Revisiting Some of My Greatest Hits
anchors for the busy season
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It happened quicker than ever: the semester is beginning and we’ll soon be swapping our swim suits for cardigans. Maybe you’re like me and you’re itching to buy a fancy notebook or develop a new routine that will infuse your days with calmness and clarity.
While the hinge between a season can be an exciting opportunity to hit the reset button on our projects, we might also find ourselves teetering on overwhelm, dread, or nervousness. So, I’d like to reshare some of my productivity tool “greatest hits” to help you feel prepared and grounded for the weeks ahead.
No time to waste—let’s get to it!
Staying Afloat During Busy Seasons
When You Don’t Have Time for Deep Work (Newsletter)
How to Juggle Multiple Projects (Newsletter)
How to Make the Best Of An Imperfect Work Session (Newsletter)
When Urgency Becomes Burnout (Newsletter)
Time Management and Prioritization
The Must-Do Method (Blog)
To Block, Box, or Both? (Newsletter)
Limit Overwork with Two Timers (Newsletter)
Intentional Productivity Via Menus (Newsletter)
Caring For Your Mind and Body
How to Make the Shift Out of Work Mode Easier (Newsletter)
How Self-Efficacy Can Transform Your Projects (Podcast Episode)
Trying to Focus When I Want to Doomscroll (Newsletter)
Actionable and Achievable Project Plans
How to Reverse Engineer with Compassion (Newsletter)
“I need to just do it!” (Newsletter)
Sustainable Productivity Planner (Free Workbook)
Personalizing Productivity Tools
How to Hack a Productivity Tool (Newsletter)
Take What Works and Leave the Rest (Newsletter)
How to Build Purposeful Productivity Sessions (Free Workbook)
I know there are a lot of links here, so I invite you save this email as a go-to when you are feeling stuck this season, or commit to investigating only 1 or 2 resources per week so you have time to implement the tools and frameworks.
Curiosities
In line with today’s theme of lists, I have a special treat to share with you. The other day Kris and I were trying to come up with the name for a cat in a video game and we pulled out the long list of potential dog names we developed when we were preparing to adopt Friday in 2024.
Without further adieu, here’s the list of names Friday almost had: Go-Go, Rosie, Potato, Arthur, Shepherd, Laura Dern, Chips, Cuno, Disco, Rizzo, Fizz, Legume, Olive, Carol, Pierogi, Friday (obviously this one was the winner), Guppie, Shoe, Flower, Dollop, Ravioli, Baby Spinach, Stromboli, Dr. Pepper, and Fable. By the time we went to meet our 7.3-pound princess, we were torn between Friday and Fable, but when we finally met her she definitely had FRIDAY energy!
Friday and I both hope you good care during the busy season and I’ll talk to you soon.
Dr. Kate
Email: kate@katehenry.com
Website: katehenry.com
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