Ofra splits her time among a number of hobbies in her retirement, but she wants to stop feeling rudderless and find the focus necessary to write a book of observational humor based on her twenty-year career as a psychotherapist. Enter David Epstein, workplace researcher and author of Inside the Box, who advocates for creating artificial structure and imposing concrete deadlines rather than falling into the trap of endless optionality. He introduces Ofra to an evaluation rubric for vetting creative output, advising her to write a mock press release before starting her project to define her audience and clarify the exact parenting misconceptions she wants to target. He exposes the traps of subtraction neglect that trick retirees into adding too many low-stakes activities to their daily routines. Executive Producer Corey Wara Edited by Geoff Craig Booking by Ben Astaire Do you have a burning question or a problem you need help with? Email us at <a href="mailto:howto@mikepesca.com" target="_blank">howto@mikepesca.com</a> and we will consider your topic for the show. For full Pesca content and updates, check out our website at <a href="https://www.mikepesca.com/" target="_blank">https://www.mikepesca.com/</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To receive ad-free content, become a Pesca Plus subscriber at ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/" target="_blank">https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/</a> For Mike's daily takes on Substack, subscribe to The Gist List <a href="https://mikepesca.substack.com/" target="_blank">https://mikepesca.substack.com/</a> Follow us on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pescagist/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/pescagist/</a> X <a href="https://x.com/pescami" target="_blank">https://x.com/pescami</a> YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@pescagist" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@pescagist</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@pescagist" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@pescagist</a> To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="mailto:ad-sales@libsyn.com" target="_blank">ad-sales@libsyn.com</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://advertising.libsyn.com/howto" target="_blank">https://advertising.libsyn.com/howto</a> Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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