The Upside of Struggle

Author Grace Marshall discusses how we can learn to respond positively to life’s more difficult moments.

This conversation with Dr Mark Williamson was recorded at an Action for Happiness event on 20th July 2021.

About The Speaker

Grace Marshall is an award-winning author known for her "refreshingly human" approach to productivity. Her first book 21 Ways to Manage the Stuff that Sucks Up Your Time was hailed by readers as the ideal book for people who don't have time to read a time management book. Her second book, How to be Really Productive, won The Commuter's Read category at the CMI 2017 Management Book of the Year Awards. Her work as a Productivity Ninja with global productivity training company, Think Productive, has taken her from Norway to New York, with stages ranging from corporate headquarters to a tent in the New Forest, helping thousands of people adopt new ways of working replacing stress, overwhelm and frustration with success, sanity and satisfaction. Her practical advice on productivity and work-life balance has been featured in The Guardian, Forbes, Huffpost, CNN, London Economic Forum, Cityparents, and on BBC Radio.

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