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The OptimalWork Podcast, 323 episodes. Page 3 of 4.

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[Rebroadcast] Beginning the Year with High Hopes

202

[Rebroadcast] A Cheerful Giver

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122. Is Courage Still Relevant in the Modern World?

204

121. Why Motivation Is Crucial for Forming Deeper Habits

205

120. How to Approach Every Challenge With a Sense of Newness

206

119. How Work Can Help You Integrate Conflicting Parts of Yourself

207

118. An Unconventional Way to Stop Wasting Time

208

117. Should You Expect Fulfillment from Your Career?

209

116. How to Understand Your Strengths and Weaknesses and Keep a Growth Mindset

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115. How Scary Movies Are the Key to Overcoming Anxiety

211

114. Helping Others Become Givers Instead of Takers

212

113. How to Be a Generous Giver and Still Thrive

213

112. Discover the Deepest Source of Optimism

214

111. Why You Should Aim for Silver Instead of Gold

215

110. How to Work Intensely without Stressing Yourself Out

216

109. Loving Yourself in Order to Love Others

217

108. What You Can Do about Narcissism

218

107. A Summer to Remember

219

106. Challenging Anxiety

220

105. Choose Flow, Not Hyperfocus

221

104. The Mindfulness Paradox

222

103. Making Wise Use of Small Blocks of Time

223

102. How to Process Negative Feedback

224

101. Can Complaining Be a Good Thing?

225

100. How to Master Your Memory

226

99. The Hidden Power of Study

227

98. How Competition Can Bring Out Your Best

228

97. How Conflict Can Strengthen Bonds

229

96. How to Face Imposter Syndrome

230

95. How to Love Frustration

231

94. Turn Problems into Projects

232

92. How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself

233

91. Boost Your Sleep Skills

234

90. The Deadline Benefit

235

89. Back to Basics: An Intro to OptimalWork

236

88. The Value of Psychological Flexibility

237

87. A Deeper Dive into Challenge

238

86. How to Broadcast Positive Emotions

239

85. The Impact of Awe

240

84. Why You Need Essentialism

241

83. Mindfulness at Work

242

82. How to Cultivate Gratitude

243

81. A Tribute to Aaron Beck

244

80. How to Have Unlimited Reserves of Willpower

245

79. How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed

246

78. What’s Missing from Atomic Habits

247

77. Use Dopamine to Shape Habits

248

76. Routine: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

249

75. How to Win Over Your Inner Critic

250

74. How to Have Deeper Conversations

251

73. How to Maintain Intensity in Work

252

72. Bringing Clarity to Brain Fog

253

71. Understanding Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

254

70. Going Deeper into Your Why

255

69. Deep Work and OptimalWork

256

68. On the Importance of Ideals

257

67. How to Read Sixty Books in a Year

258

66. How to Dehypnotize Yourself

259

65. Do You Need Deadlines to Feel Motivated?

260

64. How to Develop Emotional Intelligence

261

63. How to Thrive in Uncertainty

262

62. How to Help Others Grow

263

61. Sleep: A Skill You Can Learn

264

60. How to Develop Your Personality

265

59. How Fasting Supercharges Focus

266

58. How Reframing Can Replace Medication

267

57. How to Rest so You Can Thrive in Work

268

56. The Silent Cure for Stress

269

55. Bring More Flow Into Your Life

270

54. Reframing When the Stakes Are High

271

53. Does Email Bring out Your Best?

272

52. Why Psychology Gets Baffled by Love

273

51. Recovering from a Broken Streak

274

50. Making Decisions without Regret

275

49. How to Learn to Love Anxiety

276

48. The Breath of Life

277

47. Getting to the Heart of OptimalWork

278

46. How to Build Confidence

279

45. How to Raise your IQ

280

44. Finding your Daily Rhythm

281

43. How to Make Things New

282

42. Uniting Work & Rest

283

41. When People Annoy You

284

40. Beginning the Year with High Hopes

285

39. Reframing Explained

286

38. A Cheerful Giver

287

37. Exploring Projects

288

36. Early to Rise

289

35. How to Stop Worrying

290

34. The Cloud of Unknowing

291

33. OptimalWork at Home

292

32. Perfectionism: An Introduction

293

31. Theta Locking: The Muscle of Mindfulness

294

30. The Best Exercises for Attention

295

29. The Cure for Procrastination

296

28. Discipline? Let's be sincere.

297

27. The Post-Pre Flip

298

26. Overcoming the Afternoon Slump

299

25. When Anger Challenges Bonds

300

24. The Key to Mastering Sleep (and anything else!)