Jocelyn K. Glei: Strange Gifts
Hurry Slowly listeners share stories of the “strange gifts” that emerged out of the hardship, pain, and uncertainty of 2020.

Hurry Slowly listeners share stories of the “strange gifts” that emerged out of the hardship, pain, and uncertainty of 2020.
A talk & live Q&A on how to build a practice of “tender discipline” to help you move through your workday w/ gentleness and confidence.
Writer Sean Blanda on the WFH revolution and why it’s over-hyped, unproductive, and maybe even a little bit inhumane.
Why you’re feeling so depleted right now, and how to develop a new — more tender — attitude toward productivity.
Meditation teacher Sebene Selassie on living in a culture of domination, the pathology of productivity, and finding our way to belonging.
Massage therapist Rich Mhlanga on how to be embodied and stay emotionally grounded in a world without touch.
How overwork, self-criticism, and creative misalignment create layers of anxiety that suppress your intuitive voice.
Therapist and meditator Mark Epstein on how to reckon with uncertainty and take a deep dive into the self.
On healing, being present, and how to stop postponing self-acceptance and see yourself as “enough.”
Journalist Courtney E. Martin on how to find your “first question” — the core curiosity that carries you through life.
Astrologist Chani Nicholas on how to uncover your life’s purpose and set the boundaries you need to protect it.
A simple practice that will help you nurture your ideas, find your purpose, and heal in the new year.
Activist adrienne maree brown on how we define pleasure, the wisdom of the body, and what it looks like when you have “enough.”
Writer Mira Jacob on creativity, self-promotion, and transforming the hardest conversations of her life into a stunning graphic memoir.
A deep conversation about healing, self-transformation, and how to unpack the neurotic stories we tell ourselves about who we are.
An intro to the new season of Hurry Slowly on waking up, letting go, and the ups and downs of pursuing personal transformation.
Journalist Rob Walker on attention, originality, and why noticing the things other people are missing is essential to the creative process.
Artist Jenny Odell on the power of actions that can’t be optimized and withholding your attention as an act of resistance.
How the desire to be “productive” metastasizes into a toxic form of work shame that makes you feel like you’re never doing enough.
Debbie Millman on the challenges of being an over-achiever, synthesizing your success too quickly, and making a 10-year plan.
Scott Barry Kaufman on the benefits of quieting your ego and how having more faith in humanity leads to greater faith in yourself.
How acknowledging that transformation is slow and subtle — not dramatic and overnight! — will help you be kinder to yourself.
Sebene Selassie on confronting your inner critic, finding emotional clarity, and asking: “What am I not willing to feel?”
Forget about other people’s rules. Why working from personal principles is the best approach to productivity.
Paul Jarvis on why more isn’t better, staying small is good for business, and setting “upper bounds” reduces your stress.
BuzzFeed’s Anne Helen Petersen on errand paralysis, fake burnout cures & why we’re all obsessed with being better workers.
Jocelyn K. Glei on why inefficiency is a strength when it comes to making remarkable creative work.
Deep Work author Cal Newport on why we need a digital declutter, his new theory of attention, and the magic of “analog social media.”
Jocelyn K. Glei on her “busyness breakdown,” why 50% of Americans are experiencing burnout, and what we can do about it.
Thomas Page McBee on fighting implicit gender bias at work, creating better power dynamics, and facing your “shadow self.”