Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#62: Guilt! Guilt! Guilt!
Episode 62
Whatever it is that you're doing and however it is that you're doing it, you're telling yourself that you're doing it wrong and anyway you ought to b…
3 years, 3 months ago
#61: Your productivity standards are like a 1980s fad diet
Episode 61
You know better than to vow, after chomping your way through your fifth slice of chocolate cake, that starting tomorrow you're only ever going to eat…
3 years, 4 months ago
#60: Self-acceptance or self-improvement?
Episode 60
Self-acceptance is overrated, right? I mean, sure, you might feel more at peace if you could manage to accept yourself - but there's so much wrong wi…
3 years, 4 months ago
#59: Hold your nose and do the scary thing
Episode 59
It would be great if we never felt insecure or anxious or scared when we had to do things like ask for money or refuse a request or even just get on …
3 years, 5 months ago
#58: When you're doing everything everywhere all at once
Episode 58
You're trying to hold down your job/studies while raising your child/pet/houseplants and maybe also doing a couple of part-time jobs but also volunte…
3 years, 5 months ago
#57: Understanding your productivity shame
Episode 57
It's bad enough that you're nowhere near as productive as you ought to be (according to you) - but, to make things worse, you can't ever get any help…
3 years, 6 months ago
#56: You're not weak-willed, according to Socrates
Episode 56
Your weakness of will is one of your inner critic's favourite topics. She can go on for days about how weak-willed you are. But, did you know that, o…
3 years, 6 months ago
#55: Inertia and your overthinking dick brain
Episode 55
That positive change you need to make, which you're not making. It's because of your perfectionist anxieties, right? It's because of the intimidating…
3 years, 7 months ago
#54: Soothe the overwhelm with the 1% question
Episode 54
Sometimes, there is such a massive gap between how things are now and how we'd like them to be that there's no point even trying to make changes beca…
3 years, 7 months ago
#53: When happiness tanks your productivity
Episode 53
We all know to expect less of people who are dealing with something difficult like bereavement or job loss or a divorce. But what about when somethin…
3 years, 8 months ago