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system salvage, linguistic mergers, and the art of adaptation

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 ...

by Hannah Keyes — Sep 07, 2025 adapting systems frameworks + tools productivity sustinable systems system audits

digital graveyards, focus friends, and the myth of universal systems

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 downloa...

by Hannah Keyes — Aug 24, 2025 burnout prevention frameworks + tools productivity sustainable systems system audits

microdosing joy, crash patterns, and the process of integration

Picture this: You finally have the breakthrough—that lightning bolt moment where everything clicks. Why you've been struggling.Why you've been yearning for something different.And what needs to change for you to feel aligned again. It all makes perfect sense now. There's a buzz of excitement an...

by Hannah Keyes — Jul 27, 2025 burnout prevention change management frameworks + tools mental health perfectionism

unexpected pauses, a cake crusade, and the myth of me-free businesses

I stepped away for longer—and more extensively—than intended when I had a health scare after the holiday (more on this at the end of today's email). What I discovered during those weeks didn't feel great: a major chunk of my business systems are actually me-systems, not yet real systems. And I'm ...

by Hannah Keyes — Jul 13, 2025 burnout prevention frameworks + tools rest + recovery sustainable systems system audits

lizard brain, firefighting, and the architect identity waiting for you

Last week, one of my favorite astrologers shared a sentiment in my rising sign horoscope that felt like the timeliest of reminders: 'Pace starts to matter more than performance.' For someone who spent years chasing optimization and pushing through burnout, rebuilt a life that no longer prioritize...

by Hannah Keyes — May 04, 2025 burnout prevention energy management frameworks + tools reactivity research + science

pink-collar stigma, coral reefs' admin team, and reframing admin work

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...

by Hannah Keyes — Apr 13, 2025 adapting systems admin work energy management frameworks + tools reflection

hopscotch boundaries, if-then options, and finding flow in flexibility

I've been thinking a lot about flexibility lately—not just in how nature adapts to changing seasons, but in how it is inherently woven into ecosystems, the way we cultivate it in relationships, and the dichotomy of desperately wanting it while being absolutely terrified of the process of living w...

by Hannah Keyes — Apr 06, 2025 delegation frameworks + tools perfectionism routines

scaling everest, intuitive whispers, and the framework for bottleneck removal

Was last week wild for you? It was a rollercoaster over here. We're going to just dive right in today, lol. 🌱 TIPS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE LIFE + BUSINESS Translating Big Visions into Plans of Action Have you ever been so excited about an idea that you just jump both feet in until it's all consu...

by Hannah Keyes — Mar 16, 2025 energy management frameworks + tools productivity reflection

choose your next adventure and the power of your personal energy ecosystem

Can you believe it's already March?! So far this year we've explored recognizing your energy patterns, building sustainable routines, and creating flexibility in those systems. Today, we're bringing it all together with with how what may seem like separate practices actually is interconnected ben...

by Hannah Keyes — Mar 02, 2025 energy management frameworks + tools reflections

white flamingos, wicked rollercoasters, and the wisdom of minimum viable routines

There's this thing that happens in life where we put in countless hours of effort trying to build routines and ways of taking care of ourselves... Life just starts life-ing all over you. And you're left to figure how to actually maintain those routines through it all, no matter what you are juggl...

by Hannah Keyes — Feb 23, 2025 energy management frameworks + tools research + science routines

cat mart, street art, and the practice of building routines

When someone mentions burnout, what causes come to mind? 🤔💭🧐 Did your mind jump straight to work? The endless meetings.Mounting deadlines.Constant content creation. If so, you aren't alone. We spend about one-third of our life at work and have to plan our entire lives around it. But what if we w...

by Hannah Keyes — Feb 16, 2025 burnout prevention energy management frameworks + tools productivity routines

acorn growth, pattern flows, and the dance of energy management

My therapist likes to say "Clarity is cheap" because information and knowledge alone often aren't enough. It's what we do with the information that's important. I've found this is especially true when it comes to preventing (or recovering from) burnout. After spending over a decade collecting i...

by Hannah Keyes — Feb 10, 2025 burnout prevention energy management frameworks + tools productivity

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