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Routines & Ruts — 54 episodes
BONUS PART 2: Free audiobook sample — I Didn't Do The Thing Today
BONUS PART 1: On endings and beginnings
On the antidote to being afraid of the work
On writing, publishing, and the snowball of courage
On ten lessons for self-doubt (and life)
On asking: what if nothing changes?
On feeling guilty for resting when there's still more to do
On being consistently inconsistent
On moving out of the indecision spiral
On overcoming the hesitation behind asking "how"
Season 3: Introducing productivity-guilt therapy(ish)
Wrap episode: Lessons on wobbling and modulating
R&R mini: On the beauty in the break
Annie Raser Rowland on frugal hedonism and living more creatively with less
R&R mini: On 'puddle theory' and how to do things you're putting off
Hilary Jacobs Hendel on emotions, types of shame, and slowing down
R&R mini: On ruminating and worrying about what people think
Greg Quicke on the life lessons we find in the cosmos
R&R mini: On the practice of saying no
Kylie Maslen on invisible illness, boundaries and shared understanding
R&R mini: On allowing for distraction
Tyson Yunkaporta on how creativity is inseparable from life
R&R mini: On letting go and how to survey your 'shoulds'
Pandora Sykes on finding the rightful, good enough life
R&R mini: On indecision and the fear of better options
Sarah Wilson on showing up, going to your edge, and living an enlarged life
R&R mini: On empty time and not feeling crammed
Kemi Nekvapil on defining your own relationship to routine and diminishing self-judgement
R&R mini: On letting your pile of good things grow
Lucy Peach on the connection, creativity and truth in our cycles
Hugh Mackay on where we hide and compassionate love as a daily discipline
Season 2: What replenishes you?
Ingrid Fetell Lee on how to find joy right where you are
Matthew Evans on creative lessons from farming and cooking
Creativity in a pandemic: There is no one way
Kira Puru on gentle routines, frugality and making mistakes
Kylie Lewis on finding new routines, self-compassion and collective vulnerability
Luke Currie-Richardson on creating your own measures for your day, career, and life
Sarah Jane Adams on inevitable uncertainty, self-sabotage and joy
Jai Long on being intentional over busy, letting go, and recognising privilege
Samuel Leighton-Dore on a tiered routine and detaching from creative success
Beci Orpin on the upsides of busyness, freelancing and resilience
Pip Lincolne on heartbreak, wobbly routines and solitude
Annie Louey on building a career in comedy and finding motivation within yourself
Oliver Burkeman on embracing limitations, stale goals, and unclenching from routine
Tina Essmaker on not knowing what's next
Lauren Martin on feeling lost, and finding comfort in the words of women
Vanessa Marian on embracing failure and being a lifelong learner
Ryder Carroll on intention over productivity
Amanda Palmer on blanket compassion, rest and redefining success
Adriana Picker on burnout and mundane self-care practices
Benjamin Law on time optimism and managing post-project blues
Clare Bowditch on patience, book writing and ambition
Introducing Routines & Ruts