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What’s the Difference Between Optimization and Prioritization?
Here's a question worth asking: when was the last time you optimized something you should have just cut? I used to focus only on the optimization...
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turn off notifications to take back your focus
Notifications aren't on to help you be more productive. They're on to get you to use that tool more. Every alert triggers a dopamine response; your brain starts to like it, and the cycle continues. The default settings on your phone, watch, and laptop were not...
Why Smart People Still Struggle to Focus
You're not distracted because you lack discipline. Even smart people still struggle to focus at work. Every ring, ping, buzz, and haptic you receive triggers the involuntary part of your brain. The same part wired to respond to sirens, flashing lights, and babies...
Meeting Reset: do this before you join a meeting
Before you shorten a meeting, improve the agenda, or redesign participation, ask whether the meeting should exist at all. This is the first step to a meeting reset. In this podcast episode, I tackle a problem most teams try to solve too late: meeting overload. My...
ADHD-Friendly Reading Habits
ADHD-friendly reading strategies that remove shame, increase focus, and build sustainable habits through design instead of discipline.
How to Make Prioritization Visible and Cut Decision Load
Make prioritization visible with Altitude + Top Three, plan to 85%, and cut decision load. Guardrails that replace busyness with sustainable performance.
Don’t Improve the Symptom Before Addressing The Source
Don’t improve the symptom when you haven’t addressed the source. A podcast summary on prioritization, meetings, email, and leadership.
Loom Videos Replace Meetings: The 5-Min Habit That Gives 30
Replace a 30‑minute meeting with a 5‑minute Loom. Learn when async Loom videos beat live calls, how to structure short videos, and the guardrails that keep them accessible and searchable.
10 Things Professional Speakers Ask Meeting Planners and Why
Meeting planners: use this room-design checklist to make your event better—confidence monitors, lighting, seating, temperature, and timing—to boost keynote engagement.
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