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How I Work

by Amantha Imber
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About the show

You know those annoyingly successful people who seem to have it all figured out? Time to steal their playbook. Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber gets world‑class achievers to spill their secrets - the daily strategies behind their success through to life hacks and productivity hacks they’d rather keep to themselves. We’re talking practical tips for boosting your output (including clever AI tools and shortcuts that’ll make you look like a genius), managing overwhelm without losing your mind, and optimising both work and wellbeing. No motivational fluff. Just battle‑tested tactics from people who’ve cracked the code.

Latest episodes

  • AI is a terrible brainstormer (until you do this)

    October 4, 2026 · 14 min

    You ask AI for ideas and get a tidy list of ten, each one praised as being brilliant. The tempting move is to grab the first one that looks decent and get on with your day. The catch is that you've handed over the thinking, and what comes…

  • The 7 types of rest you need, and how to find the one you're missing, with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

    September 30, 2026 · 39 min

    One surgeon takes his boat out onto a lake, screams until he can't scream anymore, and then cries. It is how he recovers from a job where patients die and he can't fall apart in front of his team.  That is what emotional rest can look…

  • Your AI gets dumber at 60%. Here's the free fix.

    September 27, 2026 · 10 min

    Some of us have a favourite chat thread we keep coming back to, adding a bit more context every time we open it. It feels efficient, like you're building up a work buddy who really knows your stuff. But every extra message quietly chips…

  • The Work Edit: 3 evening strategies to actually help you switch off

    September 23, 2026 · 30 min

    You've read the books. You've locked the phone in a drawer. You've set a hard cut-off at 8 PM. And none of it has lasted more than two weeks.  That's exactly where Shaun found himself. By day he's a senior corporate strategy leader at…

  • The 4 recurring tasks you should hand off to AI permanently

    September 20, 2026 · 13 min

    Most people treat AI like a vending machine: you show up, you ask, you wait. But what if there's another way to use it, one where the work gets done before you've even thought to ask for it.  In this How I AI episode, Neo and I explore…

  • Steal Jane Lu's system for delegating without losing control

    September 16, 2026 · 34 min

    Hiring someone is one of the highest-stakes decisions a founder makes. Get it wrong and you can lose time, money, and momentum. And after 16 years of building Showpo from her parents' garage into a nine-figure business, Jane Lu is the…

  • 3 signs it's time to start a new chat thread

    September 13, 2026 · 10 min

    You've put in the work on your prompts. You know how to give AI the right context, set the right tone, ask the right questions. But then, mid-conversation, something shifts. The AI starts making things up, forgetting what you told it five…

  • Why planning 60% of your day is the most productive thing you can do, with Cyril Peupion

    September 9, 2026 · 29 min

    There's a specific kind of exhaustion that comes not from working hard, but from never quite feeling like you've worked on the right things. You finish a full day, maybe a long one, and yet the projects that actually matter haven't moved…