There seem to be two types of people out there:
The first are the ones baking sourdough from scratch, starting businesses, reading books, taking online art classes, and coming out of quarantine with a clean house, having made or saved more money, and able to do more pushups than ever before.
…..and then there are the other people: the ones who are binge-watching Netflix, and are so out of their routine that they feel they’re hardly getting through the days.
Of course, to match that, there are also TWO narratives you’ll see out there on the news, on social media and from most experts:
1. There’s never been a better time to #doallthethings - organize all of your closets, learn a new language, bake banana bread all day every day, aka “if you’re not being productive, you’re lazy.”
or
2. If you haven’t done #allthethings you always said you had no time for, well, you know that was just an excuse, aka “it’s ok to do nothing in a pandemic because these are extraordinary times.”
You know what I’m talking about, right?
So… which is the truth? THAT is what I’m talking about today.
By the end of this episode you’ll:
Know which narrative is the truth (is it ok or not ok to be productive during a pandemic?)
Understand the importance of feeling & processing - and how that relates to productivity
Know what’s right for you (to be productive, or not to be productive, that is the question)
Have a new understanding of what it means to be productive right now
Most of all, I want you to be able to decide for yourself whether being productive is right for you, or not - beyond today, this week, and going forward.
You’ll know how to ask yourself what’s right so you avoid the burnout of over-production… and the inertia of being stuck.
Goalden Girl - you’ll know what’s right for YOU, which will allow you to be as productive as you want, in a way that feels great, leaves you energized, and has nothing to do with banana bread OR Netflix.
Here are the juicy bits you can look forward to:
Listener shoutout to Fdewi from France 2:50
The two narratives we’re hearing right now and what I’ve observed 4:35
The truth about these two narratives 6:20
What you actually need to do to process where you are right now 7:35
Why you need to pay attention to how you show up right now 9:30
My story and how it’s helping me moving forward 10:05
How to begin to process what you’re feeling 14:00
A few truths about productivity and psychology 16:30
An important note about this episode 19:25
How to decide what’s next from a healthy perspective 21:35
A word about habits 25:00
Episode Recap 27:00
Get refreshed and take action 30:00
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Look, I know the last few months have thrown you off a bit. And that’s ok.
What’s NOT ok is to stay stuck. To stay unmotivated and confused.
It's not ok to continue to put off your desires and goals. To keep "just surviving".
it's time to stop feeling the pressure and feeling like you're “behind” (especially when that’s just not the truth).
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“Pitting productivity against well-being isn’t the right fight. It’s time to allow well-being to be personal AND to sit with both discomfort, growth and opportunity.” - Lisa Michaud
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