In this episode, Brett and Joe talk about leadership—not just the title or position, but about what it truly means to lead and be a leader. They explore how leadership emerges in every moment of life, from boardrooms to families to personal choices, and how emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and conviction shape the kind of leader we become.

Research links:

Emotional intelligence, leadership, and work teams: A hybrid literature review

The First Follower

The influence of self-awareness on effective leadership outcomes in South Africa

Decentralization in Organizations: A Revolution or a Mirage?

Why Decentralized Companies Outperform Their Industrial Peers

Distributed Leadership and New Generation Employees’ Proactive Behavior: Roles of Idiosyncratic Deals and Meaningfulness of Work

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

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Brett and Joe deliver a long-awaited episode on procrastination, exploring its real contours—the shame, the avoidance, the misplaced priorities. They reveal how it stems from self-criticism and avoidance, and show how a shift in perspective can turn it into prioritization, creativity, and authentic productivity.

Together, they discuss:

• How procrastination depends on self-abuse and self-judgment
• Procrastination vs healthy prioritization
• Emotional avoidance
• The importance of iteration, play, and creativity
• Practical experiments and exercises for working with procrastination

Research:

“How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain” Andrew Newberg

Link to Procrastination experiments page

The 3 Ps: Perfectionism, Procrastination, and Paralysis - Psychology Today

Why procrastination is about managing emotions, not time

Procrastination: An emotional struggle

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According to some studies, over 80% of Americans experience time scarcity. In this episode, Joe and Brett explore what’s going on when we feel time scarce. They unpack why so many of us feel starved for time in an era of unprecedented efficiency, and provide clear, actionable insights into how presence and emotional awareness can change our perception of time itself.

They cover:

• Why time scarcity is more about emotional overwhelm than actual hours
• The paradox of saving time but still feeling busier than ever
• How presence shifts our experience of time
• The role of grief, fear, and shame in the feeling of “not enough”
• The importance of rest, integration, and flow states

Connection Course: link

Time scarcity - 80% of people don’t have enough time: article

Flow states: article one, article two

Parkinson’s Law: article one, article two

Media usage: https://explodingtopics.com/blog/social-media-usage

Radio lab podcast episode: https://radiolab.org/podcast/91584-time

Alexander Lowen on rest: https://reichandlowentherapy.org/Content/Vegetative/stress.html

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