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EPISODE · Jun 22, 2022 · 10 MIN

Your Favourite Tip: Oliver Burkeman - Cut yourself some slack, write down what you’ve done

from How I Work · host Amantha Imber

Do you have a cheerleader? Someone who’ll congratulate on the little wins, who’ll remind you that you’re doing well, encourage you to keep going? I hope so!And even if you do… I’ll bet it’s still sometimes not quite enough. After all, we’re usually our own toughest critics, and even the completely legitimate kind words of the people closest to us can’t overpower that little voice in the back of our minds: the one that says “you’re not doing enough.” How I Work listener Melissa knows this voice all too well, but after listening to author Oliver Burkeman’s advice to keep a “done list”, she realised the only voice that might be able to balance out the inner critic was her own inner cheerleader.Connect with Oliver on TwitterYou can find the full interview here: Get your priorities straight with Oliver Burkeman***Pre-order Amantha's new book Time Wise at amantha,comConnect with me on the socials:LinkedinTwitterInstagram  If you’re looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a fortnightly newsletter that contains three cool things I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.coVisit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.Get in touch at [email protected] by InventiumHost: Amantha ImberProduction Support from Deadset StudiosSound Engineer: Martin ImberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listener Melissa feels like a great weight has been lifted from her shoulders, thanks to Oliver Burkeman, who suggests keeping not just a to-do list, but also a “done list”. It’s his way of reminding himself that we’re hard-wired to beat ourselves up, and that we sometimes need a reminder that even our worst days, we’re probably doing better than we realise.

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