Hello friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Chris Bailey. He's a productivity consultant,

researcher and best-selling author. Being productive is great. Everyone wants to get more done

in less time and achieve their goals, but overshooting your tolerance for work can result in

misery, fatigue, loss of creativity and days in bed. Finding a balance between the grind and being

calm is vital. Expect to learn the scientific theory explaining why burnout exists, why calmness

and productivity are intrinsically linked, how being dopamine-driven is a dangerous motivator,

how to slow down without feeling idle and lazy, the science of savoring life, why people who watch

the news get more PTSD than people who experience the bombing attack, and much more. Heads up that

this Saturday there is no episode again, it is New Year's Eve and I figured I would leave you

to whatever debauchery you have planned for yourself, but this January has the largest episode

release that I've ever done. Flu to Las Vegas, record with one of the biggest guests in the world,

and I cannot wait to release this. It is killing me to sit on such a good episode and not be able

to say or announce who it is, but very soon I will be able to and yeah, it's beyond anything that

we've done so far. So get ready for that one. In other news this episode is brought to you by

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