
How I Work
You 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 secrets - the daily strategies behind their success through to life hacks and productivity hacks they’d rather keep to themselves. We’re talking practical tips for boosting your output (including clever AI tools and shortcuts that’ll make you look like a genius), managing overwhelm without losing your mind, and optimising both work and wellbeing. No motivational fluff. Just battle‑tested tactics from people who’ve cracked the code.
Episodes
How to use AI to prioritise when everything feels urgent
about 13 hours ago
13m
Struggling to reach your goals? Nir Eyal explains the beliefs holding you back (Part 1)
Mar. 11
30m
The One Question Every Leader Should Ask About AI
Mar. 8
12m
Feel stuck in small talk? Daniel Coyle shares the questions that create real connection.
Mar. 4
35m
The AI critique system we use to improve our work
Mar. 1
10m
The 5 skills that will get you promoted this year, with Tim Duggan
Feb. 25
36m
How to use AI to find a new job
Feb. 22
14m
The truth about fibre, full-body MRIs and food myths, with Dr Joanna McMillan.
Feb. 18
33m
We let AI prep us for a doctors appointment
Feb. 15
17m
Walking away from a dream job? Dom Price reveals what really happens in the space after “I quit.”
Feb. 11
39m
How to use AI to save money shopping
Feb. 8
11m
Some workplaces drain you. Autistic CEO Cherie Clonan explains what's really happening.
Feb. 4
35m
(BONUS) The LinkedIn metric most people ignore - Cherie Clonan on return on intimacy.
Feb. 4
9m
Tame your inbox with these 5 AI hacks
Feb. 1
16m
13 AI tools we use every single day
Jan. 28
26m
BEST OF: Want to make time for the things that count? Oliver Burkeman has your time management answers
Jan. 21
34m
BEST OF: I burnt out completely last year. This is how I recovered.
Jan. 14
27m
BEST OF: The People-Pleasing Trap: How Laura Henshaw escaped it (and how you can too)
Jan. 7
35m
BEST OF: Sahil Bloom on building a scoreboard that reflects what matters
Dec. 31
37m
BEST OF: Journaling for people who hate journaling: Michael Bungay Stanier's game-changing method
Dec. 24
33m
25 things 2025 taught us about work, wellbeing, & AI
Dec. 17
59m
Quick Win: The quarterly ritual that bonds teams for months
Dec. 14
8m
How to make sense of 2025 and design your best 2026, with Lisa Leong (Part 2)
Dec. 10
30m
Quick Win: What leaders get wrong about saying sorry with Clare Stephens
Dec. 7
10m
How to make sense of 2025 and design your best 2026, with Lisa Leong (Part 1)
Dec. 3
33m
Quick Win: The simple question that stops catastrophising and opens real possibility
Nov. 30
7m
Ask Me Anything: How I use AI in real life (plus the tech I rely on to work smarter)
Nov. 26
29m
Quick Win: Why your “default behaviour” isn’t actually yours — and how to change it
Nov. 23
6m
The counterintuitive brainstorming rule that made Exploding Kittens a global hit.
Nov. 19
33m
(BONUS) Exploding Kittens CEO’s “walking with AI” ritual to unlock ideas.
Nov. 19
8m
Quick Win: The dangerous AI shortcut that quietly erodes your judgment
Nov. 16
6m
Ambitious CEO and present parent? Dr Catriona Wallace on refusing to choose.
Nov. 12
35m
(BONUS) How plant medicine transformed Catriona Wallace’s leadership
Nov. 12
20m
Quick Win: The AI workflow that can replace your morning scroll
Nov. 9
7m
Inside the hardest year at Inventium (Part 2)
Nov. 5
26m
Quick Win: How to use AI to think better – not faster
Nov. 2
7m
Inside the hardest year at Inventium (Part 1)
Oct. 29
24m
Quick Win: The AI experiment that made a CEO obsolete
Oct. 26
6m
The moment that changed how Holly Wainwright sees ambition
Oct. 22
27m
(BONUS) The mindset shift that saved Holly Wainwright from burning out, again
Oct. 22
21m
Quick Win: The surprising upside of shorter tenure
Oct. 19
6m
Steal Atlassian’s playbook for building stronger teams without an office
Oct. 15
35m
Quick Win: What teams get wrong about psychological safety
Oct. 12
7m
How to lead when you’re scared of saying the wrong thing, with Clare Stephens
Oct. 8
33m
Quick Win: The relationship reset that doesn’t feel like a chore, with Sahil Bloom
Oct. 5
7m
Ask Me Anything with Dr. Amantha Imber: how to stand out in the job market, AI-proofing your skills, managing energy & my top leadership tips (Part 2)
Oct. 1
20m
25 ways AI can make your home life easier
Sep. 28
16m
Ask Me Anything with Dr. Amantha Imber: Procrastination hacks, my AI workflows, and task management hacks (Part 1)
Sep. 24
26m
Stop letting AI write bad emails. Do this instead
Sep. 21
13m
Designing prompts that save you hours every week with Dropbox’s Morgan Brown
Sep. 17
36m
The secret to smarter AI? Make it disagree with you
Sep. 14
11m
How to stop saying yes when you mean no, with Lael Stone
Sep. 10
28m
AI slop explained: Why it’s everywhere and what to do about it
Sep. 7
13m
The two questions that can stop overthinking in its tracks with Lael Stone
Sep. 3
29m
Quick Win: Why it’s ok to have career-focused personal identity
Aug. 31
6m
This futurist’s AI advice will change how you work forever
Aug. 27
38m
Quick Win: The simple question that helps you be more intentional with how you spend your days
Aug. 24
6m
A CEO’s AI Experiment: How AI helped me fire myself
Aug. 20
21m
(Bonus) Behind the scenes of Diary Of A CEO + how the team built 48 AI tools and saved 62,000 hours
Aug. 20
27m
Quick Win: Why inbox zero is a myth (and what to do instead)
Aug. 17
6m
How AI is changing the way you think (and how to fight back) with Prof Scott Anthony
Aug. 13
35m
Quick Win: Why you feel stuck (and the simple reflection to change it)
Aug. 10
6m
My biggest leadership mistakes from 2024 (Part 2)
Aug. 6
27m
Quick Win: How to prioritise when everything feels important
Aug. 3
7m
My biggest leadership mistakes from 2024 (Part 1)
Jul. 30
31m
Quick Win: How Laura Henshaw broke free from destructive people-pleasing
Jul. 27
5m
BEST OF: Want to make time for the things that count? Oliver Burkeman has your time management answers
Jul. 23
34m
Quick Win: How to quit single-use waste - even when you're travelling
Jul. 20
7m
BEST OF: Ramp it up or shut it down: How ConvertKit’s Founder and CEO made his most important business decision
Jul. 16
27m
Quick Win: A better way to make big decisions (with total confidence)
Jul. 13
8m
BEST OF: Atlassian’s Dom Price says ‘difficult conversations’ can be easy if you know how
Jul. 9
36m
Quick Win: How Sarah Grynberg turned her negative thoughts into positive ones
Jul. 6
7m
BEST OF: Radical Candour’s Kim Scott shares the secret techniques top leaders use to give and receive feedback
Jul. 2
25m
Quick Win: What you need to know to manage burnout
Jun. 30
7m
The 10-minute setup that saves hours of AI frustration
Jun. 25
11m
Are you a GenAI Gunslinger? Why your approach is costing you results.
Jun. 23
9m
Sahil Bloom on building a scoreboard that reflects what matters
Jun. 18
36m
The AI feature that changed my workflow (Hint: it involves your voice).
Jun. 16
8m
The truth about values and how to identify yours - with Dr. Em
Jun. 11
34m
How I condensed a day of research into 5 minutes (without losing quality).
Jun. 9
10m
The time rules you didn’t know were running your life according to Chris Guillebeau (Part 2)
Jun. 4
23m
Quick Win: Ben Shewry’s secret to staying creative with a busy schedule
Jun. 2
7m
Feel like you’re always behind? Chris Guillebeau has a fix for your time anxiety (Part 1)
May. 28
24m
Quick Win: How to spend less time worrying
May. 26
6m
The productivity myth I had to unlearn
May. 21
48m
Quick Win: How break out of the email cycle trap
May. 19
8m
Unlock your phone's hidden superpowers: Eight game-changing features you're not using
May. 14
14m
Quick Win: Lisa Leong reveals why doing a ‘pre-mortem’ could revolutionise how you set and achieve your goals
May. 12
6m
Ask Me Anything with Dr. Amantha Imber: My productivity systems, daily habits & overrated advice
May. 7
22m
Are you running on empty? I have a solution.
May. 5
6m
The 5-minute brain workout Muse co-founder Ariel Garten swears by for better focus
Apr. 30
29m
Quick Win: How to take a self-compassion break
Apr. 28
5m
BEST OF: How to have a meeting that isn't a complete waste of time with Prof Steven Rogelberg
Apr. 23
25m
The art of naming office elephants
Apr. 21
4m
BEST OF: Want to thrive in uncertain times? Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman wrote the book on it.
Apr. 16
32m
My 3 non-negotiable health habits
Apr. 14
5m
Simple and surprising hacks to save money and save the planet with Lottie Dalziel
Apr. 9
36m
How to make your holiday afterglow last 43 days (according to new research)
Apr. 7
5m
The decision-making traps you fall into every day: and how Jake Knapp avoids them
Apr. 2
35m
Quick Win: How to talk openly with your partner about guilt, with Atlassian's Dom Price
Mar. 31
6m