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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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How to make unlimited paid leave work
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A simple hack that will make all other productivity advice work better
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My Favourite Tip: Nancy Duarte on her process for creating and delivering presen...
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My Favourite Tip: Eddie Perfect on how to cope with negative feedback
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Broad City's Abbi Jacobson on productive procrastination, imposter syndrome, and...
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My Favourite Tip: Ex-Pinterest President Tim Kendall on using your clothing as a...
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Adam Alter on how to kick mobile phone addiction, how to overcome stuck points,...
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How to have better conversations - and why it matters.
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How Tim Herrera went from dreading writing to being a writer and editor for the...
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My Favourite Tip: Mia Freedman on overcoming procrastination
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TED2019 Interview Series: Goodreads co-founder Elizabeth Khuri Chandler on how s...
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How to turn your FOMO into JOMO (the joy of missing out)
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Happiness Professor Elizabeth Dunn on how to buy happiness
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My Favourite Tip: Rachel Botsman on how she prepares for a presentation
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TED2019 Interview Series: Kevin Rose on managing social awkwardness at conferenc...
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My Favourite Tip: Dan Pink on how he structures his work day
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TED2019 Interview Series: 1800-GOT-JUNK Founder/CEO Brian Scudamore's extreme me...
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Three science-backed strategies to get a great night's sleep
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TED2019 Interview Series: Penguin Random House's Adrian Zackheim on how he decid...
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My Favourite Tip: Pamela Meyer's Index Card solution for planning the day
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TED2019 interview series: Google VP Jerry Dischler on balancing Maker and Manage...
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Seven lesser-known apps that make me more productive at work
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TED2019 interview series: Priya Parker on how to create amazing gatherings
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Three ways to make behaviour change easy - no willpower required
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My Favourite Tip: Dr Jason Fox on how to identify fulfilment factors
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My Favourite Tip: Baratunde Thurston on Sunday afternoon reflections
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My Favourite Tip: Jocelyn K Glei on how she tamed her inbox
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Cal Newport on why you need to change your workflow, not your habits, when it co...
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My Favourite Tip: Writer/Director Natasha Pincus on using location and wardrobe...
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Time Management expert Laura Vanderkam on how to use your time wisely
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How to create change: three magic words that will help
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Ella Bache's CEO Pippa Hallas on how to find a great mentor, overcoming imposter...
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My favourite tip: Netflix's Patty McCord on how to be radically honest at work
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The Chaser's Julian Morrow on how to write comedy
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My Favourite Tip: Scott D Anthony on finding and killing zombies at work
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Naomi Simson on why she unpublished 500 of her blog posts
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My favourite tip: Adam Grant on how meetings kill productivity - and what to do...
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My Favourite Tip: How WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg tunes out digital dist...
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Why New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles doesn't write her stories at a desk
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Why we need to redesign our workdays
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Dr Catriona Wallace on life as the Founder and CEO of an ASX-listed company, why...
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Why it's more important for staff to review their own performance
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Daniel Pink on coming up with great titles for projects, how he structures his w...
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My Favourite Tip: Janine Allis on how she structures her work week
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Dr Jason Fox on daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly rituals
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My favourite tip: Amanda Palmer on her three check-in rituals
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Microproductivity - how leaders can make small changes to create huge leaps in p...
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Jake Knapp on having a distraction-free phone for six years
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My favourite tip: Atlassian's Dom Price on how he dramatically reduced the numbe...
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Why you need to change your "out of office" auto-responder immediately
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