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The Unmistakable Creative PodcastListener Favorites: Madeleine Dore | Redefining What it Means to be ProductiveIn this episode, Madeleine Dore discusses how we can redefine productivity by embracing the messiness of life. Dore shares her insights on dismantling comparison, aspirational routines, and unrealistic expectations, encouraging listeners to find their own way to navigate the never-ending list of things to do. Tune in to discover a new perspective on what it means to be productive. Subscribe for ad-free interviews and bonus episodes https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-04-0256 min
Cruel Summer Book ClubWriting Into the Gush with Madeleine DoreHost Jillian Anthony (author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter) interviews author and podcast host Madeleine Dore about her many creative pursuits over the past decade. Dore takes us through the winding path of pursuing journalism, interviewing creatives for her newsletter, Extraordinary Routines, then writing her own book, I Didn’t Do the Thing Today. They discuss the tensions between productivity and creativity; the 10-year path to Dore’s first book (and her writing habits); and the importance of accepting your own creative process (and yourself). Plus, they talk about how personal projects can open important doors — even though...2024-07-0452 min
A social life, with friendsOn making and maintaining friendshipsIn this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks: how can we make new connections and maintain friendships?Read the full list of 101 ways to make and maintain friendships at www.asociallifewithfriends.comGuests include:Friendship expert Kat VellosWriter and civic advocate Pete DavisPsychologist Chris CheersJournalist Anne Helen PetersonArts and culture worker Mariam Ella ArcillaStay in the loop:Sign up here for the companion newsletter "A social life, with friends"Support the podcast and find bonus...2024-04-0117 min
A social life, with friendsOn navigating the friendship dipIn this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks: how do we navigate the various dips in our friendships throughout our lives?To read an episode summary and delve deeper into the theme, visit www.asociallifewithfriends.com and sign up to the companion newsletter.Guests include:Friendship expert Kat VellosPsychologist Chris CheersJournalist Anne Helen PetersonProfessor Michelle LimStay in the loop:Sign up here for the companion newsletter "A social life, with friends"Support the podcast and find bonus materials a...2024-03-1324 min
A social life, with friendsOn retreating and re-emergingIn this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks: how can we better understand the ebbs and flows we experience in our social lives?There are times we might feel open to connections and new friendships, and other times where we feel more closed or our social battery runs low.Taking lessons from lobsters and seasons, to a year of living as an extrovert, this episode explores how we can honour both sides in ourselves and be there for others. To read a summary and delve deeper into the theme, visit www.as...2024-02-2226 min
A social life, with friendsOn living well with other peopleIn this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks how can we live well with other people?With a global affordable housing crisis, there might not be easy solutions, but there are creative ones.For inspiration, this episode features a group of people in their 60s, 70s and now 80s who bought a house and retired together; the ins and outs of coliving in a warehouse in London; and a story of a 30-year-old moving in with a 90-year-old. To read a summary and delve deeper into the theme, visit www.asociallifewithfriends.co...2024-02-0726 min
A social life, with friendsOn reframing people-pleasingIn this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks how can we reframe people-pleasing and be okay with disappointing others?To read a summary and delve deeper into the theme, visit www.asociallifewithfriends.com and become a paid supporter of the podcast.Guests include:Author and artist Natalie LueAuthor and writer Holly WhitakerStay in the loop:Sign up here for the companion newsletter "A social life, with friends"Support the podcast and find bonus materials at www.asociallifewithfriends.comIf you en...2024-01-1527 min
The Next Big Idea Daily"I Didn't Do the Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt" by Madeleine DoreMadeleine Dore went in search of the secret to productivity, only to find that there isn't one. Instead, we're being set up to fail. Today, she's here to encourage us to take productivity off its pedestal.2024-01-1212 min
A social life, with friendsOn making resolutions for your social lifeIn this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks what if instead of making resolutions tethered to an ideal, we made resolutions that prioritised deeper connections?To read all twelve resolutions along with episode notes, visit www.asociallifewithfriends.com and become a paid supporter of the podcast and receive bonus material. Guests include:Author and journalist Anne Helen PetersonHost of The Healthy Hustlers podcast Madelyn CarafaAuthor and writer Jess PanFriendship expert Kat VellosAuthor and artist Natalie LueAuthor and coach Michael Bungay Stanier2024-01-0125 min
A social life, with friendsOn bringing people togetherIn this episode, host Madeleine Dore asks how can we get better at bringing people together—both over the holiday period, and everyday?Guests include:Designer and human gatherer Tina Roth Eisenberg Author and journalist Anne Helen PetersonFood writer and supper club host Rosie Kellett Opening quote credit: "The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love—whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light." — Maria Popova as read by Tina Roth Ei...2023-12-1518 min
A social life, with friendsOn improving your social lifeIn this debut episode host Madeleine Dore asks, how do we start improving our social lives?Guests include:Writer and civic advocate Pete DavisJournalist and editor Nikki Osman of Mate ExpectationsPsychologist, educator and author of The New Rulebook, Chris Cheers.Author of We Should Get Together Kat VellosStay in the loop:Sign up to the companion newsletter "A social life, with friends" on SubstackFind bonus materials and support the podcast at www.asociallifewithfriends.comBe sure to subscribe...2023-12-0125 min
A social life, with friendsIntroducing: A social life, with friendsMadeleine Dore returns with a brand new podcast, A SOCIAL LIFE, WITH FRIENDS.Conversations will explore what it’s like being a person in the world with other people—all the joys, all the tensions, all the misunderstandings and the miracles.Stay in the loop:Sign up to the companion newsletterFind bonus materials and support the podcast at www.asociallifewithfriends.comBe sure to subscribe to the podcast wherever you like to listenThis podcast is created, produced and hosted by Madeleine Dore 2023-11-1501 min
A social life, with friendsComing soon: A social life, with friendsMadeleine Dore returns with a brand new podcast, A SOCIAL LIFE, WITH FRIENDS.Conversations will explore what it’s like being a person in the world with other people—all the joys, all the tensions, all the misunderstandings and the miracles.Stay in the loop:Sign up to the companion newsletterFind bonus materials and support the podcast at www.asociallifewithfriends.comBe sure to subscribe to the podcast wherever you like to listenThis podcast is created, produced and hosted by Madeleine Dore 2023-11-0104 min
A social life, with friendsLooking for Routines & Ruts?Are you looking for my previous podcast, Routines & Ruts?You can visit the full archive of episodes at extraordinaryroutines.com/podcast or find on Apple iTunes, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you like to listen by searching "Routines & Ruts"The best place to stay in the loop with my latest writing, projects, and more, is to sign up to my newsletter at madeleinedore.substack.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Get full access to A social life, with friends at www.asociallifewithfriends.com/subscribe2023-10-1500 min
Pivot with Jenny BlakeLetting Go of Productivity Guilt with Madeleine Dore (Free Time Crossover)“You have to live spherically—in many directions. Never lose your childish enthusiasm—and things will come your way.” —Federico FelliniThis week’s delightful guest, Madeleine Dore, reminded me of this wonderful quote while reading her book, one that I know you will love as much as I did: I Didn’t Do The Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt.We talk about widening the measure and meaning of a day beyond our to-do lists, discovering the call of a new topic, shaping a big idea “blob of clay,” how she collects all the great quotes a...2023-08-2043 min
2 Pages with MBS163. From the Vault: How to be Alive: Madeleine Dore, Author of ‘I Didn’t Do the Thing Today’ [reads] ‘Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life’Today, we're pulling one of our best episodes from the vaults, featuring the brilliant Madeleine Dore. Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2PagesI still remember reading my first Nicholson Baker book, The Mezzanine. This extraordinary book slows down the pace of life to one where all the details are able to be noticed. For someone like me–a little bit in my head and moving too fast–reading the book resembles bullet time from The Matrix movies, only with the detritus of everyday living zipping past...2023-08-0836 min
Ctrl Alt DeleteMadeleine Dore (Replay): Screw Productivity GuiltHello and welcome to Ctrl Alt Delete. This is a replay of a conversation with writer and interviewer Madeleine Dore, recorded in April 2022. We discuss her book ‘I Didn’t Do The Thing Today’; a gentle, wise, and insightful look at letting go of productivity guilt, and the relationship between our output with inner self worth. Hope you enjoy.My Substack page, come and say hi: https://thehyphen.substack.com/My books: https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/emma-gannonBooks mentioned on Ctrl Alt Delete podcast: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/books-mentioned-on-ctrl-alt-delete-podcastTwitter: Twitter.com/emmagannonInstagram: Instagram.com/emmaga...2023-06-2236 min
London Writers' Salon#059: Madeleine Dore — Rethinking Writing Ruts & Routines, Imperfect Creative Processes, Substack, Blogging, Creative CyclesMadeleine Dore, author of ‘I Didn’t Do The Thing Today’ on rethinking writing routines and ruts, how to rid ourselves of the pressure to do more, embracing imperfection in the creative process, and her unique approach to her Substack newsletter.*ABOUT MADELEINE DORE Madeleine Dore is a writer, interviewer and author of I Didn’t Do The Thing Today'. As a labour of love, Madeleine spent over five years exploring how we can broaden the definition of a day well spent in her popular blog Extraordinary Routines and podcast Routines & Ruts. She continues...2023-05-201h 01
Free Time with Jenny BlakeLetting Go of Productivity Guilt with Madeleine Dore“You have to live spherically—in many directions. Never lose your childish enthusiasm—and things will come your way.” —Federico FelliniThis week’s delightful guest, Madeleine Dore, reminded me of this wonderful quote while reading her book, one that I know you will love as much as I did: I Didn’t Do The Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt.We talk about widening the measure and meaning of a day beyond our to-do lists, discovering the call of a new topic, shaping a big idea “blob of clay,” how she collects all the great quotes a...2023-04-2546 min
The Unmistakable Creative PodcastMadeleine Dore | Redefining What it Means to be ProductiveIn this episode, Madeleine Dore discusses how we can redefine productivity by embracing the messiness of life. Dore shares her insights on dismantling comparison, aspirational routines, and unrealistic expectations, encouraging listeners to find their own way to navigate the never-ending list of things to do. Tune in to discover a new perspective on what it means to be productive. Subscribe for ad-free interviews and bonus episodes https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-03-1556 min
Hustle & Grace with Hilary Sutton: A Work/Life Balance PodcastWhat All High-Achieving Creatives Have In Common: Writer Madeleine Dore Shares Surprising Findings on CreativityIn this conversation Madeleine Dore shares what she learned after spending five years interviewing creative thinkers about their routines and reflections. Her findings may surprise you. Madeleine shares the commonalities that she found across the board with these high achieving creatives, the freeing concept of the “day artist” and what we can actually learn from our impulse to “compare and despair.” Madeleine’s Substack The Career Motivation Quiz I Didn’t Do the Thing Today Cheryl Strayed’s Dear Sugar column This episode is sponsored by HSL Digital. Do you know what...2023-03-0721 min
ReconsideringEpisode 29: Giving up on productivity with Madeleine Dore
Are you one of those people who thrives off a check-list? It feels satisfying to complete things, but the satisfaction only lasts for a fleeting moment as a cleared check-list invites more tasks. It's an exhausting treadmill that inevitably gives rise to guilt and shame when we can't keep up.
Madeleine Dore, author of “I Didn’t Do the Thing Today; letting go of productivity guilt” joins us to talk about giving yourself permission to let go to focus on what really matters. We’ll talk about the difference between happiness and satisfaction, burnout and how to spot it...2023-01-0347 min
The First TimeSummer Series: Madeleine DoreIn our third episode of our Summer Series, we revisit Kate's conversation with Madeleine Dore which was a hugely popular ep to kick off 2022. We hope you can apply her energy to your 2023 new year!
Madeleine Dore is a freelance writer, interviewer and founder of Extraordinary Routines. Since 2014, Dore has been asking creative thinkers how they navigate their days on her popular blog Extraordinary Routines and podcast Routines & Ruts. Her interviews, life-experiments, and articles have appeared in Sunday Life, Womankind, BBC, and more and her latest offering is her first book, I Didn’t Do the Thing Today: On...2023-01-011h 15
Read Beat (...and repeat)"I Didn't Do the Thing Today" by Madeleine DoreAny given day brings a never-ending list of things to do. And if you're Madeleine Dore, you're putting that list of tasks on paper.Looking to get organized? There’s the work thing, the catch-up thing, the laundry thing, the creative thing, the exercise thing, the family thing, the thing we don’t want to do, and the thing we’ve been putting off, despite it being the most important thing. Even on days when we get a lot done, the thing left undone can leave us feeling guilty, anxious, or disappointed. Is that you? Then it...2022-11-2909 min
ThirteenInterview with Madeleine Dore (Writer / Interviewer)In this week’s episode we chat to the wonderfully poetic and infinitely wise Madeleine Dore (Author) about holding things lightly, choosing your own measures, borrowing other people’s goals, shifting from ambition to drive, creating momentum, asking yourself what you really want and how you know what voice is true, productivity guilt, training wheels for rest, recognising or deciding our internal seasons, looking at your feet, not the mountain, productivity cyclones, the arrival fallacy, permission to allow flow, wanting and play, writing in the gush, collecting failures like stamps, and how you can’t waste time in advance.
...2022-11-2054 min2 Pages with MBS120. How to be Alive: Madeleine Dore, Author of ‘I Didn’t Do the Thing Today’ [reads] ‘Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life’Recommend this show by sharing the link: pod.link/2PagesI still remember reading my first Nicholson Baker book, The Mezzanine. This extraordinary book slows down the pace of life to one where all the details are able to be noticed. For someone like me–a little bit in my head and moving too fast–reading the book resembles bullet time from The Matrix movies, only with the detritus of everyday living zipping past, instead. Madeleine Dore reminds me of myself; both a great author and a great asker of qu...2022-09-2734 min
The Hectic Podcast"Absorb and squeeze" with Madeleine DoreAre you dissatisfied with your life or the season you’re in? Do you wish you could just pinpoint the reason you’re stuck so you can change it? If so, this is the episode for you. This week, we were joined by Madeleine Dore, the author of one of our favorite books, “I Didn’t Do the Thing Today.” During our conversation, we explored the ways routines can take over our lives and how ruts can show us what we need to change. Madeleine shared how curiosity can be our greatest weapon. We also got a great remin...2022-09-0643 min
Routines & RutsBONUS PART 2: Free audiobook sample — I Didn't Do The Thing TodayRoutines & Ruts podcast is now archived.If you'd like to explore similar themes, you can find the companion book, I Didn't Do The Thing Today or sign up to the On Things Substack newsletter where host Madeleine Dore shares her latest writings on creativity, connection and aliveness.For my latest podcast project, visit www.asociallifewithfriends.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-08-2215 min
Routines & RutsBONUS PART 1: On endings and beginningsRoutines & Ruts podcast is now archived.If you'd like to explore similar themes, you can find the companion book, I Didn't Do The Thing Today or sign up to the On Things Substack newsletter where host Madeleine Dore shares her latest writings on creativity, connection and aliveness.For my latest podcast project, visit www.asociallifewithfriends.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-08-1408 min
Age Less / Live MoreHow to Banish Productivity Guilt with Madeleine DoreI’m a productivity junkie in recovery. I’ve read just about every productivity and habit change book you can think of. From time blocking and “inbox zero”, to nootropics, I’ve tried almost everything. And while I’ve certainly learned many tactics, I’ve also learned that most things don’t last. We all need to find what works for us individually; and maybe accept that we are not, or at least don’t have to be, so productive all the time. In a quest to boost her own productivity, my guest on this week’s podcast discovered th...2022-08-1046 min
Talk Paper ScissorsI Didn't Do The Thing Today with Madeleine DoreSend us a textIn this perspective-shifting episode, Madeleine Dore (author of I Didn’t Do The Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt) chats about all sorts of important ideas, especially as summer’s restful embrace invites us to slow down and play. Madeleine discusses why ‘perfection’ is a flawed concept (and what’s better than striving for perfection), the importance of taking productivity down off its pedestal, the bright side of not completing your to do list, the importance of being curious to question where our productivity guilt comes from, as well as...2022-06-3053 min