{"podcast":{"title":"PRODUCTIVITY","slug":"productivity-6443634","podcast_index_feed_id":6443634,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2154246.rss","website_url":"https://theproductivitypodcast.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/55b8se0egh97kbdj76nsga5ig0c8?.jpg","author":"Brandon White","episode_count":310,"summary":"The PRODUCTIVITY Podcast brings you science backed productivity tactics, techniques, and procedures that work so you can get the most out of your time, talent and ideas. You get one productivity episode a day in a short, productive, episode that gives you actionable playbooks to put the ideas to work for yourself. Your Host Brandon White has been an entrepreneur in the trenches for over two decades. He has his Masters in Psychology, MBA, and is a certified Expert Tiny Habits Coach studying with BJ Fogg from Standford's Behavioral Design Lab. With real life experience , Brandon knows he'll never get everything done in a day, but he's figured out the best productivity strategies and products that are force multipliers to get the most out of a day in your personal and professional life. Listen in for your daily productivity tips.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T06:21:44.379476+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/productivity-6443634"},"episode":{"title":"How to Stop Being a People Pleaser: The Science Behind Why We Do It and How to Stop","slug":"how-to-stop-being-a-people-pleaser-the-science-behind-why-we-do-it-and-how-to-stop","published_at":"2026-05-05T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/productivity-6443634/how-to-stop-being-a-people-pleaser-the-science-behind-why-we-do-it-and-how-to-stop","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/productivity-6443634","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2154246/episodes/19115845-how-to-stop-being-a-people-pleaser-the-science-behind-why-we-do-it-and-how-to-stop.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2154246/episodes/19115845-how-to-stop-being-a-people-pleaser-the-science-behind-why-we-do-it-and-how-to-stop.mp3","summary":"People pleasing: what being a people pleaser is, why the science says we do it, and 3 ways to stop people pleasing and start protecting your own time and sanity so you can be happier with yourself. STUDY CITATIONS Crocker, J., & Park, L. E. (2004). The costly pursuit of self-esteem. Psychological Bulletin, 130(3), 392–414.Canlı, D., & Karaşar, B. (2021). Predictors of major depressive disorder: The need for social approval and self-esteem. Alpha Psychiatry, 22(1), 38–42. Make su...","meta_description":"People pleasing: what being a people pleaser is, why the science says we do it, and 3 ways to stop people pleasing and start protecting your own time and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":300,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/productivity-6443634/episodes/how-to-stop-being-a-people-pleaser-the-science-behind-why-we-do-it-and-how-to-stop/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/productivity-6443634/how-to-stop-being-a-people-pleaser-the-science-behind-why-we-do-it-and-how-to-stop.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}