{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep 031: Thinking ahead to 2019","description":"Welcome to another episode of \u2018My Pocket Psych\u2019. This time, we look at the challenges with making new year\u2019s resolutions given our innate preference for comfort and stability. We discuss what productivity could look like in a variety of roles and look ahead to workplace psychology themes for 2019, in the second part of our interview with Nicky Hemmings. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Resources mentioned &amp;nbsp; 1. Productivity and behaviour change &amp;nbsp; Is HR neglecting its own mental health?&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/hrmagazine.co.uk\/article-details\/is-hr-neglecting-its-own-mental-health#.XBN8EkNGdOM.twitter  &amp;nbsp; Productivity and the four day week?&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.employeebenefits.co.uk\/wednesday-afternoons-boost-productivity\/   &amp;nbsp; Perpetual Guardian in NZ has permanently adopted its four-day week:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2018\/07\/working-fewer-hours-makes-you-productive-new-zealand-trial &amp;nbsp; Article on productivity and failure to change:  https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90276565\/science-explains-why-productivity-hacks-and-resolutions-are-practically-destined-to-fail  &amp;nbsp; Richard\u2019s blog post on making New Year\u2019s changes:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.worklifepsych.com\/looking-for-some-resolution\/&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 2. Interview with Nicky Hemmings, Part 2 &amp;nbsp; Evidence-Based HR Forum on LinkedIn:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/12139747\/&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Centre for Evidence-based Management:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.cebma.org\/&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Psychological Flexibility:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.worklifepsych.com\/psychologicalflexibility\/&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Nicky Hemmings on Twitter:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicolaHemmings&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"My Pocket Psych","author_url":"https:\/\/www.worklifepsych.com\/podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/8194004\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/8194004"}