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KyllÀ. No, se on hyvÀÀ tiedoa, koska meidÀn suunnitelmamme tÀnÀÀn on harjoitella enÀÀ koko ajan. MeillÀ oli paljon lisÀÀ Rosemaryille puheenvuoron ja miten saada mojosi takaisin työssÀ. Ja me sanomme kaikkea tÀmÀn jakson kanssa, mikÀ tuntuu olevan periaatteena auttamaan kuuntelijoillamme rakentamisen ja uudistamisen aikana. MÀ rakastan sitÀ. MÀ rakastan sitÀ niin paljon.
Welcome to Fixable, a podcast from TED. I'm your host, Anne Morris. I'm a company builder and leadership coach. And I'm your co-host, Frances Fry. I'm a Harvard Business School professor, and I'm Anne's wife. This is a show where we believe meaningful change happens fast, with some intentional rest and recovery along the way. There is a reason a week is followed by a weekend. Exactly. Today on the show we're going to give unsolicited advice â
to anyone who is feeling stuck at work right now, both overwhelmed and under-inspired. We're going to tackle both parts, how to get unstuck, but also how to create an experience of work that is worthy of you and your short time on this planet. Oh, I love your ambition. I want us to deal with the deficit of life force, the burnout part, the part of work that feels literally unsustainable.
And then I want to talk about how you replace that mediocrity with something else, something bigger that may even create a surplus of energy. If we're making this equation work, we want to dial down the negative parts, but we also have to dial up the positive ones. How does that sound as a plan? Well, from my math mind, we are nowhere near the frontier, so I'm optimistic.
So we sometimes call this state, this experience of work, exhausted mediocrity. And when we say that, it really hits some people hard. And it's this mix of feeling both stressed and bored at the same time. So our friend Adam Grant said,
Sometimes uses the word languishing to describe a variety of this experience. It's a beautiful word, but it's something beyond just feeling stuck or stagnant. It's also an experience where our nervous systems are jacked up, but we're not getting any payoff for it.
Totta kai, jotain. Ja tÀnÀÀn haluamme saada kaksi nÀitÀ osia, joita ajattelen kuin melkein uudistuskysymyksen. Joten on osa yksi, kÀsitys, joka on tÀmÀ elÀminen, kÀrsimykset, osa työtÀ, joka on tuntunut eteenpÀin, koska emme ole tarpeeksi tarpeeksi.
Ja sitten toinen osa on, kuinka muuttaa sen vaikutuksen jotain muuta, jotain isommaa, jotain enemmÀn ambitiivista, jotain, mikÀ vaikuttaa enemmÀn luonnollisesti luoda, voin sanoa, yliopistoon energiaa, jossa me voimme edes mennÀ loppuun, jotta saamme sen jÀlkeen työskentelyssÀmme. MielestÀni tÀmÀ on se, mitÀ niin monet ihmiset ovat valmiita saamaan.
Okay, Frances, let's start with the cause of the problem here on the exhaustion side. So your lovely colleague, Leslie Perlow, has done a lot of thinking on this. Why are we all so tired at work? Because we care so much is one part of the answer. What Leslie's language would be, because we are always on.
Lesley's book is called Sleeping with Your Smartphone, which is super memorable. There's also a piece of this that is not just about job design, which I think you're offering a beautiful remedy here. But what do I do if I've just been pulled in to the reality of being alive right now, which is an always-on human experience?
Always on is one of them. So the phrase I like from her work is intentional disconnection. Yeah, I think that's exactly right. Being deeply disciplined about, you know, putting the phone away. Ariana Huffington has done a lot of thinking on this in her Thrive movement. Has a little bed for your phone. She tucks her phone in at night. I think all of this stuff is really helpful, and it's very aligned with...
Jim Lairin ja Tony Schwartzen peak performance literature where they found that these elite athletes would allowed them to truly excel in a sustainable way over time as they brought the same amount of discipline and obsession to their rest and recovery as they did to their training and their nutrition and all these other things we associate with elite performance. And channeling Leslie's advice, I feel like
Se on mielestÀni se, mitÀ meidÀn tÀytyy olla huolta. MielestÀni se, kuinka paljon agenssia meillÀ on oikeastaan, jotta voidaan loppua, asettaa joitain rajoja. MielestÀni maailma on myös erittÀin avoimessa tÀstÀ. MielestÀni koko liikkuvuus noin neljÀn pÀivÀn työtÀ. Kaikki ovat pitkÀllÀ huolta.
MikÀ on huono. Me tunnemme sen, minÀ tunnen sen, huonosti. Mutta se tarkoittaa, ettÀ on myös yksinkertaisuus, jota mielestÀni on epÀonnistunut, jotta voimme kokeilla ja saada ratkaisuja, kuitenkin yksinkertaisissa elÀmÀssÀmme, mutta myös ympÀristöissÀ ja jÀrjestöissÀ, jotka ovat suurimpia organisaatioita.
Katsotaanpa yhden muun kÀrsimyksen, jonka nÀemme paljon, joka on muiden ihmisten tunteiden infektiivisuus. Olen tullut tÀhÀn empaattisena tasolla, jolla tuntuu enemmÀn sinua kuin sinua, koska olen todella tietoinen muiden ihmisten tunteista, mutta haluan sanoa, ettÀ olet erittÀin hyvÀ suunnittelemaan elÀmÀn,
jossa olet rajoittamassa ympÀristöÀ taitoihin, joita tiedÀt eivÀt tarvitse tehtyÀ sinulle. Joten puhutaan tÀstÀ. Olemme puhuneet Amanda RipleystÀ. Yksi hÀnen työkaluistaan on se, ettÀ muiden ihmisten taitoja ovat suuri vaihtoehto.
It's less about control and more about feeling responsible, like co-responsible. That's great. Like if you are upset, then I'm co-responsible for helping you feel better. And let them to me is also about giving myself permission to not have to be a part of the solution for everybody's pain.
And then when you can't, let them. That's your introverted conclusion here. My extroverted wife might have that. Just limit your exposure to other human beings. Problem solved, people. You're making my point for me. All right. The summary for a tactic is,
Jos minun pitÀisi kertoa, se on tarkoituksia. Se tuottaa syvÀÀ tarkoituksia rikkoihin, työntekijöihin, rajoitteisiin ja oikeasti omistamiseen. Ja kÀyttÀmÀllÀ tÀmÀn tilanteen, jota meillÀ on, se voi olla erilainen, mutta kÀyttÀmÀllÀ tÀmÀn tilanteen, jota meillÀ on, se voi ottaa tÀmÀn asian melko huonosti. Ja jopa ottaa sinun tarkoituksesi koko ajan siihen, kuinka itseasiassa vastaat muille ihmisille, kuten juuri mainitsit.
KyllÀ, sinun tÀytyy omistaa sitÀ. SinÀ olet ongelma, se on sinÀ.