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Make Life Work

By: Alice Fraser, Ash Ranpura
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  • Summary

  • These days it can feel like life is a never-ending to-do list, and it’s increasingly difficult to balance work and life. People everywhere are unhappy about their work-life balance, and we’re seeing growing numbers of people reporting burnout.

    Comedian and ex-lawyer Alice Fraser has experienced the costs of work-life imbalance first-hand, so she teams up with neuroscientist Ash Ranpura to look for solutions to the demands of modern life.

    They journey from the workplace, which is literally killing us, through to our smartphone, beds and even brains, to work out where we’re going wrong and find some science-based solutions.

    A Somethin’ Else production for Audible Originals.

    This is an Audible Original Podcast. Free for members. You can download all 6 episodes to your Library now.
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  • Ep. 1: Burnout

    Ep. 1: Burnout
    Aug 31 2020

    Is burnout a buzzword or a billion-dollar problem? Alice investigates the facts behind the burnout phenomenon while Ash explores what Japan can teach us about overwork.
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    25 mins
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  • Ep. 2: Stressed for Success

    Ep. 2: Stressed for Success
    Aug 31 2020

    Alice stresses Ash out with an unusual challenge, and they see the effect this stress has on his body, and what this means for those of us with stressful jobs.
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    25 mins
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  • Ep. 3: Taking Back Time

    Ep. 3: Taking Back Time
    Aug 31 2020

    It can feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day, so Alice explores whether we can cut down on sleep to make extra time. Meanwhile, Ash investigates an idea that’s growing in popularity: the four-day week.
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    32 mins
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Life Changing

Loved it. I don't know why I had to HEAR someone say it's okay to say no. But hearing it resonated with something inside me. Brilliant podcast. Very insightful conversations and it just made me realise that I am not alone.

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Very enjoyable listen

I really enjoyed the duo in their previous recordings so I was very optimistic about this one being informative as well as engaging. And I'm not disappointed - Alice Fraser and Ash Rampura have a nice, light and entertaining way of presenting solid science knowledge while talking to actual researchers or experimenting on themselves to figure out how things work. It made my housecleaning much more enjoyable.

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Thought provoking & interesting...

Once again another great book in this series. It was interesting & thought provoking on both a personal level & a workplace wellbeing level. I have really enjoyed all of the books in this series hope there will be more, the presenters work really well together...their personalities enhance the listeners experience. When is the next series being released ?

Thanks to all concerned in the production of this series....you did a great job !

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Excellent listen

The combination of Ash and Alex are a real joy to listen to I hope they do many more podcast!

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Good value being free.

Not many new insights for someone that's into life/work hacks, too much talking/ too little pracal advice, good to start with if you getting into work.

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Good listening

This audiobook is a good occasion to think about some aspects of our lives that deserve to be improved

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really interesting series .

enjoyed listening to it and will certainly be putting some of the ideas into practice

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interesting but annoying

I found the content interesting but i didn't like the conversational format. The humour seemed forced. Overall I found it annoying .

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interesting to listen but nothing special

Interesting book to listen but it doesn.t bring any new or exciting ideea. only things that u hear everywhere

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Fantastic!

It very much hit the spot! As someone having suffered from burnout, I just want to throw this at HR! it is possible to make things better if you take an interest!
Honestly! it is a fantastic podcast!

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