What Held (and What Broke) When 61 Companies Tried a 4-Day Week
Sixty-one UK companies, Iceland's national trials, Microsoft Japan, and a 141-company global study all tested the 4-day week. Most kept it. Here is what the data actually shows, including who reverted and why.
Mothers Run the Triage CEOs Pay to Learn
In July 2022, I published a triage protocol from inside a flu week. It is the same discipline executives pay retreats to learn, and mothers run it daily by necessity.
Most Productivity Advice Is Organized Anxiety
I was the Queen of Optimization frameworks, burning out every 18 months, and my systems held beautifully while everything under them misaligned. The case for eliminating before you organize.
5 Ways to Procrastinate Productively, 15 Years Later
The original ran here on October 14, 2011. The tactics survived 15 years of coaching high performers, and the refresh adds the layer that matters most: procrastination is data.
The 3.5-Day Workweek Field Manual
Jamie Dimon says your kids will work 3.5 days a week, someday. I've run that schedule since March 16, 2023. The field manual: the audit, the day types, and the walkaway math.
The Mid-Year Tax on Everything You Left Half-Done
The work you finish costs you once. The work you half-finish keeps charging you every day it stays open. A mid-year audit of your open loops gives the attention back.
Mid-Year Pruning: Releasing What Stopped Thriving
June 30 is the literal middle of the year, the natural moment to prune. A seasonal ritual for releasing what stopped thriving, with three prompts to find the cuts.
I Haven't Worked a 5-Day Week in 36 Months. Here's the Case Study.
In March 2023, I made a bet with myself: structure every week around 3.5 days of work, hold it
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.
The AI Burnout Nobody's Talking About: When Superhuman Tools Create Subhuman Habits
The next wave of burnout won't come from toxic bosses. It will come from tools so good they feel like play. Your body already knows which side of the line you're on.
Why Earning More Won't Give You Financial Freedom (Money Sovereignty)
The person earning $80K and the person earning $800K can have identical money stories. The problem was never the total.
I Built a 3.5-Day Workweek. Here's the Math.
Over three years of data. Here's what a 3.5-day workweek actually looks like when you show the receipts.
