How I Work
How I Work
Playlist by How I WorkYou know those annoyingly successful people who seem to have it all figured out? Time to steal their playbook. Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber gets world‑class achievers to spill their se…Follow the podcast:
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Why you need to talk, not type, to your AI
You are almost certainly doing most of your computer work the slow way. Think about the last time you sat down to write an email, rename a file, or work through a tricky problem at your desk. Chances are, your fingers went straight to the keyboard. And you are not alone — when Neo and I ask audien…
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The Subtraction Method: how Sabri Suby protects his time and focus (Part 1)
What if the secret to getting more done was to stop doing things? Sabri Suby, founder of King Kong, one of Australia's fastest-growing digital agencies and a shark on the most recent season of Shark Tank Australia, has built his entire work philosophy around subtraction. He audits every hour of hi…
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Our #1 favourite AI tool for meetings
There is a moment most people have had in a meeting: the AI bot joins before your guest does, someone has to awkwardly ask if recording is okay, and the whole dynamic shifts. It is enough friction that most people just give up and go back to scribbling notes by hand. There is a better way, and it …
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The AI playbook of ELMO Software’s President, Joseph Lyons
Being prepared is one of those things that sounds straightforward until you actually look at a leader's calendar. Back-to-back meetings, a constant stream of reports from different teams, and negotiations that require you to know the full history of a relationship before you've even said hello. Th…
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Stop writing like a robot: ban these AI words and phrases
Download Inventium.ai's anti-AI slop prompt here: https://amantha-imber.kit.com/d5f746bd3e You can always tell when something's been written by AI. The LinkedIn post that opens with "in today's fast-paced world." The article that ends with "it's not about X, it's about Y." Technically fine, but so…
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Ask Me Anything with Dr Amantha Imber: Burnout, AI, Productivity & The Biggest Mistakes Knowledge Workers Make
**Record a question for Amantha’s next Ask Me Anything here: https://www.speakpipe.com/howiwork ** It's Ask Me Anything time! I asked listeners of How I Work to send in the biggest challenges they’re facing at work right now: from AI overwhelm to constant meetings to feeling busy but not actual…
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How we have automated AI to summarise industry news, trends, and other updates – every single week
That wall of industry newsletters in your inbox isn’t a reading list. It’s a stress list. You tell yourself you’ll get to them later. You don’t. And the pile keeps growing. In this How I AI episode, Neo and I explore how to use AI as a structured research assistant. Not just to summarise articl…
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Why visualising success might be sabotaging you, with Nir Eyal (Part 2)
Visualising success feels productive. Vision boards, manifesting, picturing the finish line. It gives the sense that you’re moving closer to the goal. But according to the research, that mental shortcut might actually be working against you. In Part 2 of this two-parter (listen to Part 1 here),…
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How to use AI to prioritise when everything feels urgent
When your to-do list feels endless and everything seems equally urgent, it’s hard to know where to start. The overwhelm doesn’t usually come from one big task. It comes from trying to hold meetings, emails, projects and life admin in your head all at once. In this How I AI episode, Neo and I walk…
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Struggling to reach your goals? Nir Eyal explains the beliefs holding you back (Part 1)
What if the biggest obstacle standing between you and the things you want in life isn’t your effort, your discipline, or even your circumstances? What if it’s the beliefs you didn’t realise you were holding. In Part 1 of a two-part conversation, I sit down with behavioural scientist and bestselli…
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