Bruce Daisley - Avoiding Burnout and Remembering the Lost Art of Feeling Bored
Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat
Mo Gawdat
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2020
⏱️ 46 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | I am so glad you could join us. I'm your host Mo Gaudet. This podcast is nothing more than a conversation between two good friends sharing inspiring life stories and perhaps |
| 0:16.3 | some nuggets of wisdom along the way. |
| 0:20.3 | This is your invitation to slow down with us. |
| 0:25.7 | Welcome to slow more. Today's guest is a fellow ex-googler, Bruce Daycely. |
| 0:40.0 | Bruce is one of the most respected thought leaders on the subject of workplace culture and the future of work. |
| 0:49.0 | When I was at Google, he ran YouTube for Europe and then moved to become the vice president of |
| 0:57.7 | Twitter across all of Europe. So seriously knows what he's talking about when it comes to building a company's work |
| 1:07.6 | culture that is not only effective but also happy and energized. |
| 1:14.4 | Recently Bruce wrote a book that is The Joy of Work, |
| 1:19.4 | which became a bestseller, |
| 1:21.6 | and he dedicated himself to making work better using evidence and creative solutions. |
| 1:30.0 | So not just theory but practical advice that really makes the difference. |
| 1:38.1 | He is also the host of one of the top business podcasts, Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat, |
| 1:46.8 | which happens to be the name of his book |
| 1:49.5 | Across the Ocean in North America. So I'm talking to a friend here who has shared so much with me |
| 1:58.0 | on a topic that is so interesting for me and I hope you will find that interesting too. |
| 2:07.0 | Bruce, it's so good to meet you. |
| 2:09.0 | Thank you for joining me. |
| 2:10.0 | I'm absolutely thrilled. |
| 2:12.0 | When you were in the flush of your book first coming out, you were a viral |
| 2:17.1 | sensation in the UK, I think close to Gangnam style. You know, this clip of you on Channel 4 News was absolutely everywhere. |
| 2:27.0 | Remember that? |
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