Very Excellent Habits

By Carly Jacobs

Education

What's Very Excellent Habits about?

The Podcast That Helps You Create Little Habits, For a Big Life. Formerly known as Straight & Curly / Poductivity.

Presented by Carly Jacobs

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Very Excellent Habits episodes:

07.25.2022
A Practical Guide To Dying
Just a warning this episode is a touch on the heavy side. It’s about death, a subject we don’t often give much space too, particularly in Western Cultures. This week I have guest Jackey Coyle, author of In The End, A...
07.19.2022
Let's Talk About Sex with Isiah McKimmie
One thing I don’t talk about much in my work is sex. Not for any particular reason, it’s just not something that’s high on my list of priorities to research and form opinions on. However, I have lots of listeners...
07.12.2022
Ultimate Time Saving Tips from Amantha Imber
I’m a sucker for time-saving tips. If there’s someone on Instagram who’s like ‘Oh here’s a hack that will save you time!’ I’m like ‘Go on. I’m listening.’ I am absolutely delighted to have Amantha Imber of Inventium and How I...
07.05.2022
Self Improvement Bookclub - The 48 Laws of Power
We chose this book because it has a weird controversial reputation. It's kind of a guide for manipulating people but the author Robert Greene seems really legit and actually very smart so we are deeply confused. Join us as we dissect this...
06.28.2022
Why We Need To Stop Ignoring Quiet Resilience
The inspiration for this episode came from a newsletter I sent a few weeks ago about quiet resilience. I had so much feedback for an expansion of my thoughts so I put it all in a podcast for you! I see you,...
05.24.2022
4 Fiction Books You Need To Read Immediately
Olly is back (with better audio!) and we're giving our top 4 fiction book recommendations this season. In this episode we talk about The Maid, Cutter's End, The Wife and The Widow and The Drover's Wife. Let us know what awesome books...
05.17.2022
How To Cope When You're Freaking Out
Today's episode is a solo pep talk on how to cope when you're freaking out. Here's the 5 step plan I outline in the podcast. 1. Drop your bundle 2. Write yucky pages 3. Seek out the positive 4. Remember that...
05.10.2022
There are 3 Types of Perfectionists - Which One Are You?
Today's episode is with Nicole Baker who is a life coach for perfectionists. In this episode, Nicole talks us through perfectionism, what it means, what it's not, the different types of perfectionism and how you can work WITH your type...
05.03.2022
Changes, Fear and Coping with Loss of Control
This week I have my psychologist mate Fliss back on the show to talk about uncertainty, fear, boundaries around your own safety and dealing with loss of control. In this episode, we talk about... What's happening in our brains since we've been...
04.26.2022
Your Hormones with Ebony Crameri
This episode has been a long, long time coming. It’s all about hormones - not just for fertility but for everything. PCOS, endometriosis, and general thyroid issues. Women’s hormones are ridiculously overlooked and can be the answer to many different issues...
04.19.2022
Overcoming Overwhelm, Delegating and Outsourcing with Michelle Broadbent
So recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the mental load. The whole thing. It unfairly targets women, and how no matter how hard we try to have equal partnerships, it never seems to work out that way. It’s that ever-illusive...
04.12.2022
23 More Very Excellent Recommendations with Chrissy
Recommendation episodes with Chrissy get so much love I decided to make them a regular series. Here's a random selection of our favourite things. Dopesick (TV show) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (movie) Dr Bronner's peppermint lip balm Devil in the White City (book) Audrey O...
04.05.2022
How To Be Productive Even When You Feel Like Garbage with Kate Litterer
Operating on the assumption that we have the ability to function at 100% at all times is so unbelievably dangerous. That kind of all or nothing, smash-yourself-for-success trope is very prevalent but there are more holistic and gentle approaches to...
03.08.2022
The Pressure Cooker
This is the last episode of this season and I’ll be back on April 7th with season 2 for 2022. So this is just a fun little episode all about all about pressure cookers/Instant Pots. In Australia at least they seem...
03.01.2022
Everything is Terrible. However...
This episode is just a little rescue remedy for the week. The world is a hard place to navigate but there’s also so much good. Rest when you can, keep caring when you can, fight when you can and rejoice when...
02.22.2022
The Best Fiction Books We've Recently Read - #1
I've had some feedback that some listeners would love more fiction book recommendations and as Olly and I each read at least a book a week, we're going to do a fiction book episode each season. We'll each recommend 2 books...
02.15.2022
Self Improvement Bookclub - Care by Brooke McAlary
Self Improvement Book Club is back and this time we’re looking at the beautiful book Care by Brooke McAlary. Featuring my mate Olivia Jacobs (yes we have the same surname but are not related), self-improvement book club is where we pick...
02.08.2022
Millennial Money and Why We're Broke with Emma Edwards
Money is one topic that comes up again and again so this week I have Emma Edwards from The Broke Generation Podcast. It’s a genius podcast aimed at Millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) and looking at how we...
02.01.2022
23 Very Excellent Recommendations with Chrissy
This episode inspiration comes from an old friend who listens to the show and asked for me more recommendations. So I’ve roped in Chrissy from Hair Romance and this episode we’re going to talk about our favourite things. In this episode,...
12.14.2021
The One Question That Will Save Your Sanity These Holidays
This week’s episode randomly came from an episode New Amsterdam. Season 18 of Grey’s Anatomy is coming out waaaaay too slowly for my liking so I needed a new medical drama and honestly it’s not bad. There’s psychologist character who...
12.06.2021
21 Very Excellent Recommendations
This episode inspiration comes from an old friend who listens to the show and asked for me more recommendations. So I’ve roped in Chrissy from Hair Romance and this episode we’re going to talk about our favourite things. In this episode...
11.30.2021
Sleep
This week’s episode inspiration comes from my mate Chrissie from Hair Romance. She wanted me to do another episode on sleep and it’s been a while so I thought I would do a deep dive into sleep today. This episode...
11.23.2021
S02E41 The No List
This episode is a listener request episode from Steph who wanted to know what was on my No List. The original idea of the No List came from @wainwrightholly @miafreedman and @jessiestephens90 of Mamamia who wrote their own lists a couple...
11.16.2021
Whipping Your Digital Admin Into Shape with Dinah Rowe-Roberts
Okay so I had to get an expert in here because I’m actually not that amazing at digital admin. I have high functioning anxiety which means that my brain never lets me forget a single thing. I still write things...
11.09.2021
Minimalism with Kids - False News?
This episode is listener Laura who asked me to expand on my minimalism, particularly when it comes to kids. I have one kid and she’s nearly three (that's just for context) but we've successfully lived a relatively minimalist life with her so...
11.02.2021
Growing Your Own Food with Hannah Moloney of Good Life Permaculture
Over the last few years I think a lot of us had to look at our food supply chain with very honest eyes and realise that some things need to change. 7.3 million tonnes of food is lost or wasted every...
09.28.2021
Self Improvement Book Club - The Secret
Welcome to the new and improved Self Improvement Book Club! Featuring my mate Olivia Jacobs (yes we have the same surname but are not related that we know of) where we pick a self-improvement book and critique it. The first cab off...
09.21.2021
Cleaning Up Your Budget and Creating Investment Habits with Victoria Devine
How are your finances looking? It’s SUCH a loaded question and I hope I didn’t ruin your day. I feel like there are 3 money categories you can fall into. I Don’t Know (living fast loose), Medium (has a basic superannuation...
09.14.2021
How To Stop Re-Watching The Same Thing Again and Again
So a lot of us are in lockdown - fun times - and I’ve had some feedback from some listeners that they keep re-watching the same thing again and again and they want to get out of that rut. So...
09.07.2021
Resilience Tips Because Who The F*ck Knows When This Will End
This is an SOS episode. I had Fliss (my psych mate) on the show a season or two ago and seriously everyone loved her. I had so many requests to get her back on the show. Australia has turned upside since last...
08.10.2021
The Four Phases of Your Menstrual Cycle And How They Affect Your Productivity
It never occurred to me how much there was to learn about my period and menstrual cycles and when I started looking into I was horrified at how little I knew. This week’s guest is Lucy Peach, the Period Queen and...
08.03.2021
5 Tips For Getting Back On Track When You Keep Getting Shoved Sideways
When things are uncertain (and consistently uncertain at that!) it’s really hard sticking to your good habits. Illness, family illness, finances, job insecurity, the global economy, climate change… all of these things have the ability to totally derail the best of...
07.27.2021
Very Special Guest Episode: Catch Up With Kelly
This month has been a doozy so I'd thought I'd take a moment to breathe and reflect. This week's guest on Very Excellent Habits is my beautiful former co-host Kelly. In this episode we chat about all the things -...
07.20.2021
Try These 5 Tidy Tips and Feel Super Smug About How Ace Your House Looks
Confession time - I’m a reformed messy person. I’m not even that reformed if I’m honest. I leave shit everywhere. If I come to your house I’ll leave a pile of crap in my wake. Shoes, my bag, often little...
07.13.2021
How To Care For Carers
I think it’s really important to be diverse and cover the stories of lots of different people. I’ve never been a carer (yet - it may happen at some point) but I used to be a special ed teacher so...
07.06.2021
Is Your Fixed Mindset Sabotaging You?
When you hear the term ‘mindset’ what do you think of? I immediately think of MLMs, Tony Robins and On Being a God in Central Florida. Oprah springs to mind too. The mindset ‘industry’ - yep that’s a thing - is rife...
06.29.2021
You Don’t Have To Give Up Drinking, You Could Be ’Soberish’ Instead
Straight up, I have a very scary and sad truth bomb. If you’re an Australian aged between 24 and 44 your mental health and drugs/alcohol are the biggest mortality risks to you. Both of those are amplified if you’re a man....
06.22.2021
How to Make Your Teaching Career More Wonderful and Less Hard
When I was a teacher, I always lamented the lack of tips and self-care ideas available for us. Most work/life balance tips act on the assumption that you have any control over your time when you’re at work. Tips like ‘negotiate...
05.25.2021
How to Simplify Your Life with Subscription Services
In a recent episode of Very Excellent Habits I was chatting to one of my guests and we both realised how much we love subscription services. I didn’t realise it but I actually have a lot of subscription services I use...
05.18.2021
5 Very Excellent Habits To Help You Stop Obsessing Over Your Body
I used to think I waxed my legs because I enjoyed the silky sensation of smooth skin but the truth is I was taught to enjoy the silky sensation of smooth skin. My male partner wasn’t taught this. So if...
05.11.2021
Goal Setting for Totally Ordinary People
First up, I hope no one found the title of this episode offensive. It wasn’t supposed to sound like like I am saying you’re not special. You are very special, I promise. 99.9% of the world’s population are ordinary. It’s not...
05.04.2021
Should You Start a Small Business?
Honestly? Business ownership isn’t for everyone and that’s totally fine. You need be a special blend of nuts and bananas to make it work without it destroying your whole life. So… should you start a small business? Only you can answer...
04.27.2021
How To Get Into (or back into) the Habit of Reading
I’ve had a lot of listeners comment that they’d like more time to read and honestly, it’s a skill. You can absolutely train that muscle and get in some good reading time. So I thought I’d do an episode on...
04.20.2021
Minimalism For People Who Live in The Real World
Recently on Instagram I did one of those 'make an assumption' about me style things and someone made the assumption that I’m a minimalist and I said, yeah I kind of am and that lead to me to sharing a...
04.13.2021
Resilience and Self Care Habits for 2021 - When You're So Burnt Out You Can Hardly Function
We’re all tired. So tired. Everyone has been affected by the pandemic, most of us directly. Half the world are entering their second year in lockdown and even though vaccines are being rolled out worldwide it’s still going to be a...
04.06.2021
Very Excellent Personal Style Habits - What You Need To Know To Nail Your Own Look
Personal style is really hard. For a variety of reasons. Your body, your budget, your climate, your job. No wonder we’re all a bit confused. In this episode I help you unpack and then recreate your personal style. From finding your...
03.24.2021
A Little Update
Poductivity is on a break until 7th April. Oh it's not called Poductivity anymore. Any episode topics you'd like me to cover? Record your message at speakpipe.com/veryexcellenthabits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.16.2021
5 Habits To Help You Do Things You Don’t Want To Do
Should we let our likes/dislikes be the keepers of our life? The answer is… yes and no… but we’ll get to that later. I had a great friend guest in mind for this episode. He’s the type of guy who historically has...
03.09.2021
Low Waste Habits That Won’t Give You Climate Change Anxiety with Anita Vandyke
Straight up, I’m not zero waste. Not even close. I’ve always tried to not be a dick to the environment but zero waste is a bit too intense for me. The reason why is time. That’s where I fall flat. I’ve...
03.02.2021
5 Habits To Get You Through The Day When You Feel Like Crap
This week’s episode inspiration comes from - this week. I had another episode all lined up but this one just felt a bit more appropriate. We’ve had a really, really bad week and I know a lot of other people...

What's Very Excellent Habits about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Very Excellent Habits episodes:

A Practical Guide To Dying

Let's Talk About Sex with Isiah McKimmie

Ultimate Time Saving Tips from Amantha Imber

Self Improvement Bookclub - The 48 Laws of Power

Why We Need To Stop Ignoring Quiet Resilience

4 Fiction Books You Need To Read Immediately

How To Cope When You're Freaking Out

There are 3 Types of Perfectionists - Which One Are You?

Changes, Fear and Coping with Loss of Control

Your Hormones with Ebony Crameri

Overcoming Overwhelm, Delegating and Outsourcing with Michelle Broadbent

23 More Very Excellent Recommendations with Chrissy

How To Be Productive Even When You Feel Like Garbage with Kate Litterer

The Pressure Cooker

Everything is Terrible. However...

The Best Fiction Books We've Recently Read - #1

Self Improvement Bookclub - Care by Brooke McAlary

Millennial Money and Why We're Broke with Emma Edwards

23 Very Excellent Recommendations with Chrissy

The One Question That Will Save Your Sanity These Holidays

21 Very Excellent Recommendations

Sleep

S02E41 The No List

Whipping Your Digital Admin Into Shape with Dinah Rowe-Roberts

Minimalism with Kids - False News?

Growing Your Own Food with Hannah Moloney of Good Life Permaculture

Self Improvement Book Club - The Secret

Cleaning Up Your Budget and Creating Investment Habits with Victoria Devine

How To Stop Re-Watching The Same Thing Again and Again

Resilience Tips Because Who The F*ck Knows When This Will End

The Four Phases of Your Menstrual Cycle And How They Affect Your Productivity

5 Tips For Getting Back On Track When You Keep Getting Shoved Sideways

Very Special Guest Episode: Catch Up With Kelly

Try These 5 Tidy Tips and Feel Super Smug About How Ace Your House Looks

How To Care For Carers

Is Your Fixed Mindset Sabotaging You?

You Don’t Have To Give Up Drinking, You Could Be ’Soberish’ Instead

How to Make Your Teaching Career More Wonderful and Less Hard

How to Simplify Your Life with Subscription Services

5 Very Excellent Habits To Help You Stop Obsessing Over Your Body

Goal Setting for Totally Ordinary People

Should You Start a Small Business?

How To Get Into (or back into) the Habit of Reading

Minimalism For People Who Live in The Real World

Resilience and Self Care Habits for 2021 - When You're So Burnt Out You Can Hardly Function

Very Excellent Personal Style Habits - What You Need To Know To Nail Your Own Look

A Little Update

5 Habits To Help You Do Things You Don’t Want To Do

Low Waste Habits That Won’t Give You Climate Change Anxiety with Anita Vandyke

5 Habits To Get You Through The Day When You Feel Like Crap