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    Stop Making Excuses: Master Mindful Work-Life Balance

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    Lena and Eli demolish your productivity myths with hard science on mindfulness. No more 72-hour work weeks or stress spirals-learn evidence-based practices that actually work, you overwhelmed perfectionist.

    Stop Making Excuses: Master Mindful Work-Life Balance

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    Mindfulness isn't a quick fix or a band-aid solution; it's literally rewiring how your brain processes and responds to experience. It enables the 'slow brain'—executive control rather than autopilot—to facilitate intentional actions, willpower, and conscious decisions.

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    Points clés

    1

    Opening & Welcome to Your Mindful Work-Life Journey

    0:00
    0:24
    0:52
    2

    Topic Introduction & Source Material Setup

    1:19
    1:46
    2:08
    2:30
    2:54
    3:16
    3

    The Science Behind Mindful Living

    3:43
    4:06
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    4:49
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    5:33
    4

    Understanding the Modern Work-Life Challenge

    6:00
    6:20
    6:41
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    2:08
    5

    Practical Mindfulness Strategies for Daily Life

    8:43
    4:49
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    10:37
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    11:13
    6

    The Workplace Revolution: Mindfulness at Work

    11:31
    11:50
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    2:08
    12:52
    13:14
    13:32
    13:56
    7

    Boundary Management and Psychological Detachment

    14:40
    14:55
    2:08
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    15:51
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    16:34
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    17:12
    8

    Self-Compassion and Sustainable Well-being

    17:27
    17:43
    6:41
    18:23
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    19:42
    9

    Overcoming Common Obstacles and Resistance

    19:59
    20:14
    2:08
    20:49
    7:44
    21:25
    10:37
    22:02
    22:21
    10

    Creating Supportive Systems and Environments

    22:38
    22:57
    6:41
    23:38
    9:40
    24:14
    24:34
    19:42
    11

    The Ripple Effects: How Mindfulness Transforms Relationships

    25:10
    25:30
    10:37
    26:03
    26:20
    26:36
    26:54
    27:09
    27:28
    12

    Practical Applications & Listener Takeaways

    27:45
    10:37
    6:41
    28:44
    29:02
    29:23
    29:41
    29:57
    30:11
    30:27
    13

    Wrap-up & Closing Reflection

    30:48
    31:08
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