I'm Jocelyn K. Gly, and this is Hurry Slowly, a podcast about pacing yourself,

where I explore how you can be more productive, creative, and resilient through the simple act of slowing down.

As some of you listening may already know,

I have a new online course called Reset

that shows you how to work in a way that's intentional,

energizing, and inspiring.

And it's actually open for registration right now

through this Friday, May 17th, for the last time until next October.

If you're interested in participating, I'll share a little bit more about how you can do that at the end of this episode.

But the reason I bring Reset up is that one of the cool things about creating new products is that once you turn them

loose in the world, they take on a life of their own.

And unexpected things happen.

So about 400 students have been through the course now, and they've shared a lot of

really incredible feedback with me about how they felt going into reset and how they felt

coming out. And one common

thread really jumped out at me. And that's how much shame we all carry around with us.

Shame specifically in relation to our productivity. Or lack thereof, as the case may be.

So that's what I'm going to talk about today.

Productivity shame.

What it is, why we have it,

and how we can start to lay down this toxic burden.

If you think of your brain as the battery that powers all of your thoughts,

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