On this episode, I'm joined by Amantha Imber, who's an organizational psychologist and founder of behavioral science consultancy Inventium. She also hosts the How I Work Podcast (I've also been on her show!).

We talked about her latest book, Time Wise, which is about how the get the most out of your time in a meaningful way. Learn more about her work here: https://www.amantha.com

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction | Dr Amantha Imber

00:26 - How I work podcast

00:33 - Time Wise

01:22 - Creativity formula

02:20 - Mindset and taking the first step

04:40 - What happened in-between the Podcast and first book

07:00 - Adam Grant, Amanda Palmer, and Matt Mullenweg.

10:36 - Strategy to avoid burnout

11:38 - Four -day workweek

13:07 - The gift of the 5th

19:46 - Thoughts about "Sleep"

24:05 - "Big personal goal" or BPG

25:39 - Methods for improving "Focus"

28:39 - Incorporating "solitude" in life

31:13 - Book "Solitude"

33:31 - Importance of character and knowing yourself

34:09 - Simple journaling

34:50 - Incorporating reflection/journaling

36:53 - Six Spokes Theory

39:59 - Getting overly focused on the timeframe

42:19 - Set goals that you can control

44:19 - Personal energy being underrated

45:23 - Creating structure for writing a book