Jan 04
Energy vs. Stuff: A Critical Distinction for Time and Focus Management
How do you determine what activities are worth doing, and what to start or stop doing? A key optimization concept
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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.
Jan 01
Start 2021 Effectively: 5 Things to Do Every Day in January
I swapped New Year’s resolutions for intentional routines... and it changed everything.
Resolutions are fun to set... until you
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Dec 29
5 Tips From a New Mom to Protect Your Productivity Despite Poor Sleep
It's no shock that sleep influences our creativity and productivity. How can even your most brutal nights lead
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Dec 29
Make Better, More Aligned Decisions With Family Core Values
What does it mean to be a member of your family? What principles and core values guide how you live,
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Jul 07
How Would You Evolve If Social Distancing Became the New Norm?
This morning, a friend shared this MIT Technology Review article that outlines the myriad of ways our lives might change
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Jul 16
Kindness: The Ultimate Lifestyle Efficiency Upgrade
Kindness is a seemingly obvious general life rule to follow, but you might be surprised at how far a little
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Jun 08
Communication Hacks For Women: Emojis vs. Effective Communication
Women walk a fine line in many professional environments, especially when it comes to communication.
A well-intentioned, friendly gesture or
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May 21
Why Tech Execs Are Quitting: Freedom of Time
I intentionally keep tabs on Silicon Valley culture, and in recent weeks, have read announcements that Amazon exec Charlie Kindel
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May 08
See Microsoft's Meeting Room of the Future
Microsoft has just unveiled a prototype meeting room at the Build developer conference. The company has been working on hardware
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May 02
Redesigning My Home With Havenly: Part 2
Mike and I have been optimizing our living room configuration roughly every quarter for the last three years, and still
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Apr 26
Weird Ways I Get Paid: Trading Services is More Than Money
You can get paid in so many ways. Money is the most obvious -- it’s a ubiquitous necessity that
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Apr 25
Read Marissa Brassfield on Luminate
Fun Announcement: I’ve partnered with Luminate, a newly launched digital media platform, to share my best productivity tips, lifestyle
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