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The Prerequisite for Progress

May 28, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Whether you’re trying to build strength, learn a new skill, or get things done, it’s tempting to want to “get right into it.” But there’s an important pre-requisite that sets you up for success in any endeavor.

Filed Under: Fitness, Productivity Tagged With: growth, healing, holistic productivity, improvement, nervous system, productivity

Why You Get Your Best Ideas in the Shower

May 27, 2025 | Renée Fishman

It’s not just an old wive’s tale; your best ideas really can come in the shower. Here’s the science behind it and how to make it work.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: brain health, default mode network, holistic productivity, nervous system, productivity

The Real Heavy Lift of Injury Recovery

May 4, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Rebuilding strength after an injury can be a long slog, but the real heavy lift has nothing to do with the weight on the bar

Filed Under: Fitness, Yoga Tagged With: compensation patterns, fitness, injury, mindfulness, nervous system, personal development, recovery, strength, yoga

A Practice to Help You Heal Chronic Pain

May 2, 2025 | Renée Fishman

3 reasons why focusing on your pain is likely making it worse — and what to do instead.

Filed Under: ADHD, Habits, Productivity Tagged With: attention, awareness, energy, focus, holistic productivity, mindfulness, nervous system, pain, practice, productivity, rituals

A Simple Tip to Increase Your Capacity

February 13, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Whether in the gym or in life, expanding your capacity for how much you can handle starts with strengthening the first step.

Filed Under: Fitness, Productivity Tagged With: acclimation, capacity, fitness, foundations, nervous system, process, productivity, strength, weightlifting

What Really Makes a Workout “Good”?

November 18, 2024 | Renée Fishman

What makes a workout truly ‘good’? Questioning the metrics we use to measure success in the gym.”

Filed Under: Fitness Tagged With: ADHD, fitness, nervous system, personal growth, productivity, workout

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