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A lot of career advice centers on productivity and performance. Work Wise aims to go a layer deeper, bringing you tested insights that help you not only work smarter but also find more meaning in your professional life. Each week, PhD behavioral scientist Danny Kenny offers an inside look at the behavioral patterns and hidden dynamics that shape how we work — drawing on real client stories, conversations with Big Think experts, and the latest research — and what it actually takes to change them.

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Danny Kenny, Ph.D., is a behavioral scientist and leadership consultant who helps people understand why they make the decisions they make and how to make better ones.

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Work Wise
The 2-part search for work you actually want to show up for
The excavation most career advice skips.
Danny Kenny
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Work Wise
The mindset shift that ended my Sunday-night dread
Your to-do list isn't a debt to pay off. It's a menu to choose from.
Danny Kenny
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Work Wise
Stop creating meaningless work. Start having hard conversations.
How leaders destroy meaning (without realizing it).
Danny Kenny
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Work Wise
The career question that too few people ask
Behavioral scientist Danny Kenny on the simple power of asking, "What is this actually for?"
Danny Kenny
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