Podcast Episodes

Improve Your Sleep with the Pre-Sleep Task Dump: A Key to Productivity and Well-being

Are you struggling to get a good night's sleep? In today's episode, I explore a fascinating and science-backed strategy called the pre-sleep task dum…

2 years, 5 months ago

BEST OF: Hugh Van Cuylenburg on how to build rapport quickly

What does it take to make someone give up on their dream? Which straw breaks the camel’s back? For Hugh Van Cuylenburg, a simple but critical mistake…

2 years, 5 months ago

BEST OF: Tim Urban on seeing the bigger picture and beating procrastination

You think you’ve got a procrastination problem? TIm Urban, the man behind the sensationally popular blog Wait But Why reckons he might have you cover…

2 years, 6 months ago

BEST OF: Matthew Dicks teaches you to think and write like a master storyteller

**BEST OF**

If there’s anything I don’t miss about my school days, it’s homework - and I’ll bet you feel the same. So when my new favourite book on s…

2 years, 6 months ago

BONUS: Have we got work all wrong? Modern work principles with Almanac CEO Adam Nathan

The way we work has never changed quite as much as it did during the pandemic. Sure, you probably knew a couple of people with home offices or flexib…

2 years, 6 months ago

Why Adam Alter’s to-do list system is so simple

Adam Alter might just have the simplest productivity system of anyone I’ve interviewed. He uses a to-do list app, but it’s barely more advanced than …

2 years, 6 months ago

What if you turned into a different person overnight? Interviewing my dad, Martin Imber

Despite living in Australia for his entire life, my dad speaks with a Polish accent. But that’s not all that’s different about him since he suffered …

2 years, 7 months ago

Susan Carland on simplicity, discipline and the power of play

If you’re into productivity or life-hacking, you’ve probably come across some pretty unusual tips and tools recently: we’re talking automatic ice bat…

2 years, 7 months ago

Tom Boyd on life after AFL, making better decisions and working for a purpose

No two careers will ever look exactly the same, but few of them look anything like a professional sporting career. Former AFL player Tom Boyd is the …

2 years, 7 months ago

Katy Milkman wants to leave things better than she found them

What matters most when pursuing a goal? Discipline? Routine? Accountability? All of those are important, sure, but how come nobody ever mentions fun?…

2 years, 7 months ago