Intentional Subtraction with Amy Laski of the Difference Lab EP 362
Best of Both Worlds Podcast
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4.6 • 761 Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode, Sarah interviews Amy Laski of the Difference Lab., and they discuss the idea of intentional subtraction -- removing things rather than just shuffling priorities or succumbing to "cram-it-all-in syndrome". Sarah and Laura discuss their own thoughts on this concept, and then Amy joins Sarah to provide her in-depth perspective on this idea and how it can be applied in both personal and business settings. She also shares her career path and her current day-in-the-life with 3 tweens/teens at home.
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| 0:41.0 | Hi, I'm Laura Vanderkamp. Hi, I'm Laura Vandercam. I'm a mother of five, an author, journalist, and speaker. |
| 0:45.6 | And I'm Sarah Hart Unger, a mother of three, practicing physician, writer, and course creator. |
| 0:50.9 | We are two working parents who love our careers and our families. Welcome to Best of Both |
| 0:55.8 | Worlds. Here we talk about how real women manage work, family, and time for fun. From figuring out |
| 1:01.8 | child care to mapping out long-term career goals, we want you to get the most out of life. |
| 1:17.0 | Welcome to Best of Both Worlds. This is Laura. This episode is airing in mid-July of 2024. |
| 1:23.1 | Sarah is going to be interviewing Amy Lasky of the Difference Lab, talking about intentional subtraction and how that can make us more productive, efficient, happier life in general. |
| 1:29.7 | So Sarah, maybe you could share a little bit about what you learned, what this interview is |
| 1:33.5 | going to be about. Yeah, so we talked about subtraction in all realms of life from the career |
| 1:39.2 | side to the life side. And I've done some reflecting, thinking about how subtractions can be really |
| 1:45.6 | difficult. I was thinking about what have been the big subtractions in my life. I subtracted 40% |
| 1:51.6 | of my clinical job to do other things. I have, at numerous occasions, subtracted various forms |
| 1:58.4 | of social media for my life. And I'll say I'm also really good at |
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