Why Adam Grant wants you to schedule a regular life check-up

<p>How often do you stop and check-in about how you’re tracking with your career and the job you are in? How do you know you're not blindly following a career path you’re going to regret years down the track?&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Organisational psychologist and best-selling author Adam Grant says we should all be scheduling life check-ups.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>A life check-up is just like scheduling an appointment with a doctor, even if you don’t suspect anything is wrong.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>By putting a reminder in your calendar twice a year to review where you’re at, you’ll be more likely to see the vital signs before it’s too late.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He also shares his hacks for effective&nbsp;remote collaboration and the benefits of setting up your own ‘challenge network’ and how to start one.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with Adam here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.adamgrant.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.adamgrant.net/</a></p><p>Take the Think Again quiz here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.adamgrant.net/quizzes/think-again-quiz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.adamgrant.net/quizzes/think-again-quiz/</a></p><p>And grab a copy of Think Again here:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.adamgrant.net/book/think-again/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.adamgrant.net/book/think-again/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Visit&nbsp;<a href="http://amanthaimber.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">amanthaimber.com/podcast</a>&nbsp;for full show notes from all episodes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Get in touch at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:amantha@inventium.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">amantha@inventium.com.au</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at&nbsp;<a href="http://how