Trying to be productive can feel like chasing something that keeps moving. Everywhere you look, someone is telling you to make a better to-do list, set more timers, or wake up earlier. And sure, those things can help sometimes. But what if productivity didn’t have to feel so rigid or exhausting? What if it could actually feel kind of good? These are the less obvious ways I’ve learned to get more done without burning myself out or hating my day. One of the biggest mindset s

Have you ever looked in the mirror and you no longer recognized yourself. Like where had I gone. I used to be funny. I used to be slim. I used to love going places on the spur of a moment. I loved being around people and just talking. And lately everything has felt hard. Or like it's someone else and no longer who I thought I was. It is a hard moment and an even harder jolt to see yourself and not even recognize who is looking back at you. As I looked in the mirror I thought,