THE SLOW DOWN
THE SLOW DOWN
Podcast Description
Your time to define success for yourself in our 'growth at all costs' capitalist culture - with a little inspiration from others.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes of personal identity, cultural commentary, and career renegotiation, featuring episodes on topics like the impact of burnout, the role of community in personal growth, and the effects of capitalism on mental health, with specific discussions on the Great Resignation and the balance between work and wellness.
What if success didn’t mean burnout?
The Slow Down is the breakout podcast offering personal stories, advice, and tools for redefining success in our growth, speed and scale obsessed culture.
Hosted by TEDx speaker + Forbes 30U30 entrepreneur Tijana Tamburić, it explores how to unlearn hustle culture and build sustainable, fulfilling careers on your own terms.
Through candid conversations with inspiring cross-industry guests, Tijana unpacks how to define success for yourself, avoid burnout, and thrive.
Career advice for your new era.
Only having big goals can set us up to fail.
In her new book, neuroscientist and ex- Google executive Anne-Laure Le Cunff explores the transformative nature of living a more experimental life; turning uncertainty into curiosity, and carving a path of self-discovery. The book is a current best-seller and her work has been featured in Rolling Stone, Forbes, Financial Times, WIRED, and more. She is also the founder of Ness Labs, where her weekly newsletter is read by more than 100,000 curious minds. Her research at King’s College London focuses on the psychology and neuroscience of lifelong learning, curiosity, and adaptability.
In this episode we cover:
- Learning to be curious in a French-Algerian household
- The desire to work and succeed in Big California Tech
- Putting work above health, and the consequences
- Going back to school to study neuroscience
- Growing her newsletter from a Tiny Experiment to 100,000 subscribers
- The process of writing a best-selling book
- Knowing when to stop with followers, fame and recognition
Mentons:
Michael Pollen – How to change your mind
James Clear – Atomic Habits
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