Work Less, Get More Done | Alex Soojung Kim-Pang

10% Happier with Dan Harris

10% Media, LLC

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2020

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Many of us can feel burnt out, tired or stretched too thin. It can be hard to balance everything on our plates, especially in work environments that require long hours and multi-tasking. But Alex Soojung-Kim Pang says that overworking can actually hinder productivity, and that working less can help you get more done. After struggling to deal with the pressure of numerous projects as a technology forecaster and consultant, Pang took a sabbatical at Microsoft Research in Cambridge. He realized that he had accomplished more in just a few short months than he typically did at work. Now, Pang challenges the relationship we have with work, claiming that cramming in all those overtime hours is not beneficial to the mind and body. He says working too hard blocks creative flow and has negative effects on quality. Pang discusses how he came to this realization and how it can be applied to your life. Plug Zone Website: http://www.askpang.com/ Website: http://www.strategy.rest/ Books: https://www.amazon.com/Alex-Soojung-Kim-Pang/e/B001KHJ91I Twitter: https://twitter.com/askpang Yung Pueblo featured on ABC's Nightline https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/yung-pueblo-instagram-people-heal-happier-life-69352620 Full Show notes: www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/Alex-Soojung-Kim-Pang-230 Jeff Warren Retreats: https://jeffwarren.org/event/fidgetyskeptics-california/ https://jeffwarren.org/event/how-to-guide-meditation/ https://jeffwarren.org/event/omegaretreat/ Ten Percent Happier Podcast Insiders Feedback Group: https://10percenthappier.typeform.com/to/vHz4q4 Have a question for Dan? Leave us a voicemail: 646-883-8326

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0:00.0	Before we get started with today's episode, if you've been around TPH land for any
0:05.4	length of time, you've probably heard me name drop Joseph Goldstein.
0:10.1	He started out as my meditation teacher then became my friend and then we teamed up to
0:15.9	help start the 10% happier meditation app.
0:19.6	And I just wanted to remind you that there is a ton of content featuring Joseph and his
0:26.2	humor and wisdom over on the app where he's the lead teacher on six different courses.
0:31.4	I'd recommend you start with the basics, which features your truly and Joseph talking
0:37.1	about how to achieve perfect imperturbability and bulletproof bliss.
0:41.6	Actually, just kidding.
0:43.6	It's just about how to get 10% happier through basic meditation.
0:47.3	It's free.
0:48.3	If you want to check it out, I encourage you to do so.
0:51.4	Download the 10% happier app today wherever you get your apps now on with the show.
0:56.8	Well done.
1:01.2	You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape
1:06.8	and found me Rob Briden on my podcast.
1:10.9	In this series of Briden and I talk to among others, Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte
1:17.3	Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.
1:21.0	And that's just a few.
1:22.8	We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.
1:26.8	It's terrific conversation, reminiscent, sweat appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.
1:32.9	So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.
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