In today's world, it can feel like life is one long to-do list and there's no real place to rest. I recently started reading a book called Making Time by Maria Bowler, which explores this constant pressure as more than just a personal problem. She points to it as a kind of inherited belief, something shaped by culture, religion, and industry that many of us never stopped a question.

That got me curious about my own relationship with time and productivity, so I turned inward and explored my own to-do list.

This episode's belief is "I have so much to do". I explored it not as a productivity problem to solve or something to manage better, but as a thought to question, a thought that creates pressure, false urgency, and a kind of low grade panic.

If you've been feeling overwhelmed or stretched thin, I invite you to listen along as you discover your own insights along with mine.

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"Your Thoughts at Work" is a podcast that explores explore the beliefs that shape our experience of work, life and sometimes, our whole identity. Host Sarah Climenhaga uses the practice of self inquiry, a series of questions based on The Work of Byron Katie. You can learn more about this powerful method at⁠ ⁠⁠thework.com⁠⁠⁠.

To apply to be a guest on the podcast, or find out how I can support you or your team with work related stress, email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ or go to ⁠⁠selfinquiry.ca.⁠