528: How to Banish Productivity Guilt with Madeleine Dore
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Lucas Rockwood
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 August 2022
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
I’m a productivity junkie in recovery. I’ve read just about every productivity and habit change book you can think of. From time blocking and “inbox zero”, to nootropics, I’ve tried almost everything. And while I’ve certainly learned many tactics, I’ve also learned that most things don’t last. We all need to find what works for us individually; and maybe accept that we are not, or at least don’t have to be, so productive all the time.
In a quest to boost her own productivity, my guest on this week’s podcast discovered that the secret is to reframe and redefine it altogether.
Listen and learn:
- How all types of creativity can be a form of productivity
- How not to succumb to the comparison trap and find what works for you
- Whether joy and ease motivate you, or fear and pain
- What’s behind this increased focus on achieving productivity
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ABOUT OUR GUEST
Madeleine Dore spent five years researching how creative people organize their lives through her popular blog, Extraordinary Routines, and her podcast, Routines & Ruts. The lessons culminated in her first book, I Didn’t Do The Thing Today.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm a productivity junkie in recovery. I've read just about every productivity and habit |
| 0:08.0 | change book you can think of. From atomic habits to time blocking, to getting things done, |
| 0:13.2 | inbox zero, morning pages, new traffic supplements, I've tried just about everything. |
| 0:17.6 | And I certainly learned things along the way. But I've also learned that most things don't laugh. |
| 0:22.0 | We start something, we stick with it for a while, and then it fades away. And some remnants |
| 0:26.5 | are left behind. We kind of have to figure out what works for each of us individually. |
| 0:30.4 | And maybe this is what we'll talk about today. Maybe we need to accept the fact that we're not |
| 0:34.4 | always so productive. And that's okay. If you're new here, it's the Lucas Rockwood show. I'm a yoga |
| 0:39.8 | teacher, a teacher trainer. I'm a serial entrepreneur. I'm the father of three kids, but first and |
| 0:44.0 | foremost, I'm a student. I like to learn things. On this podcast, I find people writing books, |
| 0:48.1 | researching medical doctors, mind-body wellness teachers, bring their work here. So hopefully, |
| 0:52.9 | we can get some ideas that will help us live more fulfilled lives. If you like this show, |
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| 1:01.1 | I have a YouTube channel where I am posting every week now. You can find it on YouTube if you |
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| 1:17.6 | Lastly, if you have questions for me on the show, message me at Lucas Rockwood on Instagram. |
| 1:23.4 | Thanks for listening. So hello, and welcome, everyone. Lucas here today's show is called No |
| 1:29.2 | More Productivity Guilt, and I am joined here with Madeleine Dore. Madeleine spent five years |
| 1:33.6 | researching creative people. How they organized their lives on her blog, Extraordinary Routines, |
| 1:38.7 | and in her podcast, Routines and Ruts. She took all the things that she learned and she put |
| 1:43.2 | me into a book called I Didn't Do The Thing Today. She has contributed to columns in publications |
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