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Is Pursuit of Effectiveness Actually Effective?

July 12, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Dominant productivity culture tells us we should aim to be effective in our work. But is the aim to be effective really the end goal?

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, beliefs, creating, culture, effective, efficient, entrepreneurship, impact, mindset, negative thoughts, neurodivergent, presence, productivity, schedules, service, structure, toxic productivity, work, writing

Mercury Trine Neptune: Investigate Your Imagination

July 9, 2023 | Renée Fishman

When you’re drowning in external and internal noise, you can’t hear your truth or access your creativity. As Mercury trines Neptune, it invites us to tune out the noise from outside and from within, and access our deepest imagination, intuition, and wisdom.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, attunement, creating, creativity, dreams, imagination, information, intuition, Mercury, Mercury trine Neptune, Neptune

7 Factors to Create the Best Workout Stimulus for ADHD Brains

July 6, 2023 | Renée Fishman

For people with ADHD, exercise is a proven way to stimulate the production of the dopamine necessary to perform our work tasks. But not all exercise is created equal in this regard. Here are 7 factors to create the ideal exercise stimulus for ADHD brains.

Filed Under: Creating, Fitness, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, cognitive load, creating, dopamine, exercise, fitness, frustration tolerance, physical, productivity, stimulus

The Secret to Perfect Passover Sponge Cake — and Life Itself

April 4, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Foolproof recipes aren’t always foolproof. The lesson I learned from baking my Bubby’s cherished Passover sponge cake is one that I’m also learning in my creative work, coaching programs, training regimen, and life in general.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: baking, balance, coaching, creating, effort, fitness, grace, lessons, productivity

Mars Trine Saturn: Find Flow Within Structure

March 29, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Mars and Saturn normally bring conflict and friction. But when they come together in a trine, it helps us mediate the polarity and create a structure that supports us in finding long term flow for our biggest projects.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: archetypes, astrology, creating, flow, Mars trine Saturn, opposition, perseverence, polarity, productivity, structure, transit, trine, trinity

How Perfectionism Can Sneak Up On You

March 22, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Even when you know it’s a possibility, perfectionism can sneak up on you through the back doors of indecision, overwhelm, and the pretense of building skills. Here’s a real-life case study of how the cycle can unfold.

Filed Under: Coaching, Creating, Practice, Productivity Tagged With: Aries, busy, coaching, control, creating, creativity, fear, indecision, overwhelm, patterns, perfectionism, productivity, resistance

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