You can be ticking off goals, crushing deadlines, and still feel like you’re missing the point. If your time and energy aren’t going where they should, it might be because you’re tracking the wrong scoreboard. In this episode, we explore how to reset the way you measure progress - so your actions align with what truly matters.

I’m joined today by Sahil Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of The Five Types of Wealth and Managing Partner of SRB Ventures. Sahil shares how to stay grounded in the middle of chaos, build richer relationships, and create space for reflection - without needing a complete life overhaul.

We unpack how to spot when you’re drifting, what a broken scoreboard looks like, and why tiny rituals can have an outsized impact when life gets overwhelming.

Sahil & I discuss:

• Why the scoreboard you use shapes your priorities and choices

• Sahil’s monthly “think day” and how it helps him course-correct

• A mindset shift that radically simplified his business and life

• His “buyer or seller” test for deciding what to drop

• A 3-minute journaling ritual that helped him survive book launch

• The underrated power of sending thoughtful messages to friends

• What “social wealth” really means—and why it’s the key to a great life

• How he fuels creativity through reading, walking, and reflection

• His cautious take on AI’s future impact on work and society

• A simple way to start your day that replaces doomscrolling with curiosity

Key Quotes

• “If you have the right scoreboard, your actions align around the right things. If your scoreboard is broken, your actions will be too.”

• “When you think something nice about someone, let them know right then.”

Connect with Sahil Bloom on Instagram, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn and his website. Check out his latest book The Five Types of Wealth.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here:
https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanthai

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:
Host: Amantha Imber
Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler

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If you want to master powerful AI tactics like this and unlock 10+ hours every week, join Inventium’s GenAI Productivity Upgrade. Spots are limited, and the next cohort kicks off July 14. Learn more and sign up at https://inventium.com.au/genai-cohort/

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Tired of typing prompts into AI tools and reading static answers? There’s a better way. Advanced voice mode lets you talk to your AI - brainstorm ideas, rehearse tough conversations, and get real-time feedback like you would from a coach or a collaborator.

In this episode, we are joined by Inventium’s GenAI expert Neo Aplin to break down what advanced voice mode is, how it works, and why it might just change the way you use AI forever.

In this episode we learn:

• What advanced voice mode actually is (and why it feels so natural)

• The Gen AI tools that offer voice mode (and how to find it)

• Creative ways to use it for work - like brainstorming, ideation, and role-playing tough conversations

• Surprising personal uses for voice mode, including self-reflection and emotional processing

Key quotes:
“It's not like you're talking to a robot. It’s much more like you're talking to a human.”
“It’s great for scenarios, ideation, workshopping, and self-discovery.”

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber)

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai)

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:

Host: Amantha Imber

Sound Engineer: Martin Imber

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What are values really - and how do you know if you’re living in alignment with them? In this episode, I sit down with clinical psychologist Dr. Emily Musgrove (aka Dr. Em from The Imperfects) to explore how we get stuck in patterns of people-pleasing, avoiding conflict, and living on autopilot - and how to reconnect with the things that matter most.

Dr. Emily Musgrove is a clinical psychologist, author of Unstuck, and the Resident Psychologist on Australia’s top mental health podcast, The Imperfects. In this conversation, we delve into how to recognise when you're out of sync with your values, why it's challenging to break free from people-pleasing habits, and what it truly means to say no without guilt.

Dr. Em shares:

• How to tell if you’re living out of alignment with your values

• Why “health” isn’t actually a value (and what to focus on instead)

• The 80th birthday party exercise: a tool for reflecting on what really matters

• The ACT Bullseye: a practical tool for assessing how you’re living

• Dr. Em’s “corridor meditation” (and why she does it in the hallway)

• The phrase that helps Dr. Em create distance from negative thoughts

• Why people-pleasing is so common - and how to break the pattern

Key Quotes

“Values are like heading west - you never get there. It’s an ongoing direction to return to.”

“The question is: What is this yes for?”

“I’m noticing I’m having the thought that I’m a failure. That tiny shift creates space.”

Connect with Dr. Em on Instagram, LinkedIn and her website. Check out her new book Unstuck.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanthai

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:
Host: Amantha Imber
Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you’re serious about working smarter (not harder) and unlocking 10+ hours of your week, Inventium’s GenAI Productivity Upgrade course is for you. Learn how to use Gen AI as your second brain - to speed up research, streamline content creation, and make better decisions in less time.

Spots are limited, and the next cohort kicks off on July 14. Don’t miss this chance to radically transform the way you work. Learn more and sign up here: https://inventium.com.au/genai-cohort/

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If you’ve lost hours falling down a Google rabbit hole while prepping for a workshop or writing a strategy paper, there’s a better way. Gen AI can act as your personal research assistant, helping you tackle complex topics in a fraction of the time.

In this mini-episode, we are joined by Inventium’s GenAI guru Neo Aplin to unpack the power of “deep research.” Neo explains how AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini can scan hundreds of sources, summarise key insights, and create detailed reports - all in a matter of minutes.

Today we learn:

• What deep research is and how it works

• The Gen AI tools that offer deep research (and Neo’s go-to choice)

• Why you need to co-create the research plan with AI for the best results

• Tips for writing prompts that get you better outcomes when undertaking deep research

Key quotes:
“It’s like outsourcing four hours of online digging in five minutes.”
“The better the background and context you can give, the better the results.”
“Review everything. Click on it. Make sure it’s correct. But you’ll get a super-detailed report that saves you hours.”

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber)

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai)

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:

Host: Amantha Imber

Sound Engineer: Martin Imber

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So much of how we spend our time is shaped by invisible rules we never agreed to. From how often you check email to how long you take to reply, these “time rules” run in the background - until you stop to question them.

In part two of this conversation, New York Times bestselling author Chris Guillebeau joins me to talk about how to break free from these hidden rules and why living well beats chasing productivity hacks any day.

Chris shares the question that helps him reset when he feels stuck, the “eighth day of the week” exercise that can change how you use your time, and his take on why the system or app you use doesn’t really matter.

In this episode, Chris and I talk about:

• The “eighth day of the week” exercise for making time for what matters

• How to spot the hidden “time rules” running your life

• The 40-minute reflection rule that helps Chris stay on track

• Why Chris believes the greatest productivity hack is to love what you do

• How to decide what really matters—day by day, moment by moment

Key Quotes:

“I thought I was getting better at the wrong things.”

“The greatest productivity hack is to love what you do.”

“How valuable were my last 40 minutes?”

“Did today matter?”

Connect with Chris on Instagram, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn and his website, Listen to his podcast Side Hustle School, and check out his latest book Time Anxiety.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber)

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai)

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:

Host: Amantha Imber

Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The big catch with a creative business is that the more successful you get, the more your creative endeavour can feel like a chore instead of a passion. But what if there was one thing you could do to ensure the passion stays?

Ben Shewry is head chef and owner of multi-award winning Melbourne restaurant, Attica. Attica has been featured several times in the The World's 50 Best Restaurants and has been named the Best Restaurant in Australia. He is also the author of bestseller Uses for Obsession, a memoir about Ben’s experiences in hospitality.

With all of this success and all these projects, Ben has definitely found more demands on his time, and yet he still manages to keep that joy and passion with his creative work.

Ben shares:

• 🎭 Why becoming successful could make it harder to do your creative passion
• 🔥 A simple way you can ensure the passion stays with your creative projects
• 🎶 How to use music to help your creative process

Listen to the full interview with Ben here.

Connect with Ben on Instagram or read his book Uses for Obsession.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber)

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai)

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:

Host: Amantha Imber

Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you ever get the sense that no matter how much you do, you’re still running out of time? Like there’s something you should be doing, but you can’t quite figure out what it is?

In this episode of How I Work, we sit down with New York Times bestselling author Chris Guillebeau to talk about a feeling so many of us carry but rarely name: time anxiety. From guilt over unread emails to the pressure to leave a legacy, Chris shares the practical strategies that helped him stop chasing time - and start living with more calm and clarity.

In this episode:

• What time anxiety is—and why so many of us feel it without even realising

• How Chris let go of the pressure to leave a legacy

• A weekly “time decluttering” ritual that can clear your calendar

• Why “just prioritise better” is the worst advice

• The bold email strategy Chris swears by (even if it ruffles a few feathers)

• Why leaving 10–15 minutes of buffer time between commitments can change everything

Key Quotes:
“You have to decide for yourself what is enough.”

“It’s not about being an email ninja - it’s about understanding what matters.”

Connect with Chris on Instagram, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn and his website, Listen to his podcast Side Hustle School, and check out his latest book Time Anxiety.

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber)

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai)

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:

Host: Amantha Imber

Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Worrying can take up so much of our time, especially when most of what we worry about never actually happens.

This worrying uses up time that could be better spent on the things that truly count, but how can we reduce this and actually free up that time?

Oliver Burkeman is a New York Times bestselling author of books such as ‘Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals’ and ‘Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts’. Oliver is also a regular columnist for The Guardian.

Oliver shares:

• 🧬 The evolutionary reason we worry and why it doesn’t serve us effectively in a modern world
• 🤔 Why understanding why we worry is the first step to minimising the amount of time it takes up
• 🛠️ Some key strategies we can all use to reduce our time spent worrying

Listen to the full interview with Oliver here: https://amantha.com/podcasts/want-to-make-time-for-the-things-that-count/

Connect with Oliver via his website, or get his latest book, Meditations for Mortals, here

My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/

Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber)

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai)

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe

Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

Credits:

Host: Amantha Imber

Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.