Jul 31
How to Author the Rules You Live By
Every rule we examined this month was invented by someone for a narrow reason. Here is the repeatable loop for authoring the rules you actually live by.
5 min read
Marissa Brassfield
Trusted advisor, simplifier, and loving catalyst of your biggest and best initiatives. Discovering how to stretch time, maximize ease, and optimize work-life alignment.
Jul 30
AI Systems for a Lean Business: Build Once, Run Weekly
Chat sessions save minutes. Systems save weeks. The build order for a lean business: eliminate first, write the standard, add a quality gate.
7 min read
Jul 29
Your First Year Going Fractional
The first year of independent work brings uncapped income, a lumpy cash flow, and the benefits your employer used to handle. Here is how to plan for it.
5 min read
Jul 28
The music of my name
I spent decades letting people say it wrong. What changed.
2 min read
Jul 27
The Two Weeks' Notice Nobody Requires
No US law requires two weeks notice, and your employer can let you go same-day. Give notice as a deliberate gift, from integrity rather than fear.
5 min read
Jul 24
Why Do We Only Get Two Weeks of Vacation?
The US has no law requiring any paid vacation. The two-week standard is a mid-century custom, and most of Europe mandates four weeks. Design your own rest.
5 min read
Jul 23
Body Wisdom in Business Decisions
Four decision moments where your body is already reporting: hiring calls, deal evaluations, timing, and saying no. How to read the signal next to the spreadsheet.
8 min read
Jul 22
Why Is Retirement Age 65?
Retirement at 65 came from 19th-century German pension law and a 1935 committee. It was never about when you stop being useful. Author your own arc.
5 min read
Jul 21
Warts and all
The body you have today is the one that carried you here.
2 min read
Jul 20
How to Price Yourself as a Consultant
Most new consultants price from their old salary, capping themselves at a number a former employer chose. Here is how to price from the value you create.
5 min read
Jul 17
Why Do Kids Get Summer Off?
The long summer break was not built for farm work. It was standardized in the late 1800s for urban heat. Here is how to design your own summer.
5 min read
Jul 16
What to Do With the Time AI Frees Up
The efficiency question answers itself. The harder question is what the freed hours are for, and your calendar will answer it for you if you don't.
7 min read