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The Jordan Harbinger Show

337: COVID Clearly Crushing Careers | Feedback Friday

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Jordan Harbinger

Business, Education, Science

4.812.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

While we're trying to avoid talking directly about the current pandemic, there's no doubt COVID-19 is clearly crushing careers. Gretchen Rubin helps us ensure we can still be productive during this time. Also, Dorie Clark joins us to talk a teenager through coming out as gay a non-supportive environment. We have a lot happening here on Feedback Friday!

And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Jason DeFillippo (@jpdef) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!

Full show notes and resources can be found here: https://jordanharbinger.com/337.

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:
  • If you're wondering how to come out as gay when you're 13 and surrounded by non-supportive family and friends who might distance themselves because of their religious beliefs, Dorie Clark's got some wisdom to impart.
  • As a freelancer, how do you get more remote-work contracts instead of onsite offers during the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis?
  • Is your ADHD to blame for taking on more work than you can possibly handle, and does your imposter syndrome make you try too hard, or is there something else at play here?
  • Your recently graduated girlfriend needs to get a job, move out of her parents' house, and become independent to make progress, but she doesn't seem particularly motivated even when there's not a global pandemic to navigate around. How can you be encouraging without nagging?
  • You had a great job interview lined up, and then COVID-19 struck. How can you stay on the radar to have a leg up when things have calmed down and it's time to meet your prospective employer -- without coming off as too needy?
  • How has fatherhood changed Jordan? Have new curiosities developed, and does he wish he could ask past guests different questions now?
  • Your dementia-suffering mother's caregiver seems to be getting double-paid -- once by you and once by your mother. She does good work, but it's bothering you. What's the least awkward way to clear up the matter?
  • Is COVID-19 crushing careers? Clearly. Outer Order, Inner Calm author Gretchen Rubin can help us remain productive during these weird times.
  • Life Pro Tip: If you have an iPhone, you can set defined times when "do not disturb" mode goes on. Then you only get calls from your favorites and when they call you three times consecutively. It also works when you connect to a car for phone calls and prevents you from getting notifications while driving.
  • Recommendation of the Week: The Tiger King
  • Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Feedback Friday.

0:04.8

I'm your host, Jordan Harbinger, and I'm here with producer Jason DeFilippo.

0:08.7

On the Jordan Harbinger show, we decode the stories, secrets, and skills of the world's

0:12.2

most brilliant people and turn their wisdom into practical advice that you can use to

0:16.1

impact your own life and those around you.

0:18.6

If you're new to the show on Fridays, we give advice to you and answer listener questions.

0:23.0

The rest of the week, we have long-form interviews and conversations with a variety of amazing

0:27.4

folks from spies to CEOs, athletes to authors to thinkers and performers.

0:32.2

This week we had Kevin's system, founder of Instagram.

0:35.1

We had a great chat about futurism, social media.

0:38.1

What you do when you've made a billion dollars and you actually want to make a difference

0:41.1

in the world, he's very sharp and accessible.

0:43.4

So you'll dig this one, whether you're interested in business, the media landscape,

0:47.0

or not at all interested, but just like smart conversations.

0:49.9

I also write every so often in the blog.

0:51.8

The latest post is about why your network is the best insurance policy that money cannot

0:56.5

buy.

0:57.5

I think a lot of people, according to my inbox, a lot of people have learned that lesson

1:00.5

the hard way now that we're in this coronavirus lockdown because a lot of people got laid

1:05.6

off right before this.

1:06.6

Jason, I'm sure you heard that.

1:08.1

A ton of people got laid off like the Friday before everyone was going to work from home.

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