How I Work
You know those annoyingly successful people who seem to have it all figured out? Time to steal their playbook. Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber gets world‑class achievers to spill their secrets - the daily strategies behind their success through to life hacks and productivity hacks they’d rather keep to themselves. We’re talking practical tips for boosting your output (including clever AI tools and shortcuts that’ll make you look like a genius), managing overwhelm without losing your...
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Amazon executive Paul Migliorini on banning PowerPoint decks, using frugality to...
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BEST OF: Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson on productive procrastination, imposter synd...
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BEST OF: Envato co-Founder Cyan Ta'eed on spending just 15 minutes a day on her...
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My Favourite Tip: Chris Guillebeau on how perfectionism gets in the way of succe...
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My Favourite Tip: Award-winning magician Simon Coronel on paying people to criti...
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Dropbox executive Dean Swan on why the modern way of working is broken
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My Favourite Tip: Marcus Buckingham on why work-life balance is a useless concep...
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CommBank board director Wendy Stops on the biggest challenges of sitting on high...
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My Favourite Tip: Clinical Psychologist Dr Doris Brett on how stories can help u...
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Ultralearner Scott Young on how to dramatically improve the way you learn
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My Favourite Tip: Abbi Jacobson on why imposter syndrome can be a good thing
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Sandra Sully on being an efficiency nerd, her cure for insomnia, and the hardest...
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My Favourite Tip: New York Times editor Tim Herrera on breaking through procrast...
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Consumer Psychologist Adam Ferrier on how to get clear on your own personal bran...
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My Favourite Tip: Elizabeth Dunn on using money to buy time (and happiness)
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David "Kochie" Koch on Tuesday being the most overrated day of the week, what go...
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My Favourite Tip: Jerry Dischler on identifying top talent for Google
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Nir Eyal on how to become indistractable.
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My Favourite Tip: Ella Bache's CEO Pippa Hallas on how to make meetings not suck
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Photographer and Creative Live CEO Chase Jarvis on overcoming creative blocks, b...
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My Favourite Tip: Time Management expert Laura Vanderkam on tracking her time fo...
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BEST OF: Jake Knapp on having a distraction-free phone for six years
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My Favourite Tip: The Chaser's Julian Morrow on how to write a joke
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BEST OF: Dr Catriona Wallace on life as the Founder and CEO of an ASX-listed com...
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BEST OF: Cal Newport on why you need to change your workflow, not your habits, w...
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My Favourite Tip: Priya Parker on the role of language in meetings
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My Favourite Tip: Kevin Rose on how to thrive at events when you feel socially a...
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My Favourite Tip: 1800-GOT-JUNK CEO Brian Scudamore's extreme method for staying...
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The Australian Financial Review's Editor-in-Chief Michael Stutchbury on staying...
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How the world's most successful people switch up their work location to improve...
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FrankBody co-founder Jess Hatzis on quitting social media for several months, ov...
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Five ways to overhaul your meetings like the world's most successful leaders do
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Award-winning magician Simon Coronel on paying people to give him negative feedb...
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My Favourite Tip: Naomi Simson's daily and weekly rituals
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Envato co-Founder Cyan Ta'eed on spending just 15 minutes a day on her phone
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My Favourite Tip: New York Times journalist Nellie Bowles' tips for being a bett...
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Nigel Marsh on why you shouldn't take his advice - or anyone else's.
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My Favourite Tip: Catriona Wallace on how to build connections quickly
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Dr Doris Brett on being on the other side of the therapist's couch, asking great...
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My Favourite Tip: Jake Knapp on the magic word that will give you more control o...
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Chris Guillebeau on why perfectionism gets in the way of success
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My Favourite Tip: Carolyn Creswell on her annual self-improvement routine
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Marcus Buckingham on the four questions he asks himself every week
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The best types of breaks to take at work (that improve your health)
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