The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 233) Artificial intelligence will not create more hours in the day. Its greatest impact will be changing how people choose to invest the time they already have. What Will You Do When AI Gives You Your Time Back? Recently my wife fired me. Well...at least she fired me from one job I'd been doing for years. Oddly enough, I wasn't upset. It was because of AI. That unexpected conversation led me to rethink the biggest...
7 days ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 232) The Central Idea Retirement is not about spending more time together, it is about intentionally designing a life you both want to live. Living Together. Retiring Alone. Retirement is often pictured as couples finally having unlimited time together. What happens when one spouse embraces that new chapter while the other continues living much like they did before? It happens more often than people realize. This...
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The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 231) The Central Idea Time trustworthiness is built when your commitments consistently match your actions, allowing others to confidently depend on you. Can Others Trust You With Their Time? How dependable do others believe you are? Every day, we make commitments without thinking much about them. A meeting. A deadline. A phone call. A simple promise to "get back to you." Each one creates an expectation. When we...
21 days ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 230) The Central Idea You don’t have a time problem, you have an attention problem, and wherever your attention goes is where your results follow. The Attention Economy Inside the Workplace Fragmented attention quietly drains productivity. Constant notifications, endless meetings, and unrealistic response expectations compete for every minute of your day. The real challenge isn't finding more time. It's protecting...
27 days ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 229) The Central Idea Small, intentional behaviors, like offering a genuine smile, can significantly improve the quality of our time by changing how we experience the moments we share with others. How a Smile Changes the Experience of Time How much does a smile really change? Probably more than you think. Recently, I found myself reflecting on something I observed during Communion at church. The line wasn't moving...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 228) The Central Idea Post-career life doesn't change what matters to you. It changes whether your daily habits still support the life you want to live. Walking Again Was Never Really the Goal After church one Sunday, I found myself talking with a couple about knee replacement surgery. What stayed with me wasn't the surgery. It was one sentence. "We used to be active...and then we weren't." Retirement didn't take...
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The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 227) The Central Idea Identity theft is a violation you recover from; identity loss is a drift you must design your way out of. Identity Theft Versus Identity Lost Do you think your biggest retirement risk is financial? It’s not. It’s identity. When work disappears, structure, purpose, and connection often go with it. That’s where problems begin. Identity theft is obvious. Identity loss is subtle—and far more...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 226) The Central Idea Longevity isn’t what creates fear in retirement…unplanned time is. Why Longevity Feels Riskier Than It Really Is. There continues to be the idea that the biggest risk in retirement is running out of money. It might not be. A 25-year retirement without a plan for your time can feel longer than a 40-year career. That's why nearly half of retirees fear outliving their savings—even when the math...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 225) The Central Idea The purchases we make often reveal the identities we are trying to preserve. Sometimes our spending decisions reveal more about who we are than what we need. The Purchases We Make to Stay Ourselves My neighbor recently traded a Lexus for a pickup truck. His financial advisor probably wasn't thrilled. But the decision had very little to do with transportation and a lot to do with identity. The...
2 months ago • 1 min read