Hey friends 👋

In case you missed some of the days, here's what we've done in week 2 of this year's Advent of Growth:

Day 8 – Not-To-Do List
Instead of only writing down what you want to get done, you decide what you will no longer spend energy on: things that drain you but don't really move you forward. A tiny boundary contract with yourself.

Day 9 – Growth Day
Rather than waiting for "someday" to work on your life, you schedule a Growth Day: a full day to reflect, work deeply on something meaningful, reset your systems and consciously celebrate progress.

Day 10 – Alignment Log
You started tracking your energy with two simple headings: "Draining" and "Alive". Each day you jot down moments that make you feel smaller or more like yourself, so patterns of misalignment (and alignment) can emerge.

Day 11 – Productivity Score (10-minute test)
Instead of guessing where you're stuck, you take my 36-question Productivity Score test to see how you're doing across 7 areas of life—and get concrete suggestions for what to improve next.

Day 12 – Useful, Not True (Derek Sivers)
We explored the idea that beliefs don't have to be perfectly "true" – they just need to be useful. The river parable shows how perspective shapes reality, and you're invited to choose beliefs that actually help the person you want to become.

Day 13 – Journaling prompt: What could I stop doing to make my days lighter?
Rather than adding more habits, you look at what you can stop doing: small behaviors, patterns or obligations that make your days heavier than they need to be.

Day 14 – Gratitude Shower
Instead of only writing gratitude lists, you pick one person in your life and give them a "gratitude shower": a short, specific message telling them what you appreciate about them and why—lifting both them and you.

And if you want to binge or catch up, you can find the full Advent of Growth playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYvXNv6JKldMvTwasCobzQUk5PaPAKLzF