What Works For You

What Works For You

By Harshad ManglaniEducationSelf-Improvement
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What Works For You episodes

  • Self coaching and reflection with Nate Sleger - Part 2/2

    Nate Sleger, our third guest on the show talks about self-coaching, self-leadership and his G.E.A.R(Goals, Exploration, Action, Reflection) framework to level up. Nate runs Even Better, a company that coaches managers to perform better and he is the host of Begin Within, a fitness podcast.

    • Nate's Instagram: @coachnatesleger
    • Self coaching guide: Link
    • Even Better: Home | Evenbetter (yourevenbetter.com)
    • Begin Within podcast
    • 24 min
    • Self coaching and reflection with Nate Sleger - Part 1/2

      Nate Sleger, our third guest on the show talks about self-coaching, self-leadership and his G.E.A.R(Goals, Exploration, Action, Reflection) framework to level up. Nate runs Even Better, a company that coaches managers to perform better and he is the host of Begin Within, a fitness podcast.

      • Nate's Instagram: @coachnatesleger
      • Self coaching guide: Link
      • Even Better: Home | Evenbetter (yourevenbetter.com)
      • Begin Within podcast

      • 21 min
      • Steven Yorke from Medito - Part 2/2

        Check out this recorded interview from an IG live with Steven Yorke, the co-founder of the Medito app. I've always kept talking about this amazing meditation app, and I finally got the chance to dive into how it came to be. This is Part 2 of our conversation!

        • Download the app here: https://medito.app/
        • Medito's website: https://www.meditofoundation.org/
        • For volunteers: https://www.meditofoundation.org/volunteer
        • 18 min
        • Steven Yorke from Medito - Part 1/2

          Check out this recorded interview from an IG live with Steven Yorke, the co-founder of the Medito app. I've always kept talking about this amazing meditation app, and I finally got the chance to dive into how it came to be. Part 2 of this conversation comes out tomorrow!

          • Download the app here: https://medito.app/
          • Medito's website: https://www.meditofoundation.org/
          • For volunteers: https://www.meditofoundation.org/volunteer
          • 20 min
          • The only certainty in your life

            Death - perhaps the only thing that's certain and ever will be. But it doesn't have to be a bad thing. In this episode, we dive deep into how death makes life more meaningful, Stoic teachings around death and why Steve Jobs reflected on death everyday.

            7 min
          • Mastering control of your time

            I was recently bombarded with multiple things to do. After some experimentation, I came up with a system to make consistent progress with different projects simultaneously. Although I'm still learning to stick to it, I can tell you one thing - it works. With a little experimentation, maybe you can come up with something of your own. 

            The themes in this episode are: 

            1. Deep Work 
            2. Pomodoro sprints 
            3. Generalise first, specify later 
            4. Decision Fatigue
            5. Find some super cool resources below. 

              • Deep Work by Cal Newport (use the description to jump to Deep Work) 
              • Pomodoro sprints
              • Goodtime Productivity app 
              • Getting Things Done (GTD) - I might take up GTD in a future episode! 

              • 9 min
              • Taking control of your sleep cycle

                I'd strongly recommend checking out "Rise and Shine" to get some background on circadian rhythms!

                If you struggle with sleeping on time, I've recorded this for you. Going back to the fundamentals of assigning dedicated spaces to activities, I share how the association of activities with spaces makes it easy for your brain to tune in and out of those modes. We also dive a little bit into caffeine, sunlight and exercise. Finally, the most major roadblock of all - thoughts in your head.

                Medito - https://medito.app (Play Store & App Store)

                8 min
              • Getting over the fear of judgement
                If the fear of judgement has ever crippled you from starting something new, this episode is for you. I dive deep into how to identify when you're using perfectionism to mask the fear of judgement, and share five practical tips to deal with it! Make sure you don't have any what ifs on your deathbed.
                8 min
              • Dealing with another COVID lockdown

                Last year, when the world went in quarantine, there were a lot of articles that came up describing how to take care of your mental health. Ironically, I never felt the need to go through them. This year, however, it's different. In India, as the second wave stares at us in the face, our medical infrastructure is stressed more than ever, and the lock down has restricted my physical interactions (for good reason), I feel blue. Turns out, so do a lot of other people. If you're one of them, I've recorded this episode for you.

                SLOWLY - the letter writing app

                SoulPancake - Rainn Wilson's content creation company

                6 min
              • 4 ways to combat Decision Fatigue

                Decision Fatigue is the phenomenon that refers to the deteriorating quality of decision making after a long session of decision making. Do you know why Mark Zuckerberg wears the same clothes everyday? If you think of willpower as a resource, you can drain all of it making decisions. Listen to this episode to learn how to optimize your decision making skills to effectively use your willpower!

                Shownotes:

                Eisenhower Matrix

                8 min

              About What Works For You

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              I'm Harshad Manglani, and I'm fascinated with self-experimentation and improvement. Not every strategy works for everybody, right? I talk about my personal experiences with self-improvement, and I also invite people from different walks of life to dive into their stories & share their unique formula for life!