Book Club Bitches (Podcast)
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- 894
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- Nov 12, 2026
About the podcast
I'm Francesca Amber, your personal trainer for self-development books. Anyone can go and buy a book and leave it unread on their shelf for years, just as easily as you could go and run around the park every morning at 7 am – but will you? I’m here to select incredible and diverse books each month, guide you through every chapter and exercise, make it engaging, and introduce you to an incredible community of book club enthusiasts who will help keep you accountable.
Episodes 894
The 4 Hour Work Week - Part 4
Cultivating a low information diet, AKA selective ignorance. I'm totally using that by the way - if I don't know about something I'll say 'sorry I've been cultivating selective ignorance.' Information consumes …
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Cultivating a low information diet, AKA selective ignorance.
I'm totally using that by the way - if I don't know about something I'll say 'sorry I've been cultivating selective ignorance.'
Information consumes the attention (and energy) of it's recipient.
EXERCISE:
Attempt a 1 week information diet. No news, only fiction/pleasure tv and reading.
Batching your life, where could you batch tasks in your home and work life to save time and energy?
Reduce emails down to twice a day and make an autoreply if necessary.
The 4 Hour Work Week - Part 3
What an episode! Link for the pomodoro timer: https://link.amazon/B06RaOKAL Questions to ask yourself: If I could only work 2 hours a day what would you do? If you could only work 2 hours per WEEK what would …
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What an episode!
Link for the pomodoro timer: https://link.amazon/B06RaOKAL
Questions to ask yourself:
If I could only work 2 hours a day what would you do?
If you could only work 2 hours per WEEK what would you do?
What time-consuming activities would you eliminate?
What activities do I use to fill time as though I've been productive?
Who are the 20% of people who produce 80% of enjoyment and which 20% cause 80% of your depression or anxiety?
LEARN TO ASK: If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?
Don't ever arrive at your desk without a clear list of priorities, only a day to fill.
Use Parkinson's Law (and the Pomodoro technique) to accompish more in less time by setting tight deadlines (timer linked above)
What actions I've taken from this episode:
I've done a quick audit of my business and seen that the one avenue that brings me in over 90% of my income I spend less than 1% of my time and energy promoting. (This is a HUGE realisation!)
Spend time this week making my first reel for the book club 'cosy book club series' not pointless reels for reels sake!
I'm going to spend more energy and time on the friends that reciprocate starting with hosting an evening for my sister and Bobbie and their families.
Fran xxx
The 4 Hour Work Week - Part 2
It's a long one! Maybe listen to this in two sessions. The next episode will be on the 9th so you have a good few days to process this. Homework: Journalling exercise & the questions are: How has being …
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It's a long one! Maybe listen to this in two sessions. The next episode will be on the 9th so you have a good few days to process this.
Homework:
Journalling exercise & the questions are:
How has being 'realistic' kept you from the life you want?
Look at what you're currently doing and ask yourself 'what would happen if I did the opposite of the people around me' what will I sacrifice if I stay on this same track for the next 10 or 20 years?
FACE YOUR FEAR:
Define your nightmare, the worst that would happen if you did what you are considering.
What steps could you take to repair the damage or get things back on the upswing?
What are the more probable outcomes now you've defined the worst case scenario?
What are you putting off out of fear?
What is it costing you to postpone action?
What are you waiting for?
FINALLY...
Complete your 6 month dreamline and share with your fellow book club bitches if you can!
Fran x
Working Hard, Hardly Working - Part 2
Here are the notes I made from this chapter: Electric calendar x paper calendar on a Sunday night = organised heaven. To Do Table rather than a To Do List Quick Ticks | Tasks | Projects Batch these tasks …
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Here are the notes I made from this chapter:
Electric calendar x paper calendar on a Sunday night = organised heaven.
To Do Table rather than a To Do List
Quick Ticks | Tasks | Projects
Batch these tasks together and time block them into your daily plan.
Decide what to do before the working day starts using the Eisenhower Method.
Urgent & Important - DO NOW!
Not Urgent & Important - Schedule
Not Important but Urgent - Delegate
Neither - forget it!
Productivity tips I think will help me:
Take breaks
Tidy workspace
2 minute rule - just do it now if appropriate
Commit to a task, don't multitask
Do the To Do Table the night before/before work starts
Rituals are concious decisions to do something
Habits are subconcious actions
Combined they make our ROUTINE.
I will commit to doing the following steps BEFORE I start my working day:
I will put my to dos into the Eisenhower Method table to focus on what needs doing TODAY.
Then changing my overwhelming to do list into a to do table so I can batch today's tasks.
I will time block the tasks in my calendar.
I will use the Pomodoro technique & keep my phone off my desk.
Manifest Like a Mother The Workbook - Part 7
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