#63 More Hours Isn't the Answer

When you fall behind, what's your first instinct? For most people, it's to work more. Stay later, get up earlier, push through the weekend. But in most cases, falling behind isn't a time problem. It's a focus problem. And adding more hours to a focus problem doesn't help you accomplish more, it just gives you more time to be unfocused in.

In this episode of the Wholistic Productivity Podcast, Chris LeBrun shares a story from his own career about a meeting culture that completely swallowed his workday and what happened when leadership finally addressed the right problem instead of just the symptoms. Then, a Foo Fighters song on a trail run sparks a bigger question: are you actually getting the best of yourself, or are the people and obligations around you getting it all while you run on empty?

Self-care isn't selfish. It's the foundation. And this episode is a reminder to stop rescuing rest and renewal from the scraps of your week and start treating them as the priority they are.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction
00:14 More Hours
01:19 Meeting Culture Gone Wild
03:36 Fixing the Right Problem
05:10 The Unlikely Question
06:22 Facing the Music
07:15 Self-Care: The Key to Giving Your Best
08:52 Conclusion

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