Skip to main content
Overwork

Overwork

Search complete. 10 mentions across 8 episodes found for "Overwork".

Oct 25, 2026

Hiroko OchiGUEST
24:30
So there will be the concern about the
Catherine O'ConnellHOST
24:36
Overworking
Hiroko OchiGUEST
24:38
or the
Catherine O'ConnellHOST
24:39
working conditions or those sorts of
Brian TraskosHOST
26:29
It's at the root cause of everything that a human suffers with is really chronic tension.
Brian TraskosHOST
26:35
It's a key feature of it.
Brian TraskosHOST
26:36
All right, what else do we have? Overworking is a huge energy waste.
Brian TraskosHOST
26:39
So lots of people put so much value on how hard they work.
Brian TraskosHOST
26:44
They value how hard they work.

Unknown podcast

The Corridor Below Station 53 Couldn t Be Mapped

Oct 21 · 1 Mention

Frank AltonNARRATOR
6:24
What I didn't say was that Dan's disappearance never felt right, not even when they tried to spin bureaucratic comfort.
Frank AltonNARRATOR
6:30
Overwork, maybe a heart attack, maybe something worse.
Frank AltonNARRATOR
6:33
But he'd left notes, phone messages, nighttime calls to my house the week before.
Frank AltonNARRATOR
6:37
There's something wrong with the tunnels, he'd said on my tape machine.

Unknown podcast

Work Less, Achieve More - Why Working Too Much Cripples Productivity

Oct 16 · 1 Mention

speaker_0HOST
17:35
However, if we have enough freedom to organize our days in this way, it is a worthwhile experiment that can boost productivity, allow time for rest and hobbies, and ultimately support a healthy work-life balance that prevents the early burnout that so many people experience in their careers.
speaker_0HOST
17:51
Prioritizing daily rest also sculpts a great character.
speaker_0HOST
17:56
Overworking breeds the anxiety that there is never enough time to accomplish everything we want or need to do.
speaker_0HOST
18:02
No matter where we are or what we are doing, we feel rushed and trapped in a cycle of urgency.
speaker_0HOST
18:07
And as the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard observed, "...of all ridiculous things in the world, what strikes me as the most ridiculous of all is being busy in the world, to be a man quick to his meals and quick to his work." Great characters, in contrast, do not live under this burden of relentless haste.
speaker_0HOST
0:06
Today we are going to talk about managing overwork effectively.
speaker_0HOST
0:12
Why is it important to manage overwork? It is very simple.
speaker_0HOST
0:18
Overwork prevents you from getting results and taking care of the team.
speaker_0HOST
0:25
Overwork keeps you in execution mode.
speaker_0HOST
0:28
You keep solving whatever comes next, but leave little time to think, plan, develop yourself, or focus on your team.
speaker_0HOST
0:39
And your week disappears into requests, meetings, and work just continues into your personal life.
Lisa BennettHOST
0:24
And my guest today, journalist Bridget Schulte, has spent years investigating these questions.
Lisa BennettHOST
0:30
She's the author of two books, Overwhelmed and Overwork.
Lisa BennettHOST
0:34
And she came to this subject through her own challenges in balancing work she cared about and being the mom she wanted to be.
Lisa BennettHOST
0:42
We talk about why being busy and doing good work can be very different things, what women leaders can do to change the systems of overwork, and how to stop when there's always more to do.
EllieNARRATOR
122:37
After this came requests for operas from Maria Theresa, Munich, and elsewhere.
EllieNARRATOR
122:42
He was busy every moment.
EllieNARRATOR
122:43
Overworked, he was often ill, but the need for money to meet heavy expenses made constant work a necessity.
EllieNARRATOR
122:50
All this time, he wrote beautiful letters to his mother and sister.
EllieNARRATOR
122:53
'Kiss mama's hand for me a thousand billion times' is the language of his loving heart.

7 MINS LATER

EllieNARRATOR
129:35
About this time, a sepulchral-looking man called to ask that a requiem would be written on the death of the wife of an Austrian nobleman, who was to be considered the author, and thus his intense grief be shown, to manifest its true ally.
EllieNARRATOR
129:48
Mozart consulted with his wife, as was his custom, and, as she endorsed it, he accepted the commission for fifty dollars.
EllieNARRATOR
129:56
Overworked, harassed by debts which he could not pay, hurt by the jealousies and intrigues of several musicians, disappointed at the reception of his new opera at Prague, his hopeful nature forsook him, and he told Constance that the requiem would be written for himself.
Louise ValentineHOST
48:06
I think that's a really good action step that we could all walk away with.
Louise ValentineHOST
48:10
What is one thing? And, you know, you could pick that sort of that low hanging fruit, like the thing that you know he will do, or you can pick his pain point.
Louise ValentineHOST
48:17
What's his biggest pain point? Is it cholesterol labs? Is it brain fog? Is it split sugar instability? Belly fat? Sleep? Overworking? You learned a few strategies to help with all of that.
Louise ValentineHOST
48:33
So guys, have a beautiful, vibrantly healthy day.
Louise ValentineHOST
48:38
Take care.

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.