"We have so many options that by the time we get to the middle of the day we're already burnt out from decision-making"

 

On today's show we completely butcher the intro and possibly lose our minds before the topic even begins. The topic in question is decision-making, and we discuss our difficulty with it, why that may be the case and where we're trying to improve. The chat brings up interesting concepts around social pressure, fear of failure and information overload. 

 

00:00 Welcome and weekly win 

04:18 Why is decision making so unpopular?

09:09 When it can be easy

11:05 Impatience over indecision

14:45 Shifting the fear of decisions

18:11 Decision fatigue

26:10 Strategies for improvement

28:50 Goodbye and find us online

 

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

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This week Bronte has a field day with the outro, so make sure you listen to really get the most out of the episode. Ngaire also reveals how many friends she doesn't have anymore, where Bronte is the champion of keeping friends and still is close with people from Primary School; Bronte - 1, Ngaire - 0. We also discuss the nature of making adult friends versus when we were children, and the nature of friendship as we get older. Listen in to hear our struggles and joys in the seasons of friendship we're in now and think about the future. 

 

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

02:31 Finding and making friends

06:42 New friends, after high school

16:52 When it's more than convenience

22:10 Some regrets on what could be

25:24 Setting friendship goals

26:11 Biggest struggles now

30:17 Friendship that lasts

33:43 Goodbye and find us online

 

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This week on the show Ngaire gives a free ad for Google Academy and Bronte emphasises how introverted she in case you hadn't figured it out. We also discuss the art of learning to upskill you for the future, and our experience in doing this. We explore learning within the workplace and more commonly pursuing skills independently to improve personal and professional development. 

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

03:23 Upskilling ourselves for work

06:51 Mapping your career (and therefore skills)

13:45 The challenge of communicating learning

17:35 Formal versus informal learning

21:05 Employer buy-in to learning

29:15 Experiment and learn online NOW!

32:03 Goodbye and find us online

 

Shownotes

Lynda.com

Codecademy

MATLAB Academy

General Assembly

Skillshare

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

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This week on the Pursuit Project we talk about somethign so far from exercise but still seem to manage to bring it up. We reiterate that a hula hoop is not an 'apparatus' and fly by the idea of joining the crossfit games 2019. Our discussion this week is around data, what it means for us in the day to day and how we might already be collecting data on ourselves. Can looking at this data help us to be more productive? 

 

"If we take note of data we collect on ourselves, we might discover something we really want to change"

 

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

03:28 Is the concept of data new?

06:44 What's the relevance?

10:05 Learning to be aware

16:42 Personal data and learning analysis

24:36 What about privacy?

26:12 Using data to improve productivity

34:20 Goodbye and find us online

 

Shownotes

IRL Podcast

Facebook Privacy Scandal: Explained

Personal analytics: the future of workforce productivity

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

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Want an episode that is just full of motivational quotes? We've got you covered. Bronte can't stop won't stop. Also, Ngaire's having a baby in 100 years. This weeks episode on fear is full of laughs and real vulnerability, as we chat about what's dwelling deep in us and how it's holding us back (or in some cases pushing us forward). Connect with us online to share your fears and vulnerabilities and how this episode impacted you! If you're reading this and listening - screenshot your podcast app and tag us Instagram in your stories so we can see you're listening! Find us @pursiutproject 

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

02:32 Our fears and phobia

07:43 The origins of our fears

12:09 Nurturing fears or is it nature?

21:53 The power of fear

27:24 Developing new fears

34:17 Can fear be good?

35:15 Goodbye and find us online

 

Shownotes

Bronte's Twitter

Ngaire's Twitter

The Gift of Fear - Gavin De Becker

100 Days of Fear - TedX talk

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

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Have you heard Bronte take a metaphor initially about roadblocks and barriers and morph it into a metaphor about hurdles? Tune in this week to hear that take place. We talk commitment, especially committing to projects, and get real about what it takes to show up and what happens when you don't. There's plenty of quality banter and a little commitment fear splashed in their too. Listen to the conversation and share your thoughts with us!

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

02:17 Choosing what to commit to

05:12 Balancing short & long

09:47 Making a choice vs falling into it

13:34 Finite timing vs forever

20:14 Pushing through doubt

23:37 Choosing to stop

26:17 Accepting it'll be hard

30:30 Goodbye and find us online 

 

Show notes

Bronte's Twitter

Ngaire's Twitter

 

 

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Do you find yourself prioritising work over life or the other way around? This week we discuss our struggles and strategies for finding a good work/life balance. We also explore what can happen when you push your own boundaries or when life creeps in to work and what that means for your work ethic. Join the conversation on Twitter or Instagram! 

 

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

03:20 What does work/life balance mean to you?

05:50 Struggles with finding balance

8:42 Setting boundaries for success

12:43 Learning work/life balance

22:15 When we push our own boundaries

26:35 When life creeps over work

34:05 Goodbye and find us online

 

Show Notes

Bronte's Twitter

Ngaire's Twitter

 

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Description

We learn more about Ngaire's faults in this episode as we explore her predisposition to getting addicted to stuff and Bronte's ability to have more self-control. We hear more about Bronte and Ngaire's true addiction to Evernote and caffeine and discuss how helpful or unhelpful these addictions and obsessions are. You can also find some strategies for letting things go when you realise it's time to split. PS Sorry about the wildlife sounds in the end of this episode, we live in Australia. 

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

05:26 Do we have addictive personalities?

08:57 The short and long of it

12:22 Rituals that aren't bad, but may not be good

17:48 Others around you and their addictions

23:52 Some strategies to have more control

31:05 Utilising your personality

34:52 Goodbye and find us online

 

Show Notes

Bronte was wrong about caffeine but heres a page explaining it more - https://www.caffeineinformer.com/caffeine-safe-limits

Bronte's Twitter

Ngaire's Twitter

Description

Are you falling for a productivity myth and decreasing your productive capacity? This week on the show we explore 6 myths around productivity and discuss our experience of them. We also share a few tips, tools and techniques we use to keep productive or stop ourselves from falling into these mythical productivity traps. Join in the discussion on Instagram or with Ngaire and Bronte on Twitter! 

 

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome and weekly win

04:52 The myth that multi-tasking gets more done

08:53 The myth of eating the frog

13:48 The myth having a list means getting it done

15:53 The myth that early bird gets the worm

19:18 The myth of powering through

25:07 The myth of big vs small

29:30 Techniques, tools and systems

One minute rule

Trello, Evernote, Pomodoro, Bullet-Journalling

Accountability buddies

To Do Lists 

42:51 Goodbye and find us online

 

Show Notes

Bronte's Twitter

Ngaire's Twitter

Think Creative Collective Article

Trello Article

Entrepreneur Article

 

 

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"When we know we're going to let people down, we're always thinking of excuses to make us look better to them."

 

Description

Do you have an excuse for everything? We're trying to quit excuses, and this week on the show we explore how and why it might be time to let excuses go. We discuss the difference between excuses and reasons and nail down some action points for the coming weeks. Get something out of this episode? Connect with us and share your action point!

 

Timestamps

00:00 Inspiration check-in and weekly win

04:38 Our recent excuses

11:05 Can others excuses harm you?

13:09 Reasons verse excuses

17:57 Letting go of the need 

23:05 Strategies to reduce excuses

25:32 Back to the why

31:45 An action point

35:31 Goodbye and find us online

 

Action Points

Bronte: Write a list of all the 'whys' for your goals

Ngaire: Write down every excuse I make 

 

Shownotes

Bronte's Twitter

Ngaire's Twitter

 

 

Theme music: Something Elated / Broke for Free

provided under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0