The Purposeful Pause

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Originally published December 15, 2024 I spent this week refining the Thoughtful Systems Framework I developed in 2020 when I started this business. It was a interesting moment of reflection at the intersection of my business's growth, my own growth and increased education, and all the growth a...