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The Sentiment is the Story: Weaving Emotion into the Fabric of Productivity

What if your productivity system didn’t just track what you did—but how it felt to do it? Explore how sentiment can be the invisible thread that turns output into meaning.

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In Praise of Empty Time

Holidays offer a rare gift: empty time. Instead of filling it, embrace the stillness. Discover the power of simply being.

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Retention by Intention: How Attention Fuels Appreciation That Lasts

Retention isn’t about flashy tactics — it’s about honouring attention with consistent, intentional appreciation. Here’s how to do it.

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The Middle Month: Practicing Presence Before the Push

May isn’t a beginning or an end—it’s a middle. And in that middle is your invitation to pause, reflect, and return to presence.

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The Art of Opening Up and Shutting the Hell Up

One of the most underrated life skills isn’t just knowing when to speak—it’s knowing when not to. This is about discernment, not dominance. Presence, not performance.

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How to Retreat Without Escaping: The Power of a Strategic Pause

One of the most underrated life skills isn’t just knowing when to speak—it’s knowing when not to. This is about discernment, not dominance. Presence, not performance.

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Mall Time: When Precision Meets People

Mall time at 10:02 AM became a reflection on how power, precision, and tolerance shape the way we experience time.

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The Anchors We Drop (and When to Lift Them)

There’s a phrase I’ve always liked—weigh anchor. On the surface, it sounds like adding weight, burden, heft. But it actually means the opposite. It means lifting the anchor so the ship can move. It means letting go. and the same must be said for productivity anchors. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about productivity anchors.

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Your Time is Not Thine: Rethinking “Know Thy Time”

Peter Drucker said, “Know thy time.” But what if time isn’t yours to know or control? In this piece, I explore why time isn’t something you own—but something you live with. Not a possession, but a partner.