A microdose of productivity pep to boost your week — This is not an important article. It will not blow your mind, nor will it change your life dramatically. But. It might make you think, “Huh. That’s interesting. That might help. I could use that”. ‘Productivity Overhauling’ can be addictive. We see an intriguing new framework or a brand new…

3 tips for achieving big, difficult things long term — from those who have done it — Motorbike horns honked around me. A green laser flashed every few seconds into the corner of my eye. Hot garbage and tourist armpit sweat hovered at the perimeter of my nostrils. Vietnam can be an attack on the senses. But the thing keeping my attention the most wasn’t the bikes…

3 steps to making the most of life’s messy moments — Last week, I missed 3 trains on my way to work. Why and how I missed the trains isn’t really important (it was a mixture of poor judgement and time blindness, dear reader). What struck me in particular was the fear, the panic, the stress. For some reason on this…

Not all rest is about sleeping. — Rest looks different to everyone. For my partner, he is quietly reading a book on a beach in the South of France, glass of rosé in hand, a view of the waves in front of him. Classic. For me, I am most relaxed when I am doing something with my…

As the CEO of your life, it’s important to manage your internal board room wisely. Here are 4 tips to help. — Close your eyes and picture a corporate board room. You’re probably picturing a long table in a large, light-filled office on the top floor of a glass skyscraper. Men and women in their late fifties sit in leather backed chairs; a PowerPoint presentation fills the screen. Let’s imagine you walk…

Don’t be fooled by the promise of efficiency — there’s always another way to get things done — ‘Productivity Imposters’, as I like to call them, are activities that on the surface seem to be helping our lives become more efficient and content, but in reality can cause the opposite effect. Often, these trendy productivity tips lead to stress and panic when they fail. When the world’s most…

Fun, simple tools for taking beautiful notes (without spending hours on templates) — Ah, the bullet journal. Aspiration of every stationery addict and control freak. The pinnacle of organisation. Or is it? It’s hard not to be drawn into the concept. Those beautiful templates on Pinterest, made by people with gorgeous handwriting and a steady hand. The washi tape. The cute banners and…

3 valuable mindset shifts to aid productivity in the age of exhaustion — Last year, I was a productivity queen. I wrote an article based on Hal Elrod’s concept of the ‘Miracle Morning’, where I adapted the acronym to make it more fun – ending up with ‘MARVELLOUS Morning’. M for Meditation. A for Acknowledge (how I feel, who I love). R for…

Lifestyle, productivity and learning products that will brighten your month — During the darkest moments of the pandemic (January 2021 was a particular low, let’s be honest) — there was very little to rejoice about. A raging deadly virus. Awful weather. Enforced home lockdown. …