After tossed schedules due to the pandemic, many are on the lookout for ways to maximise productivity and take a re-look at their goals. In this light, Deepak ‘Chuck’ Gopalakrishnan’s upcoming productivity podcast, Getting Meta, makes a perfectly-timed entry. The 12-episode season is refreshing in that it directs listeners to introspect and plan their own paths to achievement.

Chuck interviews successful individuals including Meeta Malhotra, Amit Varma, Rohan Joshi, Dhimant Parekh, Srini Swaminathan and Krish Ashok to find out not how they got to where they are, but what tools, habits, thought structures as well as decision-making processes helped them in attaining success. Chuck ensures that the takeaway of season 1 is not a one-size-fits-all approach to the top, because apart from different skill sets and goals, we also have different ideas of success. He drew from his experiences, “It’s worth asking yourself — ‘Why am I doing this? Where does this take me? How does it add to my life or career?’” He concludes that this simple exercise will help contextualise things (whether a job or task) in the bigger picture, and help you plan your direction.

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