Well — it's been a while hasn't it.

Annd... I'm starting this season off with a bit of a doozy.

Are we all a slave to a disobedient controller'?

Or is the idea that our brains are dysfunctional actually causing more harm? I discuss an alternative approaches to addressing the real struggles associated with executive functioning.

Based on What if Executive Dysfunction isn't actually real from my Substack.

Episode Link: https://simplicityspecialist.captivate.fm/episode/what-if-executive-dysfunction-isnt-actually-real

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In this episode I continue to fight against traditional productivity advice which assumes that people need to be disciplined to be successful... uh. huh.

I ask if we approach productivity from a point of being in service to oneself, the idea of "disciplining yourself" doesn't make 100% sense 🤔

I also poke at the idea of "perfect productivity" which obviously doesn't exist because it really can't be static and is affected by many variables, which cannot be solved by discipline alone!

Episode Link: https://simplicityspecialist.captivate.fm/episode/the-art-of-productivity-moving-beyond-a-disciplinarian-approach

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The PKM Podcast: Where my co-host and I go a little deeper on psychology, learning, and discussing our opinions on the Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) & productivity space.

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A Note On Transcriptions - In the interest of simplicity, I'm using Descript* to make podcast publishing as easy as possible. This means that sometimes the transcript won't match what I'm saying and sometimes it'll be hilariously different (tag me on Twitter telling me the funniest transcription you've found).

Research Links:

• A Meta-Analysis of Negative Feedback on Intrinsic Motivation
• Reward, punishment, and cooperation: a meta-analysis.
• Negative Effects of Reward on Intrinsic Motivation—A Limited Phenomenon: Comment on Deci, Koestner, and Ryan (2001)
• A meta-analytic review of experiments examining the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation.
• Pervasive negative effects of rewards on intrinsic motivation: The myth continues
• Etymology of Discipline
• Wiener process - Wikipedia - It's also known as "Brownian Motion", but I use this one.

Procrastination is often seen as this terrible thing that needs fixing... but what if it isn't...

In this episode I explore the alternative, where we view procrastination as a message vs a "bad thing" we need to fix!

Episode Link: https://simplicityspecialist.captivate.fm/episode/procrastination-is-a-message

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Want More of Me in Your Ear?

If you're enjoying this conversation, you can find me elsewhere!

Let's Email: I send weekly emails that talk more about the topics from the podcast, as well as building a business that fits you.

See What I'm Up To: See what I'm up to on various platforms!

The PKM Podcast: Where my co-host and I go a little deeper on psychology, learning, and discussing our opinions on the Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) & productivity space.

Simplicity Hub: Get access to free and paid resources to help you bring more simplicity in bitesized pieces.

A Note On Transcriptions - In the interest of simplicity, I'm using Descript* to make podcast publishing as easy as possible. This means that sometimes the transcript won't match what I'm saying and sometimes it'll be hilariously different (tag me on Twitter telling me the funniest transcription you've found).