Celeste Headlee (IG: @celesteheadlee) is an award-winning journalist, professional speaker, and bestselling author.

Today we're discussing her latest book, Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Work shouldn’t be your life
• Celeste’s health began to downgrade from overworking
• Design your life to have downtime
• The negative impact of technology & social media on your brain
• Tips for working from home
• Celeste's 13-day train adventure
• Where did the 40 hour work week come from?
• The work ethic that was ingrained in us
• Allowing time for your mind to wander
• You decrease your productivity when you push your brain too far
• People can generally focus for 4-5 hours
• Untouchable days = no interruptions
• The human brain can’t multitask
• The distinction between idleness & laziness
• What are the things that relax you?
• Your purpose doesn’t have to be connected to your work
• What is time perception?
• Ask yourself how you want to spend your time
• Our #1 need after survival is belongingness
• Using social time to help others

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Related links:

Celeste Headlee - Do Nothing (book)

Celeste Headlee's website

Follow Celeste Headlee on Instagram and Twitter

Celeste Headlee - We Need To Talk (book)

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