Stop Sweeping the Breakdown Lane: Focus on High-Impact Tasks
Is your to-do list full of busywork instead of high-impact tasks? I started asking myself that question because of a street sweeper on my morning commute. Quick setup. I live in the Washington, DC area, where traffic is legendary and we measure commutes in minutes,...
Personal Productivity Isn’t About Doing More (Here’s Why)
I say personal productivity isn’t about doing more. I also say I want you to achieve goals in every area of life. If that sounds like telling you to eat less cake while handing you a bigger plate, I get it. But I don’t think it’s a contradiction. In...
How to Plan Your Life When You Can’t See the Whole Map
If you’ve ever wondered how to plan your life when you can’t see past next Tuesday, welcome. Pull up a chair. You’re in good company. I’m the parent of two twenty-somethings, so our house has hosted plenty of conversations about the future....
What Self-Care During Hard Times Actually Looks Like
Self-care during hard times doesn’t look like a candle and a bubble bath. Some seasons, it barely looks like self-care at all — it looks like survival with your sanity mostly intact. I talk a lot about work-life balance on this newsletter and on The Wholistic...