Creating Cadenc‪e‬ Michelle Bondesio

Mich Bondesio answers questions from a creative freelancer about how to stop scrolling when we need to do work, and how to create a distinction between work and non-work when it's all happening from home.

We start season two with an episode covering Patience - why we no longer have a willingness to wait, the influence patience has on our ability to connect, our focus and our wellbeing, and how we can rebuild our ability to pause.

RESOURCES:

Makers Schedule - Shane Parrish, Farnham Street
https://fs.blog/2017/12/maker-vs-manager/

Introverts, Creativity and Isolation - Susan Cain, Ted Talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts

Why Your Brain Hates Slowpokes - Chelsea Wald, Nautilus
https://nautil.us/issue/71/flow/why-your-brain-hates-slowpokes-rp

How to get into Breath Work - Emily Abbate, GQ
https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-get-into-breathwork

To access the full show notes, transcription and resources mentioned in my episodes, please visit the podcast page on my website to subscribe to my newsletter at https://growthsessions.co/cadence-podcast/

The final episode for season 1 is about Building our Toolkit for Flexibility and Adaptability. In episode 09, Mich Bondesio reviews some lessons from 2020 and looks at how our toolkit of skills built during the pandemic can and will help us to stay resilient, flexible and adaptable for whatever lies ahead.

Article referenced during the episode by Emine Saner - How resilience became the quality we all crave. (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/nov/24/im-a-survivor-how-resilience-became-the-quality-we-all-crave

If you've got questions about things like work habits, work culture or creating work life cadence, then please do get in touch and I'll respond in one of my episodes.

Likewise, if you have any thoughts, suggestions or recommendations for listeners, which relate to the topics I cover in this podcast, then please drop me a line.

You can submit your questions and suggestions at hello@growthsessions.co

This episode looks at our ability to concentrate, why our focus is so fractured, and 3 simple things we can do to help rebuild our concentration, so that we can be more productive and creative despite the distractions we face daily.

Resources for topics covered in this episode:

The Lost Art of Concentration - Harriet Griffey (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/oct/14/the-lost-art-of-concentration-being-distracted-in-a-digital-world

Smartphone Stress - Cortisol, brain function and life expectancy - By Catherine Price (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/well/mind/putting-down-your-phone-may-help-you-live-longer.html

Our brain's technical storage capacity - Alina Grubnyak (Tech 21 Century)
https://www.tech21century.com/the-human-brain-is-loaded-daily-with-34-gb-of-information/

Fractured Focus - David Perez (Evernote)
https://evernote.com/blog/how-fractured-focus-steals-your-productivity-and-how-to-take-it-back/

Benefits of Walking for our Brain - Amy Fleming (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/28/its-a-superpower-how-walking-makes-us-healthier-happier-and-brainier

We have ruined childhood - Kim Brooks (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/opinion/sunday/childhood-suicide-depression-anxiety.html

The 'Play Must Stay' Campaign
https://www.api-play.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/Play-must-stay-4-pager.pdf

Episode 07 is about the rise of Procrastination and the distractions affecting our ability to focus. Mich Bondesio looks at what procrastination actually is, and what causes it. She also covers three simple things you can do to help get your attention back on track.

FURTHER READING:

Why You Procrastinate - Charlotte Lieberman (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/smarter-living/why-you-procrastinate-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-self-control.html

The Lost Art of Concentration - Harriet Griffey (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/oct/14/the-lost-art-of-concentration-being-distracted-in-a-digital-world

Episode 06 covers the effect of this current Liminal Space on our productivity and what we can do to help us navigate through this 'in-between' place, when we're not entirely sure what the future holds.

SHOW NOTES RESOURCES :

Definitions and examples of Liminality and Liminal Space
https://helpfulprofessor.com/liminal-space/

Eric Holthaus - Excerpt from The Future Earth - A Radical Vision of What's Possible in the Age of Warming
https://thecorrespondent.com/556/if-we-want-the-future-earth-we-deserve-we-need-to-do-things-that-scare-us/73606971284-b531faa1

Liz Gilbert on Ted Connect
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_it_s_ok_to_feel_overwhelmed_here_s_what_to_do_next#t-628425

HBR - Teresa Amabile - The Power of Small Wins
https://hbr.org/2011/05/the-power-of-small-wins

Wired - How to Concentrate Better
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/how-to-concentrate-pomodoro-wfh

Doist - Improving focus by working in seasons
https://doist.com/blog/improving-focus-by-working-in-seasons/

James Clear on Productivity
https://jamesclear.com/productivity