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 50 seconds
    Why giving less than 100% is better for your health

    The whip-cracking "give it all you got" business bro bullshit isn’t just insensitive – it’s actually wrong.

    4 May 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 20 minutes 15 seconds
    Buckminster Fuller and the system of You

    Modern work needs a more modern approach than Taylorism's simple "one right way". Enter systems theory, and one of its greatest proponents.

    27 April 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 44 seconds
    What Sherlock Holmes can teach us about productivity and our brains

    He’s the world’s first and only consulting detective, and his mind has fascinated us for over a hundred and thirty years. His methods are mysterious and complex, but goddammit he gets results.


    So what can Baker Street’s most famous resident teach us about how we do our most important work?


    Special thanks to this week's guest, Matthew Bellringer.

    20 April 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 20 seconds
    How to stick to it when the novelty wears off – Atomic Habits

    Could there be more to habit building than “just showing up”? On those days when you can’t find the inspiration, is there anything you can do to help keep you on track?

    13 April 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 26 seconds
    How to turn your side hustle into your main gig – “The One Thing”

    While we might not come up with a paradigm-shifting idea, we are capable of putting a dent in the universe, and putting something on the permanent record of the Internet.

    6 April 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 25 minutes 14 seconds
    20% of your effort makes up 80% of your success — The Pareto principle

    How you can use this law of nature, work, productivity and creativity to focus on the stuff that will have the biggest impact, and eventually ditch the rest.

    30 March 2025, 11:00 pm
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