#371 It's Not Workload. It's Thoughtload — Dr. Liane Davey

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What if what’s really wearing you out isn’t your to-do list, but the hidden burden of everything your mind is juggling at once?

In this episode of Being Human, Richard Atherton talks with Dr. Liane Davey, an organisational psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, and co-founder of 3COze Inc. Liane has spent more than thirty years studying what helps teams succeed and what causes them to quietly fall apart. Her new book, Thoughtload: Manage the Madness and Free Your Team to Do Great Work, began with a moment on stage when someone in the audience challenged the idea that workload was the main problem. Liane paused during her talk and said for the first time, "It's not the workload that's killing us — it's the thought load." That line caught the room and launched the idea.

Thoughtload is the hidden cost that affects how you perform and show up at work. It comes from growing mental demands, an emotionally unsettled world that follows you into the office, and the idea that you shouldn’t take time to recharge.  

We talk: 

• Why "priorities" had no plural
• The invisible tax on your focus
• Emotions vs. feelings at work
• Energy as a renewable resource
• The 15-minute overwhelm fix

Links:
Liane Davey
Thoughtload (book + resources)
Liane on LinkedIn