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The OptimalWork Podcast OptimalWork
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Hosted by Dr. Kevin Majeres and Sharif Younes, co-founders of OptimalWork, The OptimalWork Podcast will help you learn to challenge yourself in each hour of work according to your highest ideals. We discuss all aspects of Dr. Majeres's approach to work, which he developed in his private practice and teaches at Harvard Medical School, and show how it applies to everyday situations like professional work, study, sleep, and relationships.
For personalized plans to help you put the ideas into practice, visit www.OptimalWork.com.
Please send questions for discussion to team@optimalwork.com.
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205. How to Approach Anxiety
#205: In this episode, Dr. Kevin Majeres and Sharif discuss OptimalWork's recently launched anxiety course called Overcoming Anxiety. Having the proper attitude toward anxiety is essential. Rather than thinking we must get rid of anxiety or merely cope with it, we need to see how to embrace anxiety and use it to perform at our best and live out our highest ideals. This understanding is key to shaping our actions, and also helping others to engage the challenges they face.
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[Rebroadcast] Living the Ideal of Temperance
#204: : In this episode, we focus on the ideal of temperance, sketching what it looks like at various levels, and how to grow in it. At all levels, we show how temperance, the ability to act according to your ideals no matter what desires you have, is not a matter of effortful willpower, but can be gained with the simple practice of mindfulness.
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[Rebroadcast] The Four Degrees of Humility
#203: Ideals lie at the core of our approach. Indeed, our mission is to help you challenge yourself according to your highest ideals in each hour of work and life. For this, it is necessary to have an image in your mind of what the various ideals look like when lived fully. In this episode, we paint a picture of humility.
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[Rebroadcast] The Confident Mind
#202: In his book “The Confident Mind,” Dr. Nate Zinsser, shares the approach he’s developed as the director of West Point’s Performance Psychology Program and consultant for numerous elite athletes. His insights, which center on the idea of confidence, can be transformative not only for preparing for combat and athletic competitions, but also for approach challenges in everyday life. In this episode, Dr. Kevin Majeres and Sharif discuss his work, compare it to OptimalWork’s approach, and identify one key idea that would enhance Dr. Zinsser’s analysis.
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[Rebroadcast] Cultivating Mindfulness of the Heart
#201: When people face psychological challenges, they need to fully feel the difficult emotion in order to rise above it. Similarly, important bonds are greatly strengthened by fully feeling positive emotions — in order to second and intensify them. All people can benefit from the practice of mindfulness of the heart, a form of mindfulness that can be practiced all day long.
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[Rebroadcast] The Power of Reframing
200: Reframing lies at the heart of OptimalWork’s approach. In this episode, Dr Kevin Majeres and Sharif survey some precursors to reframing in the literature and practice of psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy, and what distinguishes reframing from these other approaches.
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6-stars! -Critical podcast-
This is a highly recommended podcast for everyone!!!!! I have grown more as a person in the last month after discovering this show. Negative things in my life, things I’ve never contemplated to any degree, have been brought to light with the help of of this podcast. Also- change- knowing real change is possible with the tools that are part of their discussion is hugely beneficial. 6-stars! Thank you Dr. Kevin Majeres M.D. !!!!!!!!!!
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The length of the podcasts, the topics, and the overall approach of both Sharif and Kevin makes this an incredible podcast to listen to. I've done the master class as well and doing that along with listening to this is life changing. I've also noticed that the conversation between Sharif and Kevin is less stiff and more lighthearted and funny than earlier episodes. They still get the point across but it sounds more natural and like two friends discussing.
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This is a great podcast. A daily listen with great information on so many topics: productivity, relationships, anxiety, personal and professional growth, and so much more