Abundate: For curious people navigating complexity

I made an app to help ambitious people prevent burnout, find focus, and stay aligned on what matters. A simple ritual I’ve been doing consistently for years. I’m not waiting until I’ve figured everything out to share it with you.

As someone who has been professionally engaged in goal setting and habit building for 7 years (and personally interested for much longer), something that keeps annoying me is the way so many apps seem to try to motivate people using streaks... When in reality, streaks only work for some kinds of habits, and some kinds of goals, and once a streak is broken, your motivation is, too. Streaks are fragile and there's a much better way to think about your goals and habits.

Here's a story that seems to be everywhere these days: “You can be ambitious, or you can be happy”.

In this episode I explore how you actually *can* be both ambitious and content at the same time – and what it takes to nurture healthy versions of both. When healthy ambition and contentment coexist, that's energy.

I've probably experienced every permutation of these personally – would love to hear from you if you've been there, too!

I'm back – and lately I've been thinking about this question "What do you want?"

When I think about what I want for my work, I somehow both know deeply what I want, and at the same time have no idea. So when someone asks me, "What do you want?" my answer varies week by week. In this episode I share a project that almost-perfectly fits my ideal – with one important missing piece!

I'm back (Hedvig here!) and in today's episode I embark on a new journey. Come join me – I'll be learning a lot and I hope you will too.

This one's been a long time coming... I've been raving about this incredible person to friends and family for months, but this week I'm finally letting some of her light shine on my online networks, too.Meet Mina, an Afghan women's rights activist whom I've had the privilege of working with for just over 6 months now.

One thing I'm learning about activism is that this stuff takes time and a LOT of patience. Mina continues to show up for her people and for the country she loves.

How does perfectionism sometimes work against your goals and values, preventing you from making progress?

Hedvig speaks with Ady Namaran Coulibaly about African Languages Week, Language Services Providers like her company Bolingo, and the essential role these play in understanding the cultural and linguistic nuances across the African continent.

For the full show notes including more guest information and links, visit podcast.abundate.org/19.

Lindsay Williams from “Lindsay Does Languages” brings her 10+ years of experience helping language learners better understand themselves so they can learn more effectively. We speak about the many different kinds of language learners and learner personality types she’s worked with over the years, where to start when you’re interested in learning a new language, overcoming procrastination, and learning Guarani.

For the full show notes including more guest information and links, visit podcast.abundate.org/18.

Hedvig speaks with Eman Abdo, an English to Arabic translator and author of Egypt’s Localization Guide, about learning languages through video games, how Arabic is easier to learn than most people think, and how translation is more difficult than we might expect.If you’re one of those people who has been wondering about learning another language, but you’re not sure which language might be right for you, then there’s a little exercise for you at the end of the episode.

For the full show notes, visit podcast.abundate.org/17.