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The Model Health Show

TMHS 844: Stop Draining Your Energy & Reclaim Your Time - With Israa Nasir

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Motivation, Wellness, Nutrition, Health, Sex, Selfhelp

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Our busy schedules and never-ending to-do lists keep us on a pursuit to do more and be better. But this constant pressure wears us down mentally and can lead to a whole host of physical symptoms. Today, you’re going to learn how to redefine productivity so you can improve your well-being.

On this episode of The Model Health Show, psychotherapist and writer Israa Nasir is here to share principles from her new book, Toxic Productivity. You’re going to learn about how to reimagine what it means to be productive and how to live a more meaningful life. This interview contains conversations on what leads to perfectionism and how to transform the way you think about success and your worth.

You’re going to learn strategies you can use to change your thinking, stop shaming yourself, and find new meaning from healthier habits. Israa Nasir has a wealth of knowledge in this area; I know you’re going to love her insights on redefining productivity!  

In this episode you’ll discover: 

  • How we use productivity habits as a way to self soothe.  

  • Why productivity matters outside of the workplace.  

  • The difference between productivity and toxic productivity.  

  • How productivity makes our relationships transactional. 

  • The power of intentional rest.  

  • Why the United States has a flawed view of vacation.  

  • How parenting norms can lead to perfectionism.  

  • What the difference between self-worth and self-esteem is.  

  • The problem with connecting your value to your achievements.  

  • A strategy you can use to stop shaming yourself.  

  • The three types of perfectionism.  

  • Why we glorify perfectionism.  

  • How to silence your inner critic.  

  • The importance of redefining productivity for a healthier life.  

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.

0:04.8

For more, visit themodelhealthshow.com.

0:11.5

Welcome to the model health show.

0:13.2

This is fitness and nutrition expert, Sean Stevenson,

0:15.3

and I'm so grateful for you tuning in with me today.

0:18.0

Do you personally think that, you know what, I do be doing the most?

0:22.8

Well, today more than ever, there's so many things to do and yet we feel that there's

0:26.7

so little time to do it all.

0:29.8

And I love the quote from Seneca that says, it is not that we have a short space of time,

0:35.1

but that we waste much of it. And he's affirming. It's not a lack of time.

0:39.0

We all have the same time, essentially, but that we waste so much of it. So many of us are like,

0:44.7

we're taking on this philosopher mindset and we're like, well, I'm not going to waste my time.

0:49.0

I'm going to keep doing stuff. I'm going to stay busy. I'm going to keep grinding. I'm going to stay

0:52.6

productive.

1:01.3

And there lies an issue that so many people are dealing with today where we're being productive and yet we feel like we're not going anywhere. Or we feel trapped or we feel at extreme that we're

1:06.6

digging ourselves into an early grave. We're literally destroying ourselves by trying to do all

1:13.6

the things that we are supposed to do in our modern society. And so today, in this powerful

1:20.5

episode, we've got an expert who's going to add so much value and insight to your life about our

1:27.0

culture today of mass productivity.

1:31.0

All right.

1:31.2

This was incredibly insightful and very helpful for me as well.

1:35.5

So I'm very, very excited to share this with you.

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