The Purposeful Pause

There's this moment in every seasonal transition where you can feel your body asking for something different, but your brain hasn't caught up yet. You find yourself resistant to routines that served you beautifully just weeks ago, or suddenly energized by possibilities that felt overwhelming in s...

No matter what kind of work you do—leading a team, creating art, managing a household or family—you are eventually going to end up doing "admin work." The often invisible, but essential work and tasks that keep everything else running smoothly. We make careers out of it. Entire degrees specializi...

I'm writing the intro to this week's newsletter last. Truthfully, I've really struggled with writing intros lately and have wanted to just get right into the weeds—it is where I'm most comfortable. But after finishing this week's draft, I'm realizing that I needed to read this issue as much as I ...