How I Work

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This episode looks at unlimited paid leave - and how to make it work for your business.

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This episode looks at a simple hack for making all productivity advice work better.

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If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co 

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My favourite tip from my chat with global authority on storytelling and presentations, Nancy Duarte, on her own process for creating and delivering presentations.

You can find the full interview here.

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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My favourite tip from my chat with singer/actor/writer Eddie Perfect was his strategies for coping with negative feedback.

You can find the full interview here.

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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My guest today is Abbi Jacobson. Abbi is a co-creator, writer, director, executive producer and star of the critically-acclaimed Comedy Central show Broad City, with Ilana Glazer. And that’s how I first became familiar with her work. I am a hard core fan of Broad City and would go so far to say I think it’s the funniest show on TV right now (although it recently wrapped it’s fifth and final season). Seriously, if you have not watched Broad City or have no idea what I am talking about check it out.

Aside from Broad City, Abbi has done a stack of things ranging from voicing the character “Bean” in Netflix’s series Disenchantment by Matt Groenig, hosting the podcast A Piece of Work with WNYC and MoMA, in which she discusses modern and contemporary art.

Oh and she has also written and illustrated a stack of NYT best-selling books, ranging from, I Might Regret This (a memoir style collection of essays), her illustrated book, Carry This Book, and two coloring books called: Color This Book: New York City and Color This Book: San Francisco.

We cover:

• Her strategies for keeping herself accountable and meeting deadlines
• Abbi’s form of productive procrastination
• How Abbi tricks herself into getting work done
• Abbi’s strategies for overcoming writer’s block
• Abbi’s preference for going analogue rather than digital
• How getting a dog has helped Abbi get out of her head
• Abbi’s love-hate relationship with social media
• Why Abbi still transitions in and out of Imposter Syndrome
• Why Abbi and Ilana would shake hands before filming big scenes for Broad City
• How Abbi manages her nerves before big events and moments

Find out more about Abbi via her books (I Might Regret This, Carry This Book, Colour This Book), watch her shows (Broad City, Disenchantment), listen to her podcast A Piece of Work, and you can follow Abbi on Instagram.

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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My favourite tip from my chat with ex-President of Pinterest (and now CEO of Moment) Tim Kendall on using your clothes as a communication tool.

You can find the full interview here.

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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My guest today is Adam Alter. Adam is an Associate Professor of Marketing at New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Adam is the New York Times bestselling author of two books: Irresistible, which considers why so many people today are addicted to so many behaviors, from incessant smart phone and internet use to video game playing and online shopping, and Drunk Tank Pink, which investigates how hidden forces in the world around us shape our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Adam has also written for the New York Times, New Yorker, Washington Post, Atlantic, WIRED, Slate, Huffington Post, and Popular Science, among other publications.

We cover:

• How Adam reduced his own mobile phone usage by 30%
• Adam’s extreme techniques for staying off his mobile
• How to use stopping cues to reduce mobile phone usage
• The retromania trend and how that is helping with digital addictions
• The ZZZ-mail approach to managing your inbox
• How Adam overcomes “stuck points” when he is working
• Why Adam doesn’t set goals, and what he does instead
• Adam’s hack for enjoying running more
• How Adam thinks about boredom and its relationship to his own creativity
• Why Adam never listens to music on his runs
• Adam's approach to screens with his two and three year old children

You can find Adam on his website, Twitter, and get a copy of Irresistible here.

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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This episode looks at how to have deep conversations, why this matters, and a book, The Sunday Book Club, that will help.

Here are some discussion questions to try out yourself:

What people, events or things in your life have you been certain about, only to be proved wrong? What impact has this had on your life?

The fairy godmother is able to make it to your birth – and she has remembered to bring her magic wand. She can bestow upon you one gift, and one gift only. What do you want it to be?

Has there been a time in your life when you were lost – geographically, emotionally or spiritually – and how did you find where you needed to be?

What is the best and/or the worst advice that you were given at any stage of your life?

What is something you do that you know is irrational, and yet you keep on doing it?

Grab a copy of The Sunday Story Club by Doris Brett and Kerry Cue, available now at all good bookstores in Australia.

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Get in touch at [email protected]

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co 

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My guest today is Tim Herrera. Tim is the founding editor of Smarter Living for the New York Times, where he edits and reports stories about living a better, more fulfilling life. Before coming to The Times, he was a reporter and editor at The Washington Post, where he wrote about digital culture.

I am a regular subscriber to Smarter Living and I thought that surely the person editing this section of the times must have some awesome practices in his own life for living smarter. And Tim totally did. He has thought a lot about how he works and I think you’ll find a heap of really practical ideas in this interview.

We cover:

• Tim’s favourite piece of advice from editing Smarter Living at the New York Times
• Why Tim refuses to go to meetings
• Why Tim prefers receiving messages on Twitter instead of email
• Tim’s methods for managing his inbox
• How to create a great story pitch to the New York Times
• Common mistakes people make when pitching their ideas
• How Tim works in bursts of productivity
• Tim’s approach to managing his time on social media
• The role Twitter plays in Tim’s work life
• Tim’s advice for becoming a better writer
• Common mistakes Tim sees writers make
• How to craft a great headline
• How Tim reframed the way he thinks about his own procrastination
• Creating habits to eliminate the need for willpower

You can find Tim at Smarter Living, subscribe to Smarter Living here, and you can follow Tim on Twitter.

Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My favourite tip from my chat with Mamamia co-founder Mia Freedman are her strategies for overcoming procrastination.

You can find the full interview here.

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.