Thriving at Work: Staying Sane & Productive

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Thriving at Work: Staying Sane & Productive

Instructor: Evan Kimbrell

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Plan and prioritize work around outcomes, not just tasks
Protect focus, manage energy, and reduce distraction in real work environments
Build sustainable personal systems with boundaries, flexibility, and light automation

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course will help you plan your work around meaningful outcomes, prioritize when everything feels urgent, protect your focus, set healthier boundaries, and build simple systems that make productivity more sustainable. You’ll learn how to move beyond endless task lists, manage distractions without becoming unavailable, match your work to your energy, and use lightweight automation to reduce repetitive admin. By the end, you’ll have a practical approach for staying effective at work without constantly feeling overwhelmed, reactive, or burned out.

What makes this course unique is that it treats productivity as a whole-work system, not a collection of hacks. Instead of offering unrealistic routines or one-size-fits-all advice, it focuses on the real pressures of modern work: shifting priorities, meeting overload, constant interruptions, unclear expectations, and the challenge of staying sane while still delivering results. The approach is practical, realistic, and built for professionals who want to improve how they work in ways that are both effective and sustainable.

What's included

3 videos9 readings2 assignments

3 videosTotal 19 minutes

From To-Do Lists to Outcomes7 minutes
Prioritization Under Uncertainty7 minutes
Calendar & Task Triage5 minutes

9 readingsTotal 175 minutes

Example Pack: 24 Weak Task Statements Rewritten as Strong Outcome Statements20 minutes
Worksheet: Task List → Outcome Planner15 minutes
Going deeper into outcomes, open loops, and weekly planning30 minutes
Example Pack: 12 Ways to Ask for Clarity Without Sounding Difficult10 minutes
Worksheet: Weekly Priority Triage Planner20 minutes
Sharpening your priorities when the work is fuzzy30 minutes
Template Pack: 10 “Not Now” / Pushback / Renegotiation Scripts10 minutes
How to Build a Realistic Timeboxed Week15 minutes
Making your calendar reflect your priorities25 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Module 1 Knowledge Check30 minutes
Planning Your Week When Everything Feels Urgent60 minutes

What's included

3 videos3 readings2 assignments

3 videosTotal 18 minutes

Deep Work vs. Shallow Work Cadence6 minutes
Focus Tools, Rituals & Environment6 minutes
Async Norms That Protect Focus6 minutes

3 readingsTotal 100 minutes

Building a better rhythm for deep work and reactive work35 minutes
Strengthening your focus rituals and distraction defenses30 minutes
Using async norms to protect focus and reduce reactive work35 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Module 2 Knowledge Check30 minutes
Protecting Focus: Deep Work, Distraction, and Async Communication60 minutes

What's included

3 videos3 readings2 assignments

3 videosTotal 23 minutes

Energy Management 101 (Not Just Time Management)6 minutes
Boundary-Setting Scripts & Difficult Conversations9 minutes
Negotiating Work Flexibility8 minutes

3 readingsTotal 110 minutes

Exploring energy, recovery, and your natural work rhythm35 minutes
Strengthening boundaries, respectful pushback, and hard conversations35 minutes
Making the case for flexible work that actually works40 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Module 3 Knowledge Check30 minutes
Boundaries, Energy, and Flexibility in Practice60 minutes

What's included

3 videos3 readings2 assignments

3 videosTotal 21 minutes

Personal Systems & “Good Enough” Process7 minutes
Micro-Automation for Personal Productivity8 minutes
Keeping the System Alive (Without Turning Into a Productivity Hobbyist)7 minutes

3 readingsTotal 95 minutes

Building a personal system you can actually keep using35 minutes
Turning repetitive work into small, useful automations30 minutes
Keeping your productivity system useful over time30 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Module 4 Knowledge Check30 minutes
Building a Personal Productivity System That Actually Works60 minutes

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