Ian Fagan, Director and Co-founder of Skodel, an innovative wellbeing-focused company helping 100,000+ students, on forming healthy habits, managing wellbeing, and working efficiently (#1)

Ian has experienced the lows of mental illness. His brother dealt with addiction and in high school, Ian suffered significant absenteeism dealing with his own mental illness, relying on support networks to get him through. Hence, he’s co-founded a product that builds support networks into the school environment and prioritises proactive mental health support, that’s been integrated into school across the world. Ian has a breadth of insights surrounding student wellbeing, managing a never-ending to-do list and how he sustains his own wellbeing. Enjoy :) Timestamps: Ian's drive and "why" behind Skodel (0:40) How to manage conflicting responsibilities/demands (2:30) Dealing with overwhelm at work (7:48) How Ian structure's his day (9:33) Key challenges students face in behaviour change (13:04) How teachers can support student wellbeing (16:06) Valuable behaviours for improving student wellbeing (18:52) Rapid-fire questions (21:43) Biggest challenges navigating student wellbeing (24:20) How exercise helps support Ian's wellbeing (27:38) What drives me to work in the wellbeing space (31:32) Links mentioned in the episode: The effectiveness of physical activity interventions in improving well-being across office-based workplace settings: a systematic review | Abdin, S., Welch, R. K., Byron-Daniel, J., & Meyrick, J. How the Time of Day Affects Productivity: Evidence from School Schedules | Nolan G. Pope A critical review of the definition of ‘wellbeing’ for doctors and their patients in a post Covid-19 era | Simons G, Baldwin DS. Stress, anxiety and depression in law students : how student behaviours affect student wellbeing | Skead, N., & Rogers, S. L. The Influence of Student Characteristics and Interpersonal Teacher Behaviour in the Classroom on Student’s Wellbeing | Van Petegem, K., Aelterman, A., Van Keer, H., & Rosseel, Y.  Task switching and the measurement of “switch costs” | Wylie, G., & Allport, A.