Sarah Hart-Unger plans for a living. She is a practicing pediatric endocrinologist, host of the Best Laid Plans podcast, co-host of Best of Both Worlds, and author of Best Laid Plans: A Simple Planning System for Living a Life That You Love. I asked her to walk me through her own planning system from the …
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I’ve been interviewing high performers in a range of fields to find out how they work, and how they win the mental game of time management. This week’s high performer is Alex Ostberg. He is a full-time program manager for the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative, which is how I know him, and he is also …
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I’ve been interviewing high performers in a range of fields about how they win the mental game of time management. Some themes come up again and again. Other things are very individualized, such as the systems each person has built to fit their own life and work. I’ll be sharing the best of it here, …
Invest in each other: A strategic approach for success as a couple If you’re part of a couple then guess who will have the biggest impact on your life and your success? Yep, it’s your partner/spouse. Despite that, it’s easy to go for years without sitting down and thinking through your individual and shared goals. Here …
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How to create more holiday harmony. First, take a deep breath, and take a look at your expectations. During the holidays, we often feel more stress than at other times of the year. It’s a time when we pack in more things than usual, we may have stressful family interactions, or we may miss loved …
This quote about the effect of constant distraction on our brains always stops me in my tracks: “Spend enough time in a state of frenetic shallowness and you permanently reduce your capacity to perform deep work.” – Cal Newport, Deep Work That idea always renews my desire to cut down on frenetic shallowness and avoid …
Why your identity narrative matters Do you know how lobsters grow bigger shells? First, they start to feel a little tight in their existing shell. Then, they go find a rock or safe space to hide under while they shed their protective exoskeleton. Free of the restrictive outer shell, they then grow a new, bigger …
How to get rid of distraction Imagine a workday in which you are fully focused on the tasks you are doing. Your phone is silent, off, or stowed away. You have no constant dings of new Teams messages or emails. Your door is shut. Your computer only has the files that you need open. And, …
Time management tips: Wrong answers only In honor of April Fools’ Day, here are my top anti-hacks, welcoming pitfalls, and wrong-answer-only time management tips. Watch out though, some of them may hit a little too close to home. We have probably all fallen prey to some of these pitfalls in the past. If you find …
How to get off the rumble strips and love your journey Do you ever find yourself overwhelmed or constantly at your wit’s end with all that you have to do? This can feel like driving a car bumping along the “rumble strips,” those grooves in the payment designed to slow vehicles down and alert them …
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