399: Arianna Huffington on Ending Burnout and Increasing Well-Being With Microsteps

Mar 23, 2021

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Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/ariannahuffington399

Arianna Huffington (IG: @ariannahuff) is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books, including, most recently, Thrive and The Sleep Revolution.

In 2016, she launched Thrive Global, a leading behaviour change tech company with the mission of changing the way we work and live by ending the collective delusion that burnout is the price we must pay for success.

She has been named to Time Magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list.

In this episode, we discuss:

How hard it is to change behaviours
Microsteps are based on the 60 second concept
The judgement free zone
Picking a time of day to unplug and recharge
There is no microstep too small
When we feel successful, we want to do better
Having an accountability buddy for inspiration and motivation
Failure is a stepping stone to success
Be open to possibilities
Connecting with your intuition
Heartbreak leads to some of the best things in our lives
Working mothers are struggling during the pandemic
Arianna's success as a writer to starting The Huffington Post and Thrive Global
What is habit stacking?
Sleep is a keystone habit
The value of downtime
Arianna being diagnosed with burnout in 2007
We need 7-9 hours of sleep
A power nap can restore you
If you can breathe, you can meditate
Mindfulness as part of your busy day
The difference between stacking microsteps and multitasking
Arianna's 30 minute transition before sleep
Keep improving your habits every day
Giving yourself a break
Getting creative with our addictions

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