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On this episode, we explore how AI tools like Claude Cowork are automating the drudgery layer of knowledge work, and why the most important skill is now how well you can guide intelligent systems. Topics covered include: What Claude Cowork actually does well: file manipulation, web navigation, and closing the manual screenshot loop How work is shifting from execution to direction and intention-setting The morning briefing system: AI executing on goals set at daily, weekly, and strategic levels Applying the Intention Stack framework from Intentional to guide AI systems The risk of “wasted leverage” Why every minute becomes more valuable when you’re guiding systems instead of doing the work yourself Links mentioned in this episode: Intentional: How to Finish What You Start Claude Cowork by Claude/Anthropic The post Podcast: Productive with AI appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we chat about the four types of goals we set—including outcome goals versus process goals, and learning goals versus performance goals! Here’s the link to Chris’s book, which digs more into these ideas! You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: 50 Shades of Goals appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we chat about Chris’s new book, Intentional, which is about the science of goal attainment! Here’s a link to the book. And here’s a link to learn more about it. Enjoy! You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: Chris’s New Book, Intentional! appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we reflect back at the year and look to 2026, when Chris’s book Intentional will come out :-) Have a great holiday! You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: Nobody Cares About Productivity During the Holidays appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we chat about a central idea from Chris’s new book, Intentional: The Intention Stack! Here’s the image we chat about in the episode: You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! All the timelines across which we are intentional. The post Podcast: The Intention Stack appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, I chat with Kyle Austin Young about his new book, Success is a Numbers Game! Hope you enjoy our conversation :-) You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: Success is a Numbers Game appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we chat about Chris’s experiment to wake up at 5:30 every morning for a month—including what he learned from it, what he’d do differently, and what the research says about our wakeup time and daily productivity. We also dig into his experiment to drink only water for a month—cutting out sugary drinks, caffeine, and booze.  You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: Waking Up Early appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we chat about lessons learned from two of Chris’s experiments—one to work 90-hour weeks for a month, and another to take a three-hour afternoon siesta for three weeks! Links mentioned in this episode: Chris’s new book: Intentional: How to Finish What You Start ! Chris’s article: 10 huge productivity lessons I learned working 90-hour weeks last month Chris’s article: Productivity Experiment: Should you take a three-hour afternoon siesta? You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: Working 90-Hour Weeks appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we chat about how to be productive when you just don’t feel like it. Topics covered include: Why our energy and attention fluctuate so much each day; Figuring out why you feel “off”; How we can tactically accommodate our fluctuating energy; Our different “levels” of energy; “Billion dollar walks”; Drinking caffeine strategically (and not habitually). Links mentioned in this episode: Laura Vanderkam’s article: 40 lessons learned on the way to 40 You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcase below! The post Podcast: How to be productive when you don’t feel like it appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we chat about how to root your goals into what you value. Topics covered include: A recap on our twelve values; How to connect our goals with what we value; The interplay of our values and procrastination; How values affect our level of goal attainment; How our values influence our relationship with our goals; Editing our goals to be aligned with our values; Dropping more goals, more often. Links mentioned in this episode: The sample values test! Shalom Schwartz’s page on Google Scholar Study: Personal values in human life You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: How to set values-based goals appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we begin our deep dive into the science of overcoming procrastination. Topics covered include: The triggers of aversion; The logic war that happens in our mind as we procrastinate; Impulsiveness, perfectionism, and procrastination; Details on Chris’s upcoming course; Aversion journaling; The art of making tasks more challenging. Links mentioned in this episode: Chris’s newsletter Study: Personal values in human life, in Nature Human Behaviour You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: Why We Procrastinate appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we chat about how to create an attentional foundation for deeper focus—and then share some strategies for managing our attention every day. Chris also teases his next book (coming out in January)! Link mentioned in this episode: Chris’s Reddit question: Is my book title offensive in the UK? You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: Tactics for managing your attention appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we chat about how to manage our attention to the fullest. We also chat about how our relationship with novelty has changed over time, how algorithms wire our mind, and the natural rhythm of our attention. You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: Full Attention appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we chat about how to think about and tactically overcome distraction—including by knowing the four types of distractions, keeping a “distractions list,” and using a distractions blocker. Links mentioned in this episode: The four types of distraction that derail our focus The Distractions List Our distraction blocker of choice: Freedom You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: Overcoming Distraction appeared first on Chris Bailey.

On this episode, we chat about how to set “fake deadlines,” the perks (and drawbacks) of the four-day workweek, and how managing our attention can be more effective than managing our time. You can listen (and subscribe) to the podcast below! The post Podcast: Fake Deadlines appeared first on Chris Bailey.