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Mar 2025
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How To Be Sanely Ambitious | Behind the ...

10% Happier
About this episode

Dan and executive producer DJ Cashmere talk about how we're putting "sanely ambitious" into action on our team; plus, an important update on how to listen to the podcast ad-free.

 

In this episode we talk about:

  • How rest and productivity are two sides of the same coin

  • What psychological safety looks like on a small, creative team

  • Having a "parking lot" for great ideas that we aren't ready to do

  • Other ways we're navigating some big changes in our business

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Work Less, Get More Done | Alex Soojong Kim-Pang
Digital Minimalism | Cal Newport
Help, Work Sucks | Cal Newport
How to Be Productive Without Burning Out | Cal Newport

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