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EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 25 MIN

Productivity Without Effort

from Speakings · host Sondra Charbadze

* The purpose of this podcast is not to convey information: it is to....?* The paradox of productivity: you are most productive when you are not concerned with the end product.* Work as letting go, work as rest."My prayer for all of you that you will feel like a bird feeding from the hand of a stranger, you'll know the trustworthy from the untrustworthy in perfect simplicity, and life will take care of you. This safety is... ready and waiting like a warm pillow. It's always here, here in the heart of God, the heart of the living moment."You can find the full excerpt from my book and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment further ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future topics, you can email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also check out my website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.sondrawriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find my essays and links to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my memoir⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Music is L'épisode cévenol by Circus Marcus, from the Free Music Archive. License type: CC BY-NC.You can find the synopsis of this episode, further notes, and a convenient place to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

* The purpose of this podcast is not to convey information: it is to....?* The paradox of productivity: you are most productive when you are not concerned with the end product.* Work as letting go, work as rest."My prayer for all of you that you will feel like a bird feeding from the hand of a stranger, you'll know the trustworthy from the untrustworthy in perfect simplicity, and life will take care of you. This safety is... ready and waiting like a warm pillow. It's always here, here in the heart of God, the heart of the living moment."You can find the full excerpt from my book and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment further ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future topics, you can email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also check out my website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.sondrawriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find my essays and links to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my memoir⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Music is L'épisode cévenol by Circus Marcus, from the Free Music Archive. License type: CC BY-NC.You can find the synopsis of this episode, further notes, and a convenient place to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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