Checklists with Alexandra Franzen

Alexandra Franzen reads from her book, The Checklist Book: Set Realistic Goals, Celebrate Tiny Wins, Reduce Stress and Overwhelm, and Feel Calmer Every Day.

The New Story Is was originally called Written, Spoken with Dave Ursillo, a podcast in which the written word came to life as the spoken word through the voices of the writers who wrote them.

Created and hosted by writer, author, and teacher of creative self-expression Dave Ursillo (DaveUrsillo.com, TheNewStory.Is), Written, Spoken was a creative experiment that blended mixed mediums to explore a new way of connecting with audiences.

The show's first two seasons remained archived and available for your listening enjoyment.

Season 2, Episode 8 of 'Written, Spoken' discusses Alex's love of checklists, where the pressure to "do more" comes from, and more, including:

How checklists have helped Alex strike a much healthier balance between “work” and “the rest of her life.”How Alex mobilized a group of friends to write a tiny book in wake of the murder of George Floyd in MinneapolisWhy, to Alex, checklists establish containers for clarifying, inspiring, and keeping you in the spaces that you want to be living in

After publishing books and achieving success as a talented copywriter, Alex renounced social media and has become a staunch advocate of work-life balance.  Alexandra’s newsletter shares inspiring true stories, checklists, music playlists, and exciting surprises to more than 13,000 readers, has been called one of the “14 newsletters you need in your inbox” by Brit+Co. She has written articles for Time, Forbes, Newsweek, The Huffington Post, and Lifehacker. Her work has been mentioned in The New York Times Small Business Blog, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, and Inc.

Subscribe now to our new show, The New Story Is, to join Dave on a journey that explores the shared stories and myths that shape our perceptions of life in our world today, including interviews and analysis from special guest interviewees who are championing the new stories of our time, for the good.

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