taking time to reflect, mermaid research, and when the detour is the path

Last week we talked about why productivity systems fail. It's not you, it's the mismatch between how systems are designed and how you actually work.  It's easy to think that means it's all bad. But we don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater... productivity tools exist because they DO help. We just need to adapt them to work with our wiring.  I went through this exact thing when I wa...

There's a graveyard in my notes app... (and at least a few drawers in my office.) Maybe yours too? 📓 Bullet journals that lasted exactly 13 days. ⏰ Time-blocking calendars abandoned after the first sick day. ☀️ Morning routines that died the moment daylight saving hit. 📱 Productivity apps downloaded with hope—and then deleted in frustration. Subscribe to keep reading this post n...

What goes together like the last dregs of summer and poolside reading? Fall back-to-business rush + burnout.  It's that time of year where everyone is looking forward, closing out summer mentally and putting the pedal to the metal before we hit the holidays.  Which also means, me and my 1:1 clients are revisiting burnout basics. Subscribe to keep reading this post newsletter-pos...