The Guide

The ikigai framework, and how I used it when I couldn't pick just one thing

The ikigai framework, and how I used it when I ...

For years I had a version of the same conversation with myself. If I leaned into design, the analytical side of my brain felt wasted. If I leaned into the...

The ikigai framework, and how I used it when I ...

For years I had a version of the same conversation with myself. If I leaned into design, the analytical side of my brain felt wasted. If I leaned into the...

How I Rebuilt My Daily Routine After Leaving My Job

How I Rebuilt My Daily Routine After Leaving My...

When you leave a job, you lose more than a salary. You lose the structure that was quietly organising your entire day. The alarm time. The commute. The meetings that...

How I Rebuilt My Daily Routine After Leaving My...

When you leave a job, you lose more than a salary. You lose the structure that was quietly organising your entire day. The alarm time. The commute. The meetings that...

Best Books for Burnout: A Reading List by Role

Best Books for Burnout: A Reading List by Role

Most burnout reading lists are the same. A generic collection of books that cover stress, recovery, and mindset in broadly useful ways. They're fine. But they're not specific to your...

Best Books for Burnout: A Reading List by Role

Most burnout reading lists are the same. A generic collection of books that cover stress, recovery, and mindset in broadly useful ways. They're fine. But they're not specific to your...

What Is the Pomodoro Technique and Does It Actually Work?

What Is the Pomodoro Technique and Does It Actu...

Most people who try the Pomodoro Technique give up within a week. Not because the method doesn't work, but because they're using the wrong tool to run it. The Pomodoro...

What Is the Pomodoro Technique and Does It Actu...

Most people who try the Pomodoro Technique give up within a week. Not because the method doesn't work, but because they're using the wrong tool to run it. The Pomodoro...

Burnout at Work: Why It Happens and How to Actually Fix It

Burnout at Work: Why It Happens and How to Actu...

I'm writing this because I've been on that treadmill. I know what it feels like to burn out repeatedly. I've experienced different types of burnout, survived them, and eventually stepped...

Burnout at Work: Why It Happens and How to Actu...

I'm writing this because I've been on that treadmill. I know what it feels like to burn out repeatedly. I've experienced different types of burnout, survived them, and eventually stepped...

How I designed a working life around my values (and why it's still not finished)

How I designed a working life around my values ...

Most articles about designing your ideal working life end with a tidy conclusion. The person figures it out, leaves the job, builds something they love, and wraps it up with...

How I designed a working life around my values ...

Most articles about designing your ideal working life end with a tidy conclusion. The person figures it out, leaves the job, builds something they love, and wraps it up with...