Literary Life Lately - Winter 2024 Books

HBD Podcast + What's Next!

Happy One Year Birthday to the Sustainable Productivity Podcast! This episode recaps how we got started, the data recap of year one, plus what is next for the Sustainable Productivity podcast as Susan brings this project to a close. Full show notes can be found ⁠at this link⁠ [https://sustainablesue.com/shownotes/]. Follow Susan on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sustainable_sue/] or at her online hub ⁠SustainableSue.com⁠ [https://sustainablesue.com/].

Productivity Headlines

This episode introduces a (potentially) recurring topic - a headline roundup, specifically productivity headlines this time. Does this sounds familiar: you open your phone or email and there are headlines coming at you. What is click bait and what is evidence based? How do you know what to invest in and what to dismiss? You are way too busy to waste time on hype, so this type of episode is here to sift through the noise to help you find solid recommendations to help you live a more sustainably productive life.  Here is what you can expect in this episode: 1. How to work less, live more, and be more effective - advice from 1906 2. The ultimate approach to boost your productivity... really? 3. Dr Perlow and her quiet hours Full show notes can be found ⁠at this link⁠ [https://sustainablesue.com/shownotes/]. Follow Susan on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sustainable_sue/] or at her online hub ⁠SustainableSue.com⁠ [https://sustainablesue.com/].

Get Still to Get Going

Meditation is a burnout balm - a way to get still to get going. We often hear messages of rise and grind, get up and get after it, be a goal getter.  But I want to suggest an easier, softer way of learning to be in the world. Because you can learn a new way. Well being can be learned. It is not something you have or don’t. You can cultivate it different ways and the path we often do not choose is stillness.  Here is what you can expect to hear on the episode: 1. What the research says about meditation and burnout prevention / recovery 2. Meditation to soothe mental, emotional, and physical pain 3. A mindfulness meditation to overcome procrastination Full show notes can be found ⁠at this link⁠ [https://sustainablesue.com/shownotes/]. Follow Susan on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sustainable_sue/] or at her online hub ⁠SustainableSue.com⁠ [https://sustainablesue.com/].

Literary Life Lately - Winter 2024 Books

Sustainable Sue listeners sure love books! These Literary Life Lately episodes are all about books. These are always a big hit and are some of the downloaded of all episodes. Packed with more recommendations than any episode before it, you will surely find something to add to your To Be Read list. Here is what you can expect in this episode: 1. The breakdown of Susan's 2023 reading year - total number read and abandoned plus the most popular book of the year 2. 2024 reading plans, goals and projects 3. Twenty-one books, plus two more series, discussed giving you over fifty books to consider for your next read Full show notes can be found ⁠at this link⁠ [https://sustainablesue.com/shownotes/]. Follow Susan on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sustainable_sue/] or at her online hub ⁠SustainableSue.com⁠ [https://sustainablesue.com/].

Creativity As a Spiritual Practice with Chip Bristol

Establishing and nurturing creativity as a spiritual practice can be a balm to a burned out soul. On this episode you will get to eavesdrop on a conversation between friends about cultivating creativity, where creativity intersects spirituality, and how to do that while still paying the bills. Chip has been a chaplain and school headmaster. He is an author, a creative, and refers to himself as Susan's “unofficial chaplain,” which is exactly right. We can’t wait for you to meet Chip Bristol.  Here is what you can expect to hear on the episode: 1. Susan will introduce you to her "unofficial chaplain" 2. Creative blocks and the tapes running in our heads 3. The argument for why everyone is creative and everyone is spiritual Full show notes can be found ⁠at this link⁠ [https://sustainablesue.com/shownotes/]. Follow Susan on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sustainable_sue/] or at her online hub ⁠SustainableSue.com⁠ [https://sustainablesue.com/].