2077: The Epidemic of Overwork AND Guilt-Free Legato Time by Julie Morgenstern on Work Life Balance

About this episode

Julie Morgenstern discusses chronic overwork and strategies for achieving work-life balance.

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2077: Julie Morgenstern tackles two modern workplace challenges: chronic overwork and the pressure to be constantly available. She offers practical strategies for speaking up about workload, planning proactively, creating space for collaboration, and protecting focused deep-work time so you can make a greater impact without burning out. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.juliemorgenstern.com/tips-tools-blog/2022/11/30/the-epidemic-of-overwork & https://www.juliemorgenstern.com/tips-tools-blog/guilt-free-legato-time Quotes to ponder: "When you realize that time is a shared, important and finite resource you will be motivated to speak up, prioritize planning (every day), and leave space and grace to collaborate with your team." "Time is a shared resource, so it is worthy of shared problem solving." "When managing overwhelming workloads, we tend to pack our days so tightly, that there is no room for anything to go wrong." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Dan W.

Guest: Julie Morgenstern

Topics covered

• work life balance
• overwork
• productivity
• collaboration
• deep work
• workload management

Keywords

• overwork
• work-life balance
• productivity
• collaboration
• deep work
• workload

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Optimal Living Daily, Megaphone

Books & works: The Epidemic of Overwork, Guilt-Free Legato Time

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