ProjectME with Tiffany Carter – Entrepreneurship & Millionaire Mindset · Tiffany Carter

Stop the Grind: Science-Backed Ways to Work Less and Make More w/ Dr. Guy Winch, Psychologist & Author

February 26, 2026·1 hr 4 min·4 clips

Dr. Guy Winch says the shame is on psychology for failing to explain the difference between resting and recharging.

1. ProjectME with Tiffany Carter – Entrepreneurship & Millionaire Mindset centers this episode on burnout, overwork, and science-backed ways to work less and make more. 2. Tiffany Carter hosts the conversation, and Dr. Guy Winch joins as a psychologist and author of Mind Over Grind, with three viral TED Talks mentioned as part of his profile. 3. The episode asks how ambitious people can reclaim time, energy, and identity without relying on vague advice like “take more vacations.” 4. Tiffany describes years of therapy, relaxation attempts, pharmaceuticals, and substances used to keep going during long work stretches. 5. Winch defines burnout as deep exhaustion that sleep, a weekend off, or a vacation cannot fix. 6. He says burnout is more than tiredness because people become numb, rote, and unsure why their work mattered. 7. Tiffany says she used to assume she was “not type A enough” because corporate coworkers handled 12-hour days better than she did. 8. Winch says looking upward on social media hides the “misery,” “tattered family relationships,” and health damage behind curated success. 9. He explains that burnout is not contained to the workplace because stress follows people home and affects every part of life. 10. Winch separates resting from recharging and says the unconscious mind confuses physical exhaustion with mental exhaustion. 11. He says recharging must be an activity that feels effortful at the start and rewarding at the end. 12. Winch gives examples including working out, making things, organizing, socializing, and playing the violin for half an hour a week. 13. Tiffany says a beach walking session with her therapist created a lasting imprint that made walking feel worth repeating. 14. Winch says he uses a gym trick where he only commits to changing into workout clothes before deciding whether to leave. 15. He argues that remote work and personal brands blur boundaries because the person and the work become the same thing. 16. Winch says scheduling rest, family time, and workouts as calendar appointments is the only way to protect them from being crowded out. 17. He describes modern work as a “modern battlefield” where people stay activated all day and then ruminate at night. 18. The interview tone is direct, candid, and practical, with Tiffany sharing personal examples while Winch answers in explanatory, science-based terms. 19. Listeners juggling ambition, burnout, and too many responsibilities. 20. Listeners seeking motivational fluff or vague self-care advice.

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A direct look at burnout, overwork, and why real off-hours matter.

Burnout is the point here, and the episode does not soften that case. Dr. Guy Wench, author of Mind Over Grind, talks through schedule pressure, the value of off-hours, and a few science-backed ways to protect time, energy, and the rest of life from being eaten by work.

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When your calendar is eating you alive and rest feels illegal, this is the reset for burnout and overwork.

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