The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 240) I accidentally gave Sue a new title at a doctor’s appointment. Then I realized how accurate it was. Who Is Your Chief Longevity Officer? My Chief Longevity Officer, Sue. I accidentally gave Sue a new title during a doctor’s appointment: my Chief Longevity Officer. What started as a joke got me thinking about the people who help us stay active, ask better questions, make better decisions and enjoy more quality...
8 days ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 239) Your retirement may be carefully planned. Then an aging parent begins needing more of your time, attention and support. When Your Retirement Starts Revolving Around Your Parent Your retirement may be carefully planned. Then an aging parent begins needing more of your time, attention and support. The challenge is not simply caregiving. It is figuring out how to protect their independence without gradually...
15 days ago • 2 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 238) Progress can be difficult to see when you are standing too close to it. The Power of Slow Growth Growth can be difficult to recognize when you are living inside it. The small changes we make in our time, health, relationships, purpose, or preparation for the future rarely provide immediate evidence that something is changing. Sometimes you need a point of comparison. For me, it came from a plant that has been...
20 days ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 237) Being constantly busy can quietly disguise avoidance, distraction, indecision, and a lack of purpose. You’re Busy. But Are You Actually Moving Forward? I can have a very productive day and still not accomplish the thing I really needed to do. The emails were answered. Meetings were attended. Research was completed. My calendar certainly looked productive. But the decision was still sitting there. That is what...
27 days ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 236) Some moments remind us that time isn't only something to manage. The Beauty of Time I spend a lot of time thinking about how we plan and use time. But while watching my son and grandson play together, I was reminded of something different. Time also creates memories, relationships, change, and moments we may not fully appreciate until we stop long enough to notice them. Read The Beauty of Time → What Do You...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 235) You may be getting more done, but how much of your attention is being lost every time you switch from one thing to another? Context Switching: How Multitasking Fragments Your Focus I’ve caught myself sitting in a meeting while working on something else, convinced I was successfully doing both. Then someone asked me about something discussed in that meeting. I had no idea what they were talking about. That...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 234) A pet in retirement can provide companionship, structure, and purpose, but it can also introduce physical, emotional, and financial responsibilities that grow more complex with age. What Your Pet Reveals About the Life You’re Designing Grace has been part of our family for years. She brings companionship, structure, responsibility and plenty of joy. She also affects when we travel, how long we're away, what we...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
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...
about 2 months 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...
2 months ago • 1 min read