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Goodreads co-founder Elizabeth Khuri Chandler on how she plans for unstructured time and spontaneity

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With Elizabeth Khuri Chandler

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My guest today is Elizabeth Khuri Chandler. Elizabeth is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Goodreads, a website that helps people find and share books they love. Goodreads has over 90 million members and was acquired by Amazon in 2013.

Elizabeth is also the host of the podcast Books of Your Life with Elizabeth, in which she interviews some of the most creative people in the world about books that have had an impact on their life.

In this interview, we cover:

  • How Elizabeth uses calendars to organise her life

  • Elizabeth’s approach to prioritisation

  • The role unstructured time plays in Elizabeth’s life

  • How Elizabeth overcomes writer’s block

  • How to write well

  • How to write a great headline

  • Where she gets her best book recommendations from

  • How she prepares for interviews

  • Where her best ideas com from.


You can listen to Elizabeth’s podcast Books of Your Life right here.

Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

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Hosted by Dr Amantha Imber | Produced by Sam Blacker from The Podcast Butler

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DR AMANTHA IMBER IS AN ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND FOUNDER OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE CONSULTANCY INVENTIUM.

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A small dose of big thinking.

Every week, I share my favourite science-backed hacks, ideas, and strategies to make work (and life) a little better. Join 40,000+ readers who like their advice practical, proven, and easy to steal.

Promise: No spam. No selling your data for a packet of Tim Tams.

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