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Optimization Isn’t Always the Answer

April 2, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Just because we have tools that can help us do our work faster doesn’t mean we always need to use them. Optimization can take away the joy of the work.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: cooking, efficiency, energy, holidays, joy, meaning, optimization, productivity, ritual, time

3 Problems With the 1 Percent Rule For Improvement

March 31, 2026 | Renée Fishman

The myth that 1 percent improvement every day will lead to exponential growth misrepresents the nature of progress and ignores the reality of human capacity.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: coaching, consistency, habits, personal development, productivity, productivity myths

How Historical Hypotheticals Can Destroy Your Future

March 29, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Judging your past efforts by your current energy levels is a recipe for shame, and a guaranteed way to stay stuck in the past.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, energy, historical hypotheticals, illness, productivity, recovery, shame, trauma

A CrossFit Strategy to Tackle Big Tasks Without Overwhelm

March 27, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Big tasks can be especially overwhelming for ADHD brains and drain our energy before we even start. Here’s an approach to change the energy and make it fun.

Filed Under: ADHD, CrossFit, Fitness, Productivity Tagged With: chipper workout, CrossFit, overwhelm, productivity, strategy, tasks, workout

What Kind of Accountability Do You Need?

March 14, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Typically we think of accountability as support to help us do more. But sometimes we actually need accountability to help us do less.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: accountability, coaching, environment, productivity, support, willpower

Why Outsourcing Mundane Tasks to AI Won’t Improve Your Creative Output

March 12, 2026 | Renée Fishman

The desire to free up time for creative work by outsourcing mundane tasks to AI misses the point. Ironically, those mundane tasks are part of the creative process.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: AI, artificial intelligence, creative process, creativity, productivity, work

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