Jess Lindgren shares what it takes to build a working relationship that helps give you back your time and focus.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The must-have traits of any great assistant

2) The key to hiring an assistant

3) Where to find great assistants hiding in your own network

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— ABOUT JESS —

Jess Lindgren has worked in the C-Suite of small companies for 20+ years, and developed a diverse skill set by wearing many hats on any given day. She focuses on supporting her current CEO in his many endeavors, works to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of EAs around the world, and has very low tolerance for any meeting that could have been an email. Jess hosts the wildly popular* business podcast, Ask An Assistant. (*in her Grandpa's woodshop)

She loves living in Syracuse with her husband and three cats in their century home. An avid fan of putting pen to paper, Jess personally replies to every handwritten letter she receives.

• Podcast: Ask An Assistant

• Website: JessLindgren.com

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• Book: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

• Service: Fancy Hands

• Service: Care.com

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Jay Heinrich reveals how to unlock your best self using the ancient techniques of rhetoric.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Aristotle’s lure and ramp method for making progress

2) Why to make your affirmations as silly as possible

3) Powerful reframes for failure and impostor syndrome

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— ABOUT JAY —

Jay Heinrichs is the New York Times bestselling author of Thank You for Arguing. He spent twenty-six years as a writer, editor, and magazine publishing executive before becoming a full-time advocate for the lost art of rhetoric. He now lectures widely on the subject, to audiences ranging from Ivy League students and NASA scientists to Southwest Airlines executives, and runs the language blog figarospeech. He lives with his wife in New Hampshire.

• Book: Aristotle's Guide to Self-Persuasion: How Ancient Rhetoric, Taylor Swift, and Your Own Soul Can Help You Change Your Life

• Substack: Aristotle's Guide to Soul Bending

• Website: JayHeinrichs.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: On The Soul by Aristotle

• Book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport

• Book: Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasion (Wooden Books, 7) by Andrew Aberdein and Adina Arvatu

• Book: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

• Past episode: 873: Dr. Steven Hayes on Building a More Resilient and Flexible Mind

• Past episode: 2024 GREATS: 950: Cal Newport: Slowing Down to Boost Productivity and Ease Stress

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Charles Duhigg reviews his communication techniques for finding common ground in any conflict.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The three-step looping method for making others feel heard

2) The secret principle for keeping conversations aligned

3) How to uncover what people really want in a conversation

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— ABOUT CHARLES —

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist and the author of Supercommunicators, The Power of Habit, and Smarter Faster Better. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale University, he is a winner of the National Academies of Sciences, National Journalism, and George Polk awards. He writes for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, and was the founding host of the Slate podcast How To! with Charles Duhigg.

• Book: Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

• Book: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

• Substack: "The Science of Better"

• Website: CharlesDuhigg.com

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• Study: Granovetter study on The Strength of Weak Ties

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