Marissa Brassfield

Marissa Brassfield

Los Angeles
Trusted advisor, simplifier, and loving catalyst of your biggest and best initiatives. Discovering how to stretch time, maximize ease, and optimize work-life alignment.
Apr 04

πŸš€ Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #24: Automated, Real-Time Calendar Blocking!

Hey there, Coefficients!Calendar blocking (or time boxing, if you prefer) has been a staple in my personal productivity arsenal for almost 15 years. As a working mom operating inside multiple businesses, though, I've noticed that my schedule changes so frequently and quickly that anything I write do
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Apr 02

Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #24: Tapping Into Your 10% Power Zone

What would happen if you spent the majority of your time doing the top 10% of activities where you are fully in your element?
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Mar 25

πŸš€ Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #23: The Joy Retrospective

Hey there, Coefficients!When is the last time you genuinely experienced joy while working? How about in your relationship? Or your solo time?This issue is about the power of joy: how to find it in your past so you can cultivate more of it in your future.Marissa πŸ’ƒπŸ½P.S. THANK YOU for subscribin
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Mar 13

Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #23: Everyone Wins When You Put Yourself First

Do you put yourself first in some ways, but not others? If so, this will give you some new perspectives to save time by choosing yourself.
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Mar 11

πŸš€ Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #22: What Happens When You Change Your Relationship With Time

Hey there, Coefficients!Our family is still riding an emotional high from our road trip last week.It’s amazing how a shift in scenery and a break from chores, routines, and the everyday environment can rejuvenate your spirit.In today’s newsletter, I’m sharing two important realizations I had in this
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Mar 05

Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #22: Workcations and the Joy of Breaking Routines

In this issue, I share how short travels can help you unlock focus, flow, and even better nervous system regulation.
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Feb 28

πŸš€ Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #21: Overcoming Internal Resistance

Hey there, Coefficients!I've previously shared how I look at procrastination as a signal to troubleshoot because something's out of alignment.And I do, most of the time. But sometimes I forget to listen to my own advice, and it comes back to bite me. In this issue, I share the backstory -- along wit
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Feb 19

Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #21: Tech & Tools I’m Using Now

The top question I’m asked in interviews is: what is your productivity tech stack? Sharing the full list of what I’m testing, trying, and loving.
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Feb 10

πŸš€ Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #20: Effortlessly On Time

Hey there, Coefficients!In our last issue, I wrote about the principle of least effort, and how we tend to choose the most convenient option available. My favorite routines are the ones that are so natural, they don't even feel like a routine. It's just flowing through the day.Here's how I bring thi
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Feb 06

Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #20: Counteracting the Myth of Time Management

One of the most freeing lessons I’ve ever learned is: stress management is a myth. I believe the same is true of time management.
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Feb 02

πŸš€ Coefficient Catalyzer Pro, Issue #19: IRL Recovery After a Brutal Workday

Hey there, Coefficients!If you look back at the worst workdays you’ve ever experienced β€” how did you bounce back?Today, I’m going into the memory palace to retrieve and retell a story of one of my most brutal workdays, how I navigated my recovery then, and my insights as I reflect on this experience
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Jan 29

Ridiculously Efficient Coefficient Catalyzer, Issue #19: How to Recover From Brutal Workdays

No matter who you are, what you do for work, and how well-compensated you are for your time… we all have terrible, no-good, very bad workdays.
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