The Great Work Podcast

What if the problem with stress weren’t the stress but, instead, our attitude towards stress—and, if we start thinking about it differently, our pressured lives will be transformed?
Or is that idea over-hyped nonsense?
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We all make mistakes from time to time. Sometimes they're serious. Yet there's a culture of not talking about them, and this is a problem. So in this episode I tell you candidly about one of my medical errors. There are lessons for anyone who does work that matters and who worries about getting things wrong, or finds it hard to cope when they do.
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Six reviews of books that might improve your tough working life. Links are in the email version, which is here: https://letter.adamsandell.com/p/book-reviews.
* Simone Stolzoff, How to Not Know: The Value of Uncertainty in a World that Demands Answers
* Kelly McGonigal, The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
* Selina Barker, Burnt Out: The Exhausted Person’s Six-Step Guide to Thriving in a Fast-Paced World
* Bree Groff, Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously)
* Kathryn Page, Good Work: Transform Your Work from the Inside Out
* Joseph Jebelli, The Brain At Rest: How the Art and Science of Doing Nothing Can Improve Your Life
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The vacation test: a sign that something needs to change—and an opportunity to figure out what to do.
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How do people do tough, meaningful work—and even thrive doing it—alongside caring for being a parent or caring for family members? I've unearthed a few strategies!
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STUFF REFERRED TO IN THIS EPISODE
• New research on sex differences in occupational distress: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2840686
• Exhaustion: https://letter.adamsandell.com/p/tired-exhausted-burned-out
• Imposter syndrome: https://letter.adamsandell.com/p/remember-everyone-else-is-an-imposter
• Worrying you've screwed something up: https://letter.adamsandell.com/p/remember-everyone-else-is-an-imposter
• Middle school teacher article/podcast: https://letter.adamsandell.com/p/work-life-lessons-from-a-teacher
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Swanning through the tough week: https://letter.adamsandell.com/p/tough-week


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