Daniel Pink, 'When' Can Make a Big Difference

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Dan Harris, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Dharma, Mental Health, Meditation

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🗓️ 4 April 2018

⏱️ 70 minutes

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"All of us in our lives make decisions about when to do things. 'When should I work out? When should I do this kind of work, when should I do that kind of work? When should I start a project, when should I abandon a project?' ... and the best time of day to do something depends on what that something is," said Daniel Pink, a New York Times bestselling author whose new book is called "When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing." Pink, who was trained as a lawyer and now runs his own company as an organizational management expert, argues that doing certain tasks either during the "peak, trough or recovery" periods of our energy levels, can be more effective, whether it's when to hold a meeting to get the best ideas or when to exercise to get a fulfilling workout. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1:24.5	Hi guys on the show today. Why the time of day you choose to do stuff from meditation
1:31.2	to exercise to key work activities matters much more than you might think. That's coming
1:38.6	up from our guest Daniel Pink. But we're going to start here with your voice
1:44.2	mails and before the voice mails, my usual caveat, which is I'm not a mental health professional.
1:49.4	I'm not a meditation teacher. Just a reporter who happens to meditate. I have not heard
1:53.6	these questions before they're played to me. So I just do my best to answer mostly from
1:57.2	personal experience. So here we go. Here's question number one.
2:00.0	Hi there. My question is what do you do when you are a parent and in my case, I'm home
2:09.1	alone with my kids because my husband travels. And there are just nights where they're so
2:14.9	little sleep. And when I use the app, I definitely feel better. But I have to pray or
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