Dr Ali Abdaal is a world-renowned expert in productivity. He spent a few years working with the NHS in the UK before leaning full time into the videos he was making, initially to help other med students pass their exams.

This grew into a larger offering around making sure your work ethic and your values are aligned in the best way possible.

Today Osher and Ali speak about scientific ways of approaching productivity, methods to make sure that we’re doing more good work in less time, and therefore giving us the free time to recharge, recoup, reflect, and perhaps just think - so that when we’re back on the tools we come with a fresh perspective, fresh ideas, and the ability to produce higher quality work than if we’re up at 3am trying to finish something.

If you've never done a values quiz before, they can be very valuable to help with decision making: https://azimuthpsych.com/values-navigator

LINKS 
Listen to the full episode with Ali here
Check out Ali's YouTube is channel
His New York Times bestselling book is Feel Good Productivity
Watch full stories recorded live at Story Club on YouTube
Get tickets for our next Story Club show
Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday newsletter
Watch episodes of Better Than Yesterday on YouTube
Watch full stories recorded live at Story Club on YouTube
Get Osher's latest book "So What? Now What?" here
Send a pic of what you're looking at to sendosheremail@gmail.com 

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@aliabdaal">Dr Ali Abdaal&nbsp;</a>is a world-renowned expert in productivity.&nbsp;He spent a few years working with the NHS in the UK before leaning full time into the videos he was making, initially to help other med students pass their exams.
This grew into a larger offering around making sure your work ethic and your values are aligned in the best way possible.
Today Osher and Ali speak about scientific ways of approaching productivity, methods to make sure that we&rsquo;re doing more good work in less time, and therefore giving us the free time to recharge, recoup, reflect, and perhaps just think - so that when we&rsquo;re back on the tools we come with a fresh perspective, fresh ideas, and the ability to produce higher quality work than if we&rsquo;re up at 3am trying to finish something.
If you've never done a values quiz before, they can be very valuable to help with decision making: <a href="https://azimuthpsych.com/values-navigator">https://azimuthpsych.com/values-navigator</a>
LINKS&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Listen to the full episode with Ali <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/better-than-yesterday-with-osher-g-nsberg1/the-secret-to-maximising-productivity-is-play-and-other-insights-from-dr-ali-abdaal">here</a></li>
<li>Check out Ali's YouTube is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@aliabdaal">channel</a></li>
<li>His New York Times bestselling book is <a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/feel-good-productivity-9781847943743">Feel Good Productivity</a></li>
<li>Watch full stories recorded live at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@storyclublive">Story Club</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@storyclublive">&nbsp;on YouTube</a></li>
<li><a href="https://linktr.ee/osher_gunsberg">Get tickets </a>for our next Story Club show</li>
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With every new day comes the opportunity to grow. Hosted by Osher Günsberg - a best-selling author, podcaster, TV host, husband, dad, stepdad, electric mobility enthusiast and part-time climate worrier. This podcast is here to help make today better than yesterday. Since 2013, the show has set out to improve life for you and the people you love. Sometimes it’s authentic conversations. Sometimes we’ll unpack the news or hear how Osher deals with life as a sober person with a different brain. But you’ll always hear something you need to hear (and laugh while you do). Listen to feel less alone, build better habits and discover some solution-based approaches for when life gets tricky.

With every new day comes the opportunity to grow. Hosted by Osher G&uuml;nsberg - a best-selling author, podcaster, TV host, husband, dad, stepdad, electric mobility enthusiast and part-time climate worrier. This podcast is here to help make today better than yesterday. Since 2013, the show has set out to improve life for you and the people you love. Sometimes it&rsquo;s authentic conversations. Sometimes we&rsquo;ll unpack the news or hear how Osher deals with life as a sober person with a different brain. But you&rsquo;ll always hear something you need to hear (and laugh while you do). Listen to feel less alone, build better habits and discover some solution-based approaches for when life gets tricky.

Helping you make today better than yesterday since 2013.

Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg

Better Than Yesterday with Osher Gunsberg

The secret to maximising productivity is play (and other insights from Dr. Ali Abdaal)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/4462fd5b-30d5-44ef-9885-b3ad01808ccc/transcript

Why does it feel like political conversations have become so hostile? And why are so many Australians losing trust in politicians, the media, and the systems designed to represent them?

In this episode, Osher Günsberg is joined by independent political commentator Konrad Benjamin, better known online as Punter’s Politics. From his beginnings as a high school teacher in Newcastle to building a massive online audience, Konrad has become known for cutting through political spin and explaining Australian political system in plain English. 

Osher and Konrad explore the growing divide in modern political discourse (particularly surrounding left vs right polarisation), the rise of tribalism, and how social media algorithms push people into 'echo chambers'

Konrad shares why he believes Australians are actually less divided than we’re often led to believe, and why issues like political corruption, lobbying, housing affordability, and the influence of money in politics are now uniting people across the political spectrum.

They also discuss the 'revolving' door between politicians and staffers and the corporate industries they regulate, removing big money and corporate donations from politics, the dangers of treating political opponents as enemies, and the importance of empathy when engaging with people whose views differ from our own.

LINKS 
Listen to the Punter's Politics podcast here
Follow Konrad (@punterspolitics) on Instagram
Watch Punter's Politics on YouTube
Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday newsletter
Watch episodes of Better Than Yesterday on YouTube
Watch full stories recorded live at Story Club on YouTube
Get tickets for our next Story Club show
Get Osher's latest book "So What? Now What?" here
Send a pic of what you're looking at to sendosheremail@gmail.com 

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Why does it feel like political conversations have become so hostile? And why are so many Australians losing trust in politicians, the media, and the systems designed to represent them?
In this episode, Osher G&uuml;nsberg is joined by independent political commentator Konrad Benjamin, better known online as <a href="https://www.punterspolitics.com/">Punter&rsquo;s Politics</a>. From his beginnings as a high school teacher in Newcastle to building a massive online audience, Konrad has become known for cutting through political spin and explaining Australian political system in plain English.&nbsp;
Osher and Konrad explore the growing divide in modern political discourse (particularly surrounding left vs right polarisation), the rise of tribalism, and how social media algorithms push people into 'echo chambers'
Konrad shares why he believes Australians are actually less divided than we&rsquo;re often led to believe, and why issues like political corruption, lobbying, housing affordability, and the influence of money in politics are now uniting people across the political spectrum.
They also discuss the 'revolving' door between politicians and staffers and the corporate industries they regulate, removing big money and corporate donations from politics, the dangers of treating political opponents as enemies, and the importance of empathy when engaging with people whose views differ from our own.
LINKS&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Listen to the Punter's Politics podcast <a href="https://linktr.ee/punterspoliticspodcast">here</a></li>
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Everything That's Wrong With Australian Politics And How to Fix It with Punter’s Politics

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In this episode, Osher revisits one of the most impactful conversations from the show with productivity expert and bestselling author Ali Abdaal.

Ali breaks down a radically different approach to productivity — one built around enjoyment, play, and designing systems that actually work with your brain instead of against it.

Osher and Ali explore why “enjoyment is efficiency,” how stress quietly sabotages performance, and why procrastination isn’t a character flaw - it’s usually just a systems problem.

Ali also shares practical ways to make even the most mundane tasks more enjoyable, explains the difference between hardware and software problems in our lives, and reveals the simple tweaks that helped him stop wasting hours doomscrolling at night.

It's an episode packed with practical tools for anyone feeling overwhelmed, burned out, distracted, or stuck in the cycle of trying harder and getting nowhere. But there's so much more in the full chat - check out the link to that below.

LINKS 
Listen to the full episode with Ali here
Check out his YouTube is channel
His New York Times bestselling book is Feel Good Productivity
Get tickets for our next Story Club show
Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday newsletter
Watch episodes of Better Than Yesterday on YouTube
Watch full stories recorded live at Story Club on YouTube
Get Osher's latest book "So What? Now What?" here
Send a pic of what you're looking at to sendosheremail@gmail.com 

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In this episode, Osher revisits one of the most impactful conversations from the show with productivity expert and bestselling author Ali Abdaal.
Ali breaks down a radically different approach to productivity &mdash; one built around enjoyment, play, and designing systems that actually work with your brain instead of against it.
Osher and Ali explore why &ldquo;enjoyment is efficiency,&rdquo; how stress quietly sabotages performance, and why procrastination isn&rsquo;t a character flaw - it&rsquo;s usually just a systems problem.
Ali also shares practical ways to make even the most mundane tasks more enjoyable, explains the difference between hardware and software problems in our lives, and reveals the simple tweaks that helped him stop wasting hours doomscrolling at night.
It's an episode packed with practical tools for anyone feeling overwhelmed, burned out, distracted, or stuck in the cycle of trying harder and getting nowhere. But there's so much more in the full chat - check out the link to that below.
LINKS&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Listen to the full episode with Ali <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/better-than-yesterday-with-osher-g-nsberg1/the-secret-to-maximising-productivity-is-play-and-other-insights-from-dr-ali-abdaal">here</a></li>
<li>Check out his YouTube is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@aliabdaal">channel</a></li>
<li>His New York Times bestselling book is <a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/feel-good-productivity-9781847943743">Feel Good Productivity</a></li>
<li><a href="https://linktr.ee/osher_gunsberg">Get tickets </a>for our next Story Club show</li>
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Enjoyment Is Efficiency: The Productivity Shift That Changes Everything

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Is the way we were brought up the best way to raise our kids today?

In this deeply honest and insightful conversation, Osher speaks with family therapist, educator and author Lisa Taylor to explore the emotional patterns that shape family life — often without us even realising it. From childhood “heartprints” and generational conditioning to emotional regulation, repair and connection, Lisa explains why parenting is less about control and more about awareness.

Lisa shares her own journey from overwhelmed young mum to one of Australia’s most trusted parenting voices, opening up about grief, perfectionism, anxiety and the moment she realised there had to be a better way to parent. She also unpacks why children’s behaviour is all about communication, how unresolved childhood experiences influence our reactions as parents, and why "rupture and repair" is an essential part of healthy relationships.

This conversation also explores boundaries, teenage behaviour, emotional resilience, social media, discipline, and the pressure modern parents feel to “get it right, all the time". Whether you’re raising toddlers, teenagers, or reflecting on your own upbringing, this conversation offers practical tools, compassion and reassurance for anyone trying to build deeper connection within their family.

LINKS 
Lisa's book The Perfect Parent Trap is available now
More information on Strengthening Families Australia
Follow Lisa (@lisataylor.au) on Instagram
Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday newsletter
Watch episodes of Better Than Yesterday on YouTube
Watch full stories recorded live at Story Club on YouTube
Get tickets for our next Story Club show
Get Osher's latest book "So What? Now What?" here
Send a pic of what you're looking at to sendosheremail@gmail.com 

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Is the way we were brought up the best way to raise our kids today?
In this deeply honest and insightful conversation, Osher speaks with family therapist, educator and author Lisa Taylor to explore the emotional patterns that shape family life &mdash; often without us even realising it. From childhood &ldquo;heartprints&rdquo; and generational conditioning to emotional regulation, repair and connection, Lisa explains why parenting is less about control and more about awareness.
Lisa shares her own journey from overwhelmed young mum to one of Australia&rsquo;s most trusted parenting voices, opening up about grief, perfectionism, anxiety and the moment she realised there had to be a better way to parent. She also unpacks why children&rsquo;s behaviour is all about communication, how unresolved childhood experiences influence our reactions as parents, and why "rupture and repair" is an essential part of healthy relationships.
This conversation also explores boundaries, teenage behaviour, emotional resilience, social media, discipline, and the pressure modern parents feel to &ldquo;get it right, all the time". Whether you&rsquo;re raising toddlers, teenagers, or reflecting on your own upbringing, this conversation offers practical tools, compassion and reassurance for anyone trying to build deeper connection within their family.
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<li>Lisa's book The Perfect Parent Trap&nbsp;is <a href="https://ambapress.com.au/products/the-perfect-parent-trap">available now</a></li>
<li>More information on <a href="https://strengtheningfamiliesaustralia.com.au/">Strengthening Families Australia</a></li>
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