Thursday Is The New Friday

What is the first step to slowing down? Why do you spend time doing what it is that you do? How can you start to build small slowing-down habits into your routine?

The first step is asking yourself why you are spending time doing the things that you are doing. People often add to-do list clutter in their own lives because these are things they have always done.

Therefore, the first step is to ask questions about what is currently within your reality, and why you are doing these things, and what you can change.

There will be times in life where it is simply busier and the pace is quick, and then there will be other times when life is calm, and the pace is slower.

Have mini-experiments with slowing down by trying out different activities.

Depending on how much you enjoy these activities, you can decide what works for you and which activities you can build on into small habits.

In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about:

• Why are you spending time on what you are spending time on?
• Life fluctuates
• Trying one thing at a time

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Which traits, when combined, lead to success? Which of them do you already have? How can these traits be developed?

Curiosity: People who say, "that's interesting – I want to learn more" are generally more successful because they allow themselves to be inquisitive and understand the deeper workings of a situation.

An outsider perspective: this allows you to see problems better from the outside instead of from the inside.

People who can move on it: people who can make change instead of being paralyzed by perfection can create success faster because they can gather data, make changes, and keep going even when they are unsure.

In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about:

• Curiosity
• An outsider perspective
• The ability to move on it

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Is the old industrialist way really the best method for workflow in modern times? How does a company implement the philosophy behind Thursday is the New Friday? Which benefits does implementing innovative thinking bring to a company?

Some people are entrenched in, and even prefer, the industrialist way of thinking, which may be a mismatch with the philosophy behind Thursday is the New Friday.

Questioning the industrialist mindset is the first step to making small changes that can benefit the overall well-being of your life.

If your company wants to implement the message behind Thursday is the New Friday, consider:

• Observing the quantifiers of success in the company
• Looking at the schedule of the office and its employees
• Setting boundaries as a team around time off

A company can greatly increase its employee retention and overall staff well-being by simply adopting an innovative mindset and taking the needs and wants of its employees into consideration.

• Be flexible with setting schedules
• Ask the staff which benefits mean the most to them

In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about:

• How Thursday is the New Friday can benefit the everyday person
• How to slow down as an office
• Innovative thinking

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How can you become more self-aware? What are some simple techniques you can give a try? Why should you couple your small commitments with flexibility?

Most people begin pursuing self-awareness and start getting to truly know themselves after an event of discomfort in their lives.

However, you can start this process out of a genuine desire to do and be better for yourself.

Spending time in meditation, walking, journaling, and exercising are all scientifically proven ways to help you be grounded in yourself, in the present moment.

This helps you to make conscious decisions and be aware of your life moving around you and being an active agent, not a passive reactor.

Once you have a self-awareness technique you would like to try, experiment with it by making small commitments with yourself to give it a try.

Find what makes you feel good, allow yourself flexibility, and give yourself space and permission to create the routine as it feels beneficial to you throughout each day.

In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about:

• Expanding your self-awareness
• Techniques
• Small commitments

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How is slowing down integral to speeding up in work? Which type of work sprint helps you accomplish your tasks the best? How is adequate rest essential for vigorous work?

We need to slow down fully to get proper rest, and it is only with proper rest that we can do our best work. Prioritize your rest to be able to come back to sprint with passion and vigor to accomplish your ventures.

There are different ways for people to accomplish their tasks, and the main sprint types are:

1 – Intentionally going away to a different place for a fixed period of time. For example, going away for a weekend to focus only and totally on your work.

2 – Spending time every week in the same place, following a routine.

Many business books are prescriptive in nature, and simply tell you techniques to try out.

Thursday is the New Friday, however, is like a menu: you can read it through and find which systems fit you and your schedule the best.

Finding what feels good and suits you is key to creating the type of work environment that can lead you to fully achieving your passions and dreams.

In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about:

• Slowing down to speed up
• Sprint types
• Finding what feels good

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What is the difference between intuition and inclination? Can inclinations be developed? What do you need to get started?

Intuition is something that happens that we cannot easily explain. It is a gut feeling that we have or a vibe that we pick up on when we enter into a space.

Intuition differs from inclination, which is something that we are born with that we can develop over time. An inclination is not permanent and is something that we can choose to develop and work with or let lie.

These inclinations are evident in most top performers across industries,

1 – Curiosity:

• A desire to go deeper into areas of interest, and generally being inquisitive.

2 – An outsider perspective:

• Witnessing situations and people from the outside to garner a more in-depth understanding of different cultures and ideas.

3 – The ability to move on it:

• Some achievers become paralyzed by perfection and wait too long before starting a new venture.

Develop your inclinations and get started on those ventures and ideas that you have been wanting to try.

You only need yourself to get started. Spend the time you may use to think and rethink to do and redo.

In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about:

• Intuition and inclination
• Three inclinations of top performers
• Going ahead and trying

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How can you structure your optimal curiosity routine? What is the significance of creating a "curious environment"? Why should you not direct your curiosity towards a goal?

On your way to becoming more curious, make it easier for yourself. Find the time of day where you are both energized and ready to explore that extra bit of interest that you have in your chosen subject. Safeguard the hour or two before that time so that you do not arrive in that space feeling stressed out.

As you get ready for your period of creative curiosity, change your environment to help your brain associate this time with active exploration. This could be; going for a walk, taking an art class, watching something inspiring…

Now that you have primed your brain for curiosity and newness, start the process! Get a big sheet of paper and start writing. Put down all the aspects of what it is you want to explore.

In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about:

• Finding and safeguarding creative time
• Building a creative environment
• Brainstorming

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How does someone nurture their curiosity? What is the first step to breaking the pattern and getting out of your comfort zone? Why should you follow up on your curiosity?

Nurturing your curiosity requires you to slow down. We cannot have our best ideas when we are stressed and constantly hustling.

Curiosity is found in the space between interest and not knowing, so push yourself into spaces that you may not be familiar with. Go outside your comfort zone. Put yourself out there in situations where you can observe and learn.

Track your knowledge journey, noting what you do and don't know. Allow yourself the time and grace of character to simply explore. Explore that idea or inkling you had, search that term, and contact that person. Follow up on your curiosity and it will become bigger.

In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about:

• Slowing down
• Broadening your circle
• Pursuing what you don't know

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How does one start the process of working less? What is the first step to making impactful and active changes in your schedule? Have you experimented with your time and what you want to experience?

To see change externally in your life, you need to start internally with yourself.

In Thursday is the New Friday, I discuss the internal inclinations of top-performers. Later, I reflect on slowing down and clearing your mind to enter a space where you can truly absorb new knowledge and achieve new insights.

Real productivity comes from organizing your internal world, which is what your external world will manifest itself from. Getting your mindset, health, and creativity up to strength and speed will help you to create truly meaningful change in your life.

People often overvalue their work; they place their worth as a person and their ego into their jobs so much so that missing work or not succeeding makes them feel that they are bad or useless people. Remember that you are a person as well before you are a worker. You can pursue your passions. You can enjoy life.

Experiment with your time. If you could chuck rules and general guidelines out the window about how you should spend your time, what would it look like?

It may seem strange at first, but it is possible to create the life that you want to live.

In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about:

• The first step to moving towards freedom in your schedule
• Not overvaluing work
• Remembering to enjoy your life

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Where did the industrialists come from? How does the industrialist mindset still lurk in modern ideas about work? How do you want to create your life from the "messy middle"?

The industrialist period favoured production and manufacturing over the human quality of life and fulfillment, and there are still remnants of this sentiment in the workplace today.

This work-orientated mindset is still prevalent, and in some industries it is necessary, however, there is a lot of scope and potential for change.

Post-pandemic, some bosses and leaders want to go back to the industrialist model, but we do not have to.

Now we are in a transition period from what was before and what is still to come, and it is in this place where we can decide how we structure the change so that it suits our needs.

For the first time, this shift from industrialist to self-agent allows us to bring our own lives into the question of how we work.

Be intentional with your time, because you have more power and autonomy over your life than you may realize.

In this episode, I speak with Angie Morgan about:

• From then to now
• The messy middle
• Taking agency over your life

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