How to Perform Better at Work: An Expert's Thoughts — James Hewitt | Reason & Wellbeing 5

Want to perform better at work?

Are you feeling burned out by your work?

Do you feel like you’re drowning in emails?

Then I think you'll enjoy this conversation with James Hewitt...

Time codes:
0:00 — Intro
0:31 — James's background
8:04 — Top tips to perform better at work
13:43 — Workplace conflict and team performance
17:08 — How doing a PhD has shaped James's thoughts about workplace performance
21:15 — Morning routines to perform better at work
28:59 — How to modify your mindset to perform better at work
34:11 — The Yerkes-Dodson law and how to acutely increase cognitive arousal
41:36 — Do ice baths improve brain function?
46:10 — Light exposure and brain function
49:34 — Ice baths and dopamine
52:29 — The best caffeine dose
54:06 — Should you wait after waking before consuming caffeine?
55:30 — Effective science communication

People and resources featured in this episode:

Podcast: humanOS Radio

Article: In Defense of Caffeine (Resilient Nutrition)

Journal article: Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults (Brown)

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