Hi Friends-
The latest episode of Hurry Slowly takes a more personal turn as I talk about my obsession with achievement and the changes I've made to my workflow to avoid burning out.
Essentially, it's about taking a kinder, gentler approach to productivity that I call "tender discipline" — and how taking a more forgiving attitude toward yourself actually makes it easier to release anxiety and unlock your creativity.
Listen to "Who Are You Without the Doing?"
| | | p.s. For those of you who love the podcast and want to go deeper, I just posted a sneak preview of my new online course, RESET, a guided program that puts the power of your workday back in your hands. | | | WHAT TO READ
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The problem with perfect. A deep dive into perfectionism, which is up 33% since past decades, partially due to social media and our ever-increasing focus on individualism: "In maladaptive perfectionism, people make an archive of all their failures. They revisit these archives constantly, thinking, 'I need to make myself feel terrible so I don't do this again.' Then they double down, raising the expectation bar even higher, which increases the likelihood of defeat, which makes you self-critical, so you raise the bar higher, work even harder."
Your body isn't a temple, it's something to be optimized. A must-read from The Atlantic on how technology is changing the way we think about our bodies: "Where bodies might have previously been idealized as personal temples, they're now just another device to be managed, and one whose use people are expected to master. We're optimizing our performances instead of watching our figure, biohacking our personal ecosystem instead of eating salads."
Robyn's 8-year incubation. A nice interview by Jessica Hopper with Swedish pop star Robyn on creativity and letting things marinade: "When I ask her how long she worked to finesse Honey, she pauses to do the math. But it's beyond measure in hours — she guesstimates: 'Six months, working full-time? A lot of it is things that don't end up on the record but things that you have to do to get there.'"
On likability. A great piece on women, the expectation of likability, and dealing with creative feedback: "The truth is: sometimes I am afraid of what I write. You should be a little afraid of the story you are telling, too. And if you're not afraid that someone won't like it, you're still not telling the truth."
+ If you want to change, change something.
+ Why do we feel so busy? Shadow work.
+ Persistent vs consistent.
+ Screen creep = burnout.
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Much appreciation to: Next Draft, Longreads, and Dense Discovery for link ideas.
The beautiful artwork is from: 孙 影, who is based in China.
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Hi, I'm Jocelyn, the human behind this newsletter. I host Hurry Slowly — a podcast about how you can be more productive, creative, and resilient by slowing down — write books that will help you reclaim your time, and give uncommonly useful talks. | | | | |
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