Great Work
It is possible to do Great Work — the work that matters the most to you, that you feel called to do — without sacrificing everything else.
This book shows you how.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist passionate about helping people overcome procrastination, burnout, and perfectionism so they can unleash their Great Work.
Amanda is an author, keynote speaker, and coach. Her TEDx talk has received almost two million views, and her ideas have been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global, among others.
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In these pages, you will discover the Great Work Method, a simple process to:
Discover and explore your Great Work
Make time and space for the work that matters the most to you
Avoid the three horsemen of the Goalpocalypse: burnout, procrastination, and perfectionism
Enjoy a life full of productivity and happiness, accomplishment and rest, Great Work, and the rest of what makes life beautiful
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Sneak a Peek at Great Work
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Chapter 1: The Call To Great Work
Recognize and overcome the barriers that prevent you from pursuing fulfilling goals.
Prioritize personal well-being alongside ambitions to avoid the Productivity Roller Coaster of Doom
Key Quote: "If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading." — Lao Tzu
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Chapter 2: What Is Your Great Work?
Identify what makes work meaningful and fulfilling for you
Create alignment of these personal values with professional goals.
Key Quote: "Tell me, what is it that you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" — Mary Oliver
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Chapter 3: Do Less- Much, Much Less
Learn strategies for managing over-commitments to focus on what truly matters.
Reduces stress while increasing productivity and satisfaction.
Key Quote: "Turns out, when we commit to doing much less and then align our time to our Great Work, good things begin to happen."
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Chapter 4: How To Make Your Great Work A Reality
Learn a structured approach to transforming dreams into achievable goals.
Discover how to be proactive and engage regularly with long-term objectives.
Key Quote: "A vision is exciting, but transformation comes when you do real things in your real life."
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Chapter 5: Discover How You Specifically Do Great Work
Personalize your productivity and discover what methods suit you best.
Embrace experimentation to develop a unique, effective routine.
Key Quote: "Developing your secret recipe of self-expertise is the focus."
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Chapter 6: Exchange Defensive Failure For Productive Failure To Do Great Work
How to reframe failure as a learning experience rather than a setback.
Build resilience and persistence in the pursuit of Great Work.
Key Quote: "When you are doing Great Work, you are going to run into challenges. That’s just how it is.”
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Chapter 7: Your Great Work Is Calling You
Take immediate and regular action on your Great Work.
Realize the transformative power of aligning life with purpose.
Key Quote: "When you are being called from inside yourself to something, then you are meant to do it."
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