EPISODE SUMMARY

Recently the BBC had a story on why we buy into the cult of overwork and LinkedIn followed that up with stories on how rising and grinding is bad for you. In today's show we’re going to dive into how you can be upwardly mobile, and successful by cultivating breaks. Breaks are important whether they are scheduled or impromptu and today's show may just inspire you how to start incorporating them as a regular part of your life.

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Find the show notes here: https://lightheartedleadership.com/2021/07/13/episode-7-how-to-pause-and-elevate-your-effectiveness/

LIGHTHEARTED LEADERSHIP RESOURCE LIST

https://www.optimumvobis.com/post/the-intuitive-mind-is-a-sacred-gift (Iain McGilchrist's video is linked here)

The Study on Albert Einstein's brain: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959548/

LinkedIn Story about rising and grinding https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/rise-and-grind-is-bad-for-you-5452778/

BBC's story on work and burnout https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210507-why-we-glorify-the-cult-of-burnout-and-overwork

http://www.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/teaching/HPS_0410/chapters/origins_pathway/index.html#:~:text=It%20was%20pondering%20these%20developments,theory%20of%20relativity%20in%201905.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryancollinseurope/2018/07/12/4-timeless-productivity-lessons-from-albert-einstein/?sh=32041ad81610