May 22
Why Better Scheduling Won't Fix Your Calendar (Time Sovereignty)
Open your calendar tomorrow morning. Notice what your body does before you read a single line. That's the diagnostic.
5 min read
Energy & Alignment
Time management assumes all hours are equal. They're not. Energy management asks a different question: what renews you versus what depletes you? These posts challenge conventional productivity wisdom and offer an alternative—designing your work around your natural rhythms, auditing commitments by energy cost, and building a life that doesn't require your depletion to function. Efficiency isn't doing more. It's doing what matters while staying whole.
May 04
I Built a 3.5-Day Workweek. Here's the Math.
38 months of data. Here's what a 3.5-day workweek actually looks like when you show the receipts.
5 min read
Apr 20
Energy Management for Entrepreneurs: The Capacity Framework That Replaces Time Blocking
You have been managing the wrong resource. Time is finite. Energy is renewable.
6 min read
Apr 13
The 3.5-Day Workweek: What Actually Happens After 36 Months
Thirty-six months into a 3.5-day workweek, the data is clear.
6 min read
Mar 30
When AI Increases Your Workload Instead of Reducing It
Most AI advice promises less work. The real pattern? Faster decisions, more output, and a nervous system that never downshifts. Here's what your body already knows.
4 min read
Mar 27
The Recovery Gap: What LeBron's $1.5M Routine Reveals About Your Performance
Elite performers treat recovery as a discipline, not a reward. The science of deliberate rest and what it means for your leadership longevity.
5 min read
Mar 16
Your Schedule Is Fighting Your Biology. Your Biology Is Winning.
Only 25% of people are true morning chronotypes. Social jet lag affects 87% of workers. Here's how to design your schedule around your biology.
6 min read
Feb 27
Why Working Less Won't Fix Your Burnout
A client took Fridays off to recover from burnout. Six weeks in, she felt worse. The research now confirms: cognitive strain, not hours worked, is the primary driver of executive burnout.
6 min read
Feb 10
Why your Sunday dread matters
How to find (and solve) the real problem
3 min read
Feb 04
Why Your Calendar Needs an Energy Strategy, Not Just a Time Strategy
You had 14 meetings yesterday, responded to 83 Slack messages, and felt busy every single minute. But when someone asks what you actually accomplished, you have to think about it. Here's why your calendar needs an energy strategy.
8 min read
Jan 20
Energy Audit vs Time Management: Why Your Calendar Is Lying to You
Time management assumes you're a machine. Energy auditing recognizes you're human.
9 min read
Jan 14
Not to be dramatic…
but scheduling time to do nothing changed my life
1 min read