In the professional realm, the rules of balance are ignored. “Optimizing” becomes endless. People end up treating themselves like machines. As a high performer, successful academic cardiothoracic surgeon, and lifelong rebel, Michael knew this as well as anyone.
Michael helps people navigate the boundary between the two. With proven habits and techniques to reconnect with one’s “personal operating system” and get back to living on their own terms — as their UNIQUE self.
NOTE: I hit publish on this piece accidentally yesterday. I am not sure how many of you have received it, so I am publishing it here again.
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I was fresh out of an inpatient 3-month stint in Hazelden for prescription narcotic addiction, and Lea and I
Henry thinks it's silly.
He's sitting across from his wife Dawn in a counselor's office, and Dawn is upset — genuinely, tearfully upset — because Henry doesn't give her gifts. Birthdays. Christmas. Whatever. No gifts. And Henry is doing what I would have done,
British journalist and best-selling author Oliver Burkeman discusses how we can make the most of our finite lives in a world of impossible demands and relentless distraction with better time management.
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Christopher M. Barnes is a professor of organizational behavior at the University of Washington. An expert on the impact of sleep deprivation, Dr. Barnes discusses the impact it has on leadership performance, behavior, and interpersonal relationships. Listeners also will learn about the concept of “social jetlag” and steps to take