Episode 54: 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.

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We would love to hear from you. Send your feedback on the episode, suggestions for future show topics or guests, and anything else to Susan@SustainableSue.com or in a DM on Instagram.

PS: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

By |2024-02-12T14:57:31-05:00February 12th, 2024|Show Notes|0 Comments
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Episode 53: 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

Listen at the link below or search for “Sustainable Productivity with Susan Sanders” everywhere podcasts are available.

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We would love to hear from you. Send your feedback on the episode, suggestions for future show topics or guests, and anything else to Susan@SustainableSue.com or in a DM on Instagram.

PS – I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

By |2024-02-05T13:18:05-05:00February 5th, 2024|Show Notes|0 Comments
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Episode 52: 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

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  • Sign up for episode emails, weekly essays, and links so you never miss a thing!
  • Join the Sustainable You Facebook Community at this link
  • Watch the TV series Dopesick on Hulu or Apple TV or purchase the book from Bookshop.org at this link
  • Learn more about the lifelong friendship between the Bishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama by watching Mission Joy on Netflix
  • Download free breathing exercises from Sustainable Sue at this link and this link
  • Meditation for overcoming procrastination available from Inner Health Studio at this link
  • Links to references on evidence based meditation research:
    • Koyama T, McHaffie JG, Laurienti PJ, Coghill RC. The subjective experience of pain: where expectations become reality. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005;102:12950–12955. [PMC free article]
    • Cahn BR, Polich J. Meditation states and traits: EEG, ERP, and neuroimaging studies. Psychol Bull. 2006;132:180–211. [PubMed]
    • Grant JA, Rainville P. Pain sensitivity and analgesic effects of mindful states in Zen meditators: a cross-sectional study. Psychosom Med. 2009;71:106–114. [PubMed]
    • Brown CA, Jones AK. Meditation experience predicts less negative appraisal of pain: electrophysiological evidence for the involvement of anticipatory neural responses. Pain. 2010;150:428–438. [PubMed]
    • Zeidan F, Gordon NS, Merchant J, Goolkasian P. The effects of brief mindfulness meditation training on experimentally induced pain. J Pain. 2010b;11:199–209. [PubMed]

We would love to hear from you. Send your feedback on the episode, suggestions for future show topics or guests, and anything else to Susan@SustainableSue.com or in a DM on Instagram.

PS – I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

By |2024-01-29T13:42:35-05:00January 29th, 2024|Show Notes|0 Comments
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Episode 51: Literary Life Lately – Winter 2023 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

Listen at the link below or search for “Sustainable Productivity with Susan Sanders” everywhere podcasts are available.

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We would love to hear from you. Send your feedback on the episode, suggestions for future show topics or guests, and anything else to Susan@SustainableSue.com or in a DM on Instagram.

PS: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

By |2024-01-29T13:42:02-05:00January 22nd, 2024|Show Notes|0 Comments
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Episode 50: 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

Listen at the link below or search for “Sustainable Productivity with Susan Sanders” everywhere podcasts are available.

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We would love to hear from you. Send your feedback on the episode, suggestions for future show topics or guests, and anything else to Susan@SustainableSue.com or in a DM on Instagram.

By |2024-01-15T12:25:16-05:00January 15th, 2024|Show Notes|0 Comments
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Episode 49: 10 Declutter Quick Hits to Do Today

Today’s topic is more than just how or why to declutter. You will be pleasantly surprised to find most – if not all – things on today’s episode are projects that can be decluttered in a day. These are quick hits – some maybe even 5 minutes start to finish. Once you have acted on your slump with these quick hits, you might find you have energy and inspiration to keep going. And if not, hey at least your linens shelf is in order! 

Download a checklist at this link to keep handy to refer to as you knock out these quick hits!

Here is what you can expect in this episode:

  1. What happened to this week’s glimmer
  2. Why short declutter projects are sometimes a better choice
  3. Extra credit for each item to help keep you organized, plus an 11th bonus quick hit

Listen at the link below or search for “Sustainable Productivity with Susan Sanders” everywhere podcasts are available.

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We would love to hear from you. Send your feedback on the episode, suggestions for future show topics or guests, and anything else to Susan@SustainableSue.com or in a DM on Instagram.

PS – I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

By |2024-01-08T09:14:10-05:00January 8th, 2024|Show Notes|0 Comments
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Episode 48: Goal Setting 101

The close of one year and start of another often makes us reflective and in a goal setting frame of mind. Where did we spend our time, how do we feel about that, and where do we want to go. While dreaming is of course part of goal setting, it does not end there. Goal setting does not have to be a cold, remote robotic process. Learn what questions to ask to improve your chances to creating that life you really want.

Here is what you can expect to hear on the episode:

  1. Quarterly check in on Susan’s goals – including specific questions you can ask yourself about your progress
  2. Goal setting 101 – less about SMART goals and more about practical steps to get where you want to be
  3. Repeatable action steps that apply to any goal you can dream

Download a free guide at this link to follow along with the goal setting steps.

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We would love to hear from you. Send your feedback on the episode, suggestions for future show topics or guests, and anything else to Susan@SustainableSue.com or in a DM on Instagram.

By |2024-01-01T10:33:19-05:00January 1st, 2024|Show Notes|0 Comments
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Episode 47: Give Yourself a (Guiltless) Gift

My wish for you as we close out 2023 with this episode is that you notice what makes YOU happy and fulfilled. I know you are accomplished and busy. May you find peace and contentment as well. This short episode comes out on Christmas Day 2023. So many of you are moms who get overlooked on Christmas. I see you and want to suggest some guiltless gifts you can give yourself.

Here is what you can expect to hear on the episode:

  1. Who benefits from you giving yourself gifts
  2. Ways to find out what gifts you would even like to have
  3. Free guiltless gifts you can give yourself TODAY – no shopping or wrapping needed

Listen at the link below or search for “Sustainable Productivity with Susan Sanders” everywhere podcasts are available.

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Links mentioned in this episode of the Sustainable Productivity podcast:

We would love to hear from you. Send your feedback on the episode, suggestions for future show topics or guests, and anything else to Susan@SustainableSue.com or in a DM on Instagram.

PS – I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

By |2023-12-25T17:14:52-05:00December 25th, 2023|Show Notes|0 Comments
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Episode 46: MVP is Getting Things Done When You Have No Time and Less Energy

Often habits, goals, schedules and routines go right out the window with the chaos of the holidays or normal times. There is a Sustainable Productivity tool that can help you find the Minimum Viable Product to keep your goals and values involved in your day to day. Press play below to learn how to get things done when you have no time and less energy.

Here is what you can expect in this episode:

  1. What is Minimum Viable Product?
  2. Real life MVP examples.
  3. How to determine your Minimum Viable Product in various situations.

Listen at the link below or search for “Sustainable Productivity with Susan Sanders” everywhere podcasts are available.

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We would love to hear from you. Send your feedback on the episode, suggestions for future show topics or guests, and anything else to Susan@SustainableSue.com or in a DM on Instagram.

By |2023-12-18T11:35:59-05:00December 18th, 2023|Show Notes|0 Comments
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Episode 45: Sustainable Sue Reviews the Competition

Books are at the core of what makes Sustainable Sue who she is. Averaging 200 books per year provides a great opportunity to explore all kinds of genres, but titles in the productivity genre are a particular favorite – mostly because that is where her book will be shelved.

Someday. This is not a book launch announcement.

Of all of the productivity books that Susan consumed (reads, underlines, highlights, flags pages, saves the whole reference section, connects with the authors, etc), a few titles stuck out that are reviewed in this episode. Three specific titles will be reviewed, along with a couple highlights from each book and a discussion of how they relate to the ideas of Sustainable Productivity.

Here is what you can expect to hear on the episode:

  1. One title that is an oldie, but goodie
  2. A second title published in the middle of the pandemic
  3. A sneak peek of a new productivity book that will be published at the end of December

Listen at the link below or search for “Sustainable Productivity with Susan Sanders” everywhere podcasts are available.

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We would love to hear from you. Send your feedback on the episode, suggestions for future show topics or guests, and anything else to Susan@SustainableSue.com or in a DM on Instagram.

By |2023-12-14T09:16:21-05:00December 11th, 2023|Show Notes|0 Comments
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