You’re enough
I told someone recently I would respect them if they only worked 40 hours a week, instead of their current 50-60.
Lynette Bye
AI journalism, productivity coaching, and research-backed advice.
Latest posts
Reduce uncertainty for better decisions, a short rant
Like many people, you may be thinking some version of “But I can’t answer my key uncertainties! It would take years to know for sure!”
My career exploration: Tools for building confidence
I did a major career review during 2023. I’m sharing it now because:
How to make career decisions and have impact
Some career decisions are easy. There’s a clear best option. Many are not easy. Where are you a good fit? What would you be best at? What work is most important? These questions can feel baffling. How do you even start getting the information to make these decisions well? Do you wish you could just look at how successful people made their decisions? What made them confident in their plans? Well,…
How much career exploration is enough?
When do you stop exploring career options? How do you know when you should commit to one job or project?
2023 Recap
Dear readers,
Be surprised by failure
You step into your bathroom. A penguin peers up at you from inside the tub. You rub your eyes and look again. The penguin lifts its wings like a shrug.
Of Practice and Paintings: The Art of Practicing on the Job
Among the array of canvases scattered around my home, this is the only painting created purely as a learning exercise. I was frustrated with my atrocious rocks, so I cornered myself alone with some paintbrushes and images of rocks until I figured out how to splash paint so that it looked like shadows and highlights on a bit of stone.
DIY Deliberate Practice
In the spirit of growth and self-improvement, I recently attempted to apply Ericsson’s principles of deliberate practice to my own growth goal: speeding up my writing. If you’re unfamiliar with the minutia of Ericsson’s methods, don’t worry, I was in the same boat — and hence my initial goal had substantial room for improvement. This is the story of how I used to deliberate practice principles to…
Why Do Tattoos Last?
There’s that saying that you replace all the cells in your body every seven years. Cells reproduce by dividing. Since we don’t double in size regularly, presumably cells are also dying and getting cleared away at a similar rate.