Forgiveness and Productivity: Breaking Free from Revenge Addiction with James Kimmel

Attention doesn't always arrive on command. Sometimes it needs an on-ramp. That's why BrainFM is my tool of choice. It's functional music designed to support focus. If your current focus soundtrack isn't doing the job, this is worth trying out. In fact, Try it as an experiment. Go to beyond the to do list.com slash brainfm. You can use my link and get 20% off and use it for a specific focus block and tell me. If it doesn't help you as it has helped me over the past seven plus years or so, again, go to the link in the show notes or beyond the to list.com slash brainfm to get 20% off. Hello and welcome back to Beyond the To-do list, a podcast about productivity. I'm your host, Eric Fisher, and I'm excited to share a conversation I had with James Kimmel. He's the author of the new book, The Science of Revenge. And I know what you're thinking, revenge? What does that have to do with productivity? Well

It's one of the most overlooked forms of distraction and emotional hijacking. In other words, it's taking up parts of your brain that are now not getting used to get stuff done. We're talking about What makes revenge so addictive? Why revenge is a productivity killer? The neuroscience behind how imagined slights are often just as powerful as real ones. and how toxic workplace revenge culture disrupts the workplace and how to avoid that from happening. Trust me, you may not have thought about this as a topic for a productivity podcast. And that's what makes it so interesting. I loved this conversation with James and his insights into how much time and energy we lose to revenge and how we can reclaim our focus through healing. So. With that.

I'll just say enjoy this conversation with James Kimmel. Well, it is my privilege to welcome to the show James Kimmel. James, welcome to Beyond the To-do list. Hello, Eric. Thanks for having me on your show. I'm excited to talk about this topic. You've got this new book, The Science of Revenge. understanding the world's deadliest addiction.

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