The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 244) Retirement isn't necessarily about leaving work behind. It's about deciding how much of your life work gets to occupy. When Part-Time Work Becomes Full-Time Retirement Greg retired seven years ago. Well, sort of. He's still consulting with our company, sometimes working as many as 36 hours a week. And I'm glad he's around because his experience continues to be valuable. But I've watched him navigate something...
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The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 242) As a natural introvert, I know it would be easy for me to settle into comfortable but ultimately unproductive routines in retirement. My Post-Career Life Won’t Design Itself I've spent decades building business plans, setting goals and thinking about what comes next professionally. It recently occurred to me that I haven't applied nearly the same level of thought to the twenty or thirty years that may come...
15 days ago • 1 min read
The Time-Optimized Newsletter Helping move time from finite to infinite (issue 241) What my mother taught me about using retirement before retirement uses you. Required Minimum Lifestyle Distributions My mother was very good at saving for retirement. Her financial advisor eventually had to encourage her to spend more of it. By the time Required Minimum Distributions forced her to withdraw money from her retirement accounts, she often had no particular need for it. So some of the money ended...
23 days ago • 2 min read
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...
about 1 month 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...
about 1 month 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...
about 1 month 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...
about 2 months 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 2 months 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...
2 months ago • 1 min read