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My Pocket Psych

Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon

My Pocket Psych is all about the psychology of the workplace. Each episode, we"ll examine the world of work and explore a topic through the lens of psychology. Wellbeing, productivity, careers, relationship management. We"ll aim to give listeners tips to help improve their experience of work - moving from surviving to thriving! My Pocket Psych is brought to you by WorkLifePsych Ltd and hosted by Dr. Richard MacKinnon, a Chartered Psychologist and coach.

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42:34

Ep 120: Putting PERMA into practice with Dr. Lyn Lanka

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/09/30

Welcome to episode 120 where Richard is joined by Dr. Lyn Lanka for a further exploration of the PERMA model for human happiness and flourishing. Together, they explore the impact of small behaviours, why there’s no need to make huge disruptive changes and how you can treat the PERMA model like your very own recipe. Big thanks to Lyn for her expertise and input into this episode. And don’t forget, if you’d like to more about positive psychology and the concept of flourishing, check out episode 113

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42:07

Ep 119: Are you sabotaging your sleep?

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/09/02

In this episode, we return to the vital topic of sleep. Sleep really is the bedrock of our wellbeing, and if we're not getting enough quality sleep, it undermines all the other things we do to stay healthy. We look at sleep through the lens of our daily habits and explore some of the ways we might be unintentionally depriving ourselves of the sleep we need. Resources for this episode 'How to have a good day' by Caroline Webb 'Why we sleep' by Matthew Walker Why your wellbeing initiative needs to

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44:36

Ep 118: Your productivity toolkit

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/09/01

In this episode, Richard and Pilar look at the essentials of any productivity toolkit: a place to keep tasks, a place to keep track of commitments and a place to keep notes. With so many apps available, we'll look at some of our favourites and explain how they can support your productivity. They go from the totally free through to apps that need some investment. We'd love to hear about your productivity app recommendations and why they help you get your important stuff done. You can get in touch

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23:08

Ep 117: The importance of rest

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/08/09

Welcome to episode 117, where we take a look at the importance of rest - for our productivity, our effectiveness and our wellbeing. It’s easy to take it for granted and ‘squeeze’ if in where we can. But being intentional about rest and breaks from work can pay dividends. Rest isn’t optional, it isn’t the last thing we should think of. Or only consider when we’re too tired to continue or when everything else on our todo list is done. Rest doesn’t have to mean sleep, either. We can take a break from

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33:21

Ep 116: What’s in your in-box?

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/07/28

Welcome to episode 116, where Richard and Pilar explore the importance of getting intentional about managing our inbox. Rather than live in our email inbox, Richard outlines the benefits of another, separate inbox, accessible without delving into your email. Why? Because even in 2022, not all work comes to us via email! We look at how to get clarity on the tasks that come our way, apply some form of prioritisation to them and the importance of differentiating between individual tasks and projects

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33:32

Ep 115: Personal Knowledge Management

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/07/14

Welcome to episode 115, where we take an introductory look at the concept of Personal Knowledge Management. This concept has evolved in response to the very real contemporary experience of information overload. When knowledge workers globally are inundated with information from the moment they wake up, how do we decide what to pay attention to? What should we keep for later? And how can we overcome the limitations of our memories, to ensure we can use this knowledge at a later date? Richard and

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27:17

Ep 114: Dealing with the 'Sunday scaries'

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/06/22

In this episode, Richard and Pilar look at the way anxiety about the working week ahead can ruin our Sundays - the so-called 'Sunday scaries'. We discuss why we can feel this way and some simple approaches to lessen the impact of these thoughts and emotions. Resources mentioned in this episode: Interview with Gemma Roberts: https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/112/ Defusion episode: https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/ep-056-psychflex-in-action-4-seeing-thoughts-for-what-they-are/ Episode

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33:47

Ep 113: What is ‘flourishing?’ - with Dr. Lyn Lanka

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/06/15

In this episode, Richard is joined by fellow psychologist Dr. Lyn Lanka, who explains the concept of flourishing. In particular, how we can flourish even though we're experiencing difficulties or in a particularly challenging context. As Lyn explains, it's not just about 'positive emotions' but more to do with taking helpful action to move towards what's important to us. Big thanks to Lyn for her time and her expertise. If you have follow-up comments or questions, reach out on Twitter

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45:01

Ep112: Mindset Matters, with Gemma Leigh Roberts

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/06/01

Welcome to episode 112. After our very short break, we’re back! Richard is joined by fellow psychologist and coach, Gemma Leigh Roberts. Gemma has just had her first book published, so we take a look at both what she’s hoping readers will take from ‘Mindset Matters’ and what it’s like to translate the science of resilience into something readers can put into action. Do get in touch with your comments and questions - we love to hear from our listeners. Thanks for listening! Resources mentioned in

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31:42

Ep 111: What stops you from delegating?

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/05/05

Welcome to the latest episode, where Richard and Pilar discuss delegation and the obstacles we need to deal with. While we might rationally understand the need for, and benefits of, delegation - lots of things can get in the way. Whether it's our beliefs about delegation, our workload, the competence of others or fear about it all going wrong - there's a lot we can do to cultivate a delegation habit and start to enjoy its benefits. If you've enjoyed this episode, let us know! And if you have

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27:08

Ep 110: How are you coping?

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/04/13

Hello and welcome to episode 110 of my pocket psych, the podcast all about the psychology of the workplace. In this episode, we take a look at the concept of coping. Simply put, this is any of the things that we do in response to challenges, setbacks and adversity. Sometimes we use coping strategies and techniques intentionally. We decide to respond in a particular way. And sometimes the ways we cope with things going wrong are automatic, not really part of our conscious awareness. It’s important to

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24:21

Ep 109: Your Fifth Sense

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/04/06

In this episode, Richard is joined by Duncan Boake, the Chief Executive of Fifth Sense - a charity dedicated to the support of people experience taste and smell loss. Duncan explains what led him to establish the charity, his own person experience of sensory impairment and together, he and Richard explore what this means for people in and out of the workplace. Thanks for listening! Resources mentioned in this episode Fifth Sense webiste: https://www.fifthsense.org.uk Fifth Sense on Twitter:

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29:40

Ep 108: Knowing isn't the same as doing

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/03/10

Welcome to episode 108 of My Pocket Psych, where we take a look at some of the ways we’ve tripped ourselves up when it comes to productivity. Richard and Pilar take a look back at the lessons they’ve learned about getting stuff done in their careers and how it made a difference. Public humiliation aside (!!) we want to illustrate that knowing isn’t enough - we have to put our knowledge to use and practical application. We’d love to know what kind of journey you’ve been on when it comes to your

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32:11

Ep 107: Dealing with self-limiting beliefs

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/03/09

Welcome to episode 107, where we look at how to deal with the self-limiting beliefs that can get in the way of what we want to do. We discussed how personality assessment can lead to unintentionally over-simplified views of ourselves back in episode 106. But these aren’t the only source of over-simplified views. Richard and Pilar explore some ways to get a more nuanced and complete view of ourselves so we can see the bigger picture and sidestep limiting thoughts. This touches on seeing our thoughts

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52:43

Ep 106: Being your own Boss, with Dr. Hayley Lewis

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/02/23

Welcome to episode 106, where Richard is joined by Dr. Hayley Lewis, a fellow occupational psychologist and specialist in people development at work. Hayley describes her career journey, her career decisions and her passion for working with middle managers. She also outlines some of the findings from her recent doctoral research into the experience of female entrepreneurs. What does it take to ‘be your own boss’? Whose advice should we take? Are the messages on social media really helping women who

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35:39

Ep 105: Productivity is not the goal

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/02/09

Welcome to episode 105, where we look at the downside of productivity. While it’s helpful to be mindful about how we invest our time and attention, a focus on productivity as a goal can have some serious downsides. When we set productivity as our goal, it’s the same as chasing happiness - both are temporary states and can leave us feeling unfulfilled if we believe we should be that way all the time. Instead, we present productivity as a lens through we can can examine our life helping us to decide

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26:54

Ep 104: The power of the weekly review

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/01/26

Welcome to episode 104, where we explore the benefits of reviewing our working week - before launching into our weekend. Identifying learning points, successes and challenges can help us draw a line under the week and enables us to put our learning into practice the following week. When discussed in the productivity literature, the weekly review can seem like an overwhelming task to complete. So I ease my coaching clients into reviewing their week against five simple questions. They can of course

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35:25

Ep 103: Personality: Don't fence me in

My Pocket Psych ·

2022/01/13

Welcome to episode 103, where we take a look at personality - and the double-edged sword that comes with measuring it. While it’s great to build our understanding of our personality, the tool used, the way it’s used and the quality of the information shared from it can all combine to make the experience sub-optimal. There’s a big difference between the kind of personality ‘quiz’ you take online for entertainment and the scientifically rigorous assessment you’ll complete at work. But some less

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27:49

Ep 102: Building psychological safety

My Pocket Psych ·

2021/12/16

Welcome to episode 102, where we build on last episode's discussion about psychological safety. This time, Richard and Pilar explore some of the simple ways team leaders and managers can create a culture where psychological safety can grow. We highlight some reflections points - for example, how do you respond to errors or 'bad news' from your team members? We'd love to hear from our listeners about this topic - how would you rate psychological safety where you work? What have you done to improve

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26:02

Ep 101: Psychological Safety

My Pocket Psych ·

2021/12/01

Welcome to episode 101, where we take a look at the concept of psychological safety. What is it? What difference does it make? What workplace factors can inhibit it? And just how is it different to trust? Next time, we'll look at some of the ways we can create a team culture that supports and cultivates psychological safety. Meanwhile, get in touch with your comments and questions. We love to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail: https://camflare.io/studio/61308a654fd12/ Send us an email:

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