How I Work
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How I Work is a education podcast hosted by Amantha Imber. It has 701 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
You know those annoyingly successful people who seem to have it all figured out? Time to steal their playbook. Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber gets world‑class achievers to spill their secrets - the daily strategies behind their success through to life hacks and productivity hacks they’d rather keep to themselves. We’re talking practical tips for boosting your output (including clever AI tools and shortcuts that’ll make you look like a genius), managing overwhelm without losing your mind, and optimising both work and wellbeing. No motivational fluff. Just battle‑tested tactics from people who’ve cracked the code.
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Why you need to talk, not type, to your AI
The Subtraction Method: how Sabri Suby protects his time and focus (Part 1)
Our #1 favourite AI tool for meetings
The AI playbook of ELMO Software’s President, Joseph Lyons
Stop writing like a robot: ban these AI words and phrases
Ask Me Anything with Dr Amantha Imber: Burnout, AI, Productivity & The Biggest Mistakes Knowledge Workers Make
How we have automated AI to summarise industry news, trends, and other updates – every single week
Why visualising success might be sabotaging you, with Nir Eyal (Part 2)
How to use AI to prioritise when everything feels urgent
Struggling to reach your goals? Nir Eyal explains the beliefs holding you back (Part 1)
The One Question Every Leader Should Ask About AI
Feel stuck in small talk? Daniel Coyle shares the questions that create real connection.
The AI critique system we use to improve our work
The 5 skills that will get you promoted this year, with Tim Duggan
How to use AI to find a new job
The truth about fibre, full-body MRIs and food myths, with Dr Joanna McMillan.
We let AI prep us for a doctors appointment
Walking away from a dream job? Dom Price reveals what really happens in the space after “I quit.”
How to use AI to save money shopping
Some workplaces drain you. Autistic CEO Cherie Clonan explains what's really happening.
(BONUS) The LinkedIn metric most people ignore - Cherie Clonan on return on intimacy.
Tame your inbox with these 5 AI hacks
13 AI tools we use every single day
BEST OF: Want to make time for the things that count? Oliver Burkeman has your time management answers
BEST OF: I burnt out completely last year. This is how I recovered.
BEST OF: The People-Pleasing Trap: How Laura Henshaw escaped it (and how you can too)
BEST OF: Sahil Bloom on building a scoreboard that reflects what matters
BEST OF: Journaling for people who hate journaling: Michael Bungay Stanier's game-changing method
25 things 2025 taught us about work, wellbeing, & AI
Quick Win: The quarterly ritual that bonds teams for months
How to make sense of 2025 and design your best 2026, with Lisa Leong (Part 2)
Quick Win: What leaders get wrong about saying sorry with Clare Stephens
How to make sense of 2025 and design your best 2026, with Lisa Leong (Part 1)
Quick Win: The simple question that stops catastrophising and opens real possibility
Ask Me Anything: How I use AI in real life (plus the tech I rely on to work smarter)
Quick Win: Why your “default behaviour” isn’t actually yours — and how to change it
The counterintuitive brainstorming rule that made Exploding Kittens a global hit.
(BONUS) Exploding Kittens CEO’s “walking with AI” ritual to unlock ideas.
Quick Win: The dangerous AI shortcut that quietly erodes your judgment
Ambitious CEO and present parent? Dr Catriona Wallace on refusing to choose.
(BONUS) How plant medicine transformed Catriona Wallace’s leadership
Quick Win: The AI workflow that can replace your morning scroll
Inside the hardest year at Inventium (Part 2)
Quick Win: How to use AI to think better – not faster
Inside the hardest year at Inventium (Part 1)
Quick Win: The AI experiment that made a CEO obsolete
The moment that changed how Holly Wainwright sees ambition
(BONUS) The mindset shift that saved Holly Wainwright from burning out, again
Quick Win: The surprising upside of shorter tenure
Steal Atlassian’s playbook for building stronger teams without an office
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