What's on Your Bookshelf?

This is a life and leadership podcast where we live out loud the pages of books on our bookshelves. Hosted by Denise Russo, Sam Powell, and produced by Zach Elliott woyb.substack.com

What's on Your Bookshelf? is a education podcast hosted by What's On Your Bookshelf, with 183 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

What's On Your Bookshelf hosts What's on Your Bookshelf?, a education show with 183 episodes published.

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  164 Joy at Work: Tidying Decisions

  May 27, 202629 minS0

  <p>In this episode of What’s on Your Bookshelf, Sam Powell and Denise Russo continue through Marie Kondo’s The Joy at Work with a conversation about tidying decisions — and why decision fatigue quietly drains our energy, clarity, and leadership.</p><p>In this episode we discuss:</p><p>* Why we make thousands of decisions every day — and how that mental load adds up.</p><p>* How to separate decisions into high-stakes, medium-stakes, and low-stakes categories.</p><p>* Why some decisions should be made quickly, delegated, or pre-decided.</p><p>* How too many options can create decision paralysis instead of freed...

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  163 Joy at Work: Tidying Time

  May 20, 202637 minS0

  <p>In this episode of What’s on Your Bookshelf, Sam Powell and Denise Russo continue through Marie Kondo’s The Joy at Work with a conversation about one of our most precious resources: time.</p><p>This chapter is all about tidying your schedule, your tasks, and the way work quietly takes over your life.</p><p>In this episode we discuss:</p><p>* Why saying yes to everything can slowly drain your focus, energy, and joy.</p><p>* How unproductive meetings create real cost — not just in dollars, but in attention and momentum.</p><p>* The difference between urgent...

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  162 Joy at Work: Tidying Digital Work

  May 13, 202629 minS0

  <p>In this episode of What’s on Your Bookshelf, Sam Powell and Denise Russo tackle one of the most overwhelming areas of modern work: digital clutter.</p><p>From overflowing inboxes to endless notifications, this conversation explores how our devices may be quietly draining our focus, energy, and performance.</p><p>In this episode we discuss:</p><p>* Why digital clutter (emails, files, apps) creates constant distraction and hidden stress.</p><p>* How to decide what to keep using three simple filters:</p><p>* Do I need this for future work?</p><p>* Will this inspire or inform me?</p>...

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  161 Joy at Work: Tidying Your Workspace

  May 6, 202625 minS0

  <p>In this episode of What’s on Your Bookshelf, Sam Powell and Denise Russo continue through Marie Kondo’s The Joy at Work with a practical conversation about tidying your physical workspace — and why your desk may be affecting more than your productivity.</p><p>In this episode we discuss:</p><p>* Why clearing your workspace can help clear your mind — especially when work already feels chaotic.</p><p>* How to tidy by category, not one random item at a time.</p><p>* Why decluttering often brings up deeper questions about money, guilt, identity, and sunk costs.</p><p>* The role...

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  160 Joy at Work: If You Keep Falling Back to Clutter

  Apr 29, 202629 minS0

  <p>In this episode of What’s on Your Bookshelf, Sam Powell and Denise Russo continue their conversation on Marie Kondo’s The Joy at Work by digging into a question almost everybody knows too well:</p><p>Why do we keep falling back into clutter — even after we clean things up?</p><p>This episode moves beyond tidying as a task and gets into the deeper mindset, identity, and work-life vision needed to actually sustain change.</p><p>In this episode we discuss:</p><p>* Why clutter isn’t just about mess — it’s often a sign of unclear priorities...

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