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How to Use Work Packets to Tackle Big Projects With Less Overwhelm

July 16, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Somewhere between utter distraction and hyperfocus is a middle ground where you can break up a big project into manageable chunks without losing momentum. The secret is work packets. Here’s how and why it works.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, distraction, holistic productivity, hyperfocus, productivity, strategies, work, work packets

3 Places to Install Intentional Stillness Into Your Day

January 23, 2025 | Renée Fishman

When life is feeling chaotic, it’s normal to want to go off the grid. But you don’t need to travel far to find your center. Here are 3 places in your day to add pockets of intentional stillness so you can remain grounded.

Filed Under: Coaching, Life, Productivity Tagged With: attention, CALM, CHAOS, distraction, holistic productivity, intention, stillness

A Subtle — and Powerful — Shift to Reframe Distraction

July 18, 2024 | Renée Fishman

You don’t have to be a victim to the endless sources of distraction. This subtle shift in language will empower you to take control so you can address the actual cause of your distraction.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: distraction, empowerment, mindset, pain, productivity, reframe

The Benefits of Distraction

July 6, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Distraction often gets a lot of bad press, but sometimes it can be a useful ally.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: creating, creative process, creativity, distraction, productivity, rest, strategy, tips, weightlifting, writing

3 Ways to Work With the Energy of Mercury Square Neptune

June 25, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Mercury square Neptune can feel a lot like brain fog: murkiness, obscurity, miscommunication, and trouble thinking and communicating clearly. Here are 3 ways to work with it.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, brain fog, distraction, escape, Mercury, Mercury square Neptune, Neptune, productivity, square, wandering

When the Distraction is the Destination

April 15, 2023 | Renée Fishman

The walls we put up to protect ourselves against distraction can keep us isolated and lead us to avoid what really gives life meaning.

Filed Under: Coaching Tagged With: boundaries, distraction, Gevurah, Gevurah of Gevurah, restraint, Tree of Life

Can’t Focus? Try Zoning Out.

February 3, 2023 | Renée Fishman

When I can’t focus, my habitual conditioning is to “try harder” to reign it in. I’ve learned that this doesn’t work. It may seem counterintuitive, but zoning out is often the best way to hone in.

Filed Under: Coaching, Creating, Productivity Tagged With: attention, brain, distraction, focus, habits, haiku, mind, mindfulness, rest, thinking, zone out

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