355: Celeste Headlee - Break Away From Overworking, Overdoing, & Underliving

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Celeste Headlee (IG: @celesteheadlee) is an award-winning journalist, professional speaker, and bestselling author. Today we're discussing her latest book, Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving. In this episode, we discuss: Work shouldn’t be your life Celeste’s health began to downgrade from overworking Design your life to have downtime The negative impact of technology & social media on your brain Tips for working from home Celeste's 13-day train adventure Where did the 40 hour work week come from? The work ethic that was ingrained in us Allowing time for your mind to wander You decrease your productivity when you push your brain too far People can generally focus for 4-5 hours Untouchable days = no interruptions The human brain can’t multitask The distinction between idleness & laziness What are the things that relax you? Your purpose doesn’t have to be connected to your work What is time perception? Ask yourself how you want to spend your time Our #1 need after survival is belongingness Using social time to help others Show sponsors: BLUblox