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Repetition Does Not Lead to Improvement

April 3, 2026 | Renée Fishman

There’s a common myth that if you want to improve at something, you just need to“put in your reps”. Unfortunately, that’s not how it works.

Filed Under: Coaching, Fitness, Productivity Tagged With: coaching, consistency, feedback, fitness, improvement, productivity, repetition, skills, technique, time

To Build Confidence, Focus on Skills Over Strength

March 9, 2026 | Renée Fishman

If you want to build confidence that you can sustainably achieve an outcome, systems, skills, and techniques will take you farther than pure strength.

Filed Under: Fitness, Productivity Tagged With: confidence, skills, strength, techniques

Is It Complicated — or Just Hard?

December 23, 2025 | Renée Fishman

If you’re feeling stuck, it’s crucial to identify whether the thing you’re trying to do is hard, complicated, or both. Here’s why it matters.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: complicated, hard, productivity, simplify, skills, strength, support, systems

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Personality Assessments

December 1, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Personality and behavior assessments like DISC or Myers Briggs promise better self-understanding if you use them correctly. Here’s what most people get wrong.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: assessments, behavior, coaching, DISC, Myers Briggs, personality, self-assessment, self-awareness, self-examination, self-image, self-improvement, skills, tendencies, traits

The Only Way to Become Fluent in Anything

November 16, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Fluency in any language or subject doesn’t come from learning or studying. It comes from putting what you learn into practice in the real world.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: fluency, language, mastery, skills

All Training is Specific

October 3, 2025 | Renée Fishman

The internet is filled with advice on how to get stronger or develop your skills. Which advice is best? That depends on your goal.

Filed Under: Fitness, Productivity Tagged With: fitness, productivity, skills, strength, training, writing

Virgo Season Teaches How to Get Things Done in Unpredictable Times

August 22, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Virgo season brings unpredictable weather and unsettling energy, making everything feel harder than it should. But the challenges of Virgo season also open us to its greatest gifts and can help us find more ease and flow where it feels lacking.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: astrology, craft, mastery, productivity, skills, structures, support, systems, uncertainty, Virgo

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