The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 198) If you only read one sentence: Your body isn't a side project — and according to this year’s TMA data, ignoring personal care is quietly costing people 10–12% of their overall performance. This Week’s Action Step (2 minutes) Look at tomorrow’s calendar and choose one of the following to commit to: Add one 5-minute break (every hour if you can). Go to bed 30 minutes earlier. Schedule one 20-minute walk. Circle...
7 days ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 197) Intentional Slowness Makes You Faster If you only read one sentence: Moving slower on purpose isn’t a lack of urgency — it’s the discipline that allows you to think clearly, act decisively, and ultimately move faster. This Week’s Action Step (2 minutes) Pick one decision you’ve been rushing — at work or at home.Pause, write down the outcome you actually want, and answer two prompts: What do I need to...
14 days ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 196) Why Identity Matters More Than Most People Realize If you only read one sentence: Most people don’t struggle with money in retirement—they struggle with who they are when the career identity falls away. This Week’s Action Step (2 minutes) Think of one person you know who’s within five years of retirement (even if it is you).Ask yourself: “What part of their (your) identity is tied to their (your) work?” Write...
21 days ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 195) Structuring the Unstructured: How Retirees Navigate Their New Free Time 🕒 Retirement isn’t just a financial transition—it’s a time transition. A person can be fully funded and still feel completely lost the day after they retire. ✅ No meetings. ✅ No deadlines. ✅ No clear purpose. Retirees return to work—not for income, but for structure. This isn’t unusual. Many spend decades preparing financially for...
28 days ago • 3 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 187) Why Do Smart People Delay? 🚨 Smart people procrastinate too. You know exactly what needs to get done… and you STILL put it off. Not because you’re lazy. Not because you don’t have time. It’s because you’re stuck in one of three patterns: Personal → fear of failure, perfectionism, lack of motivation. Planning → unclear goals, bad sequencing, decision fatigue. Process → no deadlines, avoiding tasks, chasing...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 186) Intentional Time: How to Win Without Rushing You think the reason you’re behind is because you’re not moving fast enough? No. It’s because you’re moving without thinking. I saw a LinkedIn poll where every option ended with “more speed.” Guess what? Some of the smartest answers in the comments said the exact opposite: “More clarity, less speed.” “Less speed, more purpose.” “The world’s already fast enough.” 🔥...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 185) Avoid the Black Hole of Wasted Time Black holes. Meetings. Inbox chaos. Same energy. You’re not burned out because you’re lazy. You’re getting dragged into time-wasting gravitational zones every day—stuff you didn’t choose, didn’t schedule, and didn’t plan for. 🌍 That 2pm meeting that hijacked your deep work? Black hole. 🌍 That “quick check-in” that sucked 45 minutes? Event horizon. 🌍 That FIFO to-do list...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 184) Stop Running Your Day Like a Sugar Rush Stop treating your TIME like a Snickers bar. You cram in low-level tasks, bounce from meeting to email to text like you’re crushing it… and then crash. That’s not productivity. That’s a sugar high. It feels like momentum. But it’s junk fuel. If you want to dominate your week, stop reacting and start planning. I time-block EVERYTHING. 🗓️ Admin? Slotted. 🗓️ Deep work?...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 183) Continuous Improvement Isn’t a Slogan—It’s a Cycle “I need to use my time better.” That’s what people say—until life pushes them back into the same unproductive rhythms. Improvement doesn’t happen from motivation. It happens from systems. That’s where the PDCA cycle—Plan, Do, Check, Act—comes in. I recently saw it work in real time during a tradeshow rollout. We made strategic changes, tested them, reviewed...
2 months ago • 3 min read