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“Make Before You Manage” Is Not Just About Productivity

April 28, 2026 | Renée Fishman

“Make before you manage” has become a popular mantra in productivity circles. But this practice impacts something more fundamental than productivity.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, attention, creative work, creativity, focus, holistic productivity, maker, manager, nervous system regulation, productivity, rituals, routines, schedule, sustainability

3 Common Mistakes That Sabotage Your Workouts — and Your Day

October 14, 2025 | Renée Fishman

A great workout can energize you for the day. Learn 3 common mistakes you might be making with your warm-up that can sabotage your workout and your day.

Filed Under: Fitness, Productivity Tagged With: fitness, nervous system, nervous system regulation, productivity, training, warm-up, warm-up mistakes, workouts

How Jupiter in Cancer Will Help You Grow Over the Next Year

June 28, 2025 | Renée Fishman

As Jupiter transits through Cancer over the next year, it promises to help you grow exponentially—but not in the way you think.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, Cancer, comfort zone, expansion, Gemini, growth, Jupiter, nervous system regulation, personal growth, safety

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