The 5AM Club Is Just Insomnia With Branding
A student asked if I do the 5 a.m. club. I said I wake at 5 because anxiety is my alarm clock. She looked relieved. We read Sappho instead of a hustle podcas...
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Standup at 9 Means Nothing Before Coffee
They moved standup to 9 a.m. for alignment. Half the team is parents. Half is West Coast. Alignment became yawns. I suggested async updates. My manager said...
The AI Demo That Summarized My Standup
A new internal tool summarizes standups into insights. It said I was blocked. I was thinking. The difference matters. Productivity culture loves output metri...
The Productivity Theater Trap: How Oversimplification Stifles True Creativity
Are you caught in productivity theater? Learn how oversimplification creates the illusion of creativity while blocking genuine progress and meaningful work.
The Performance of Work Is Not Work
Performative work — looking busy instead of being useful — is a trap. Here's how to tell the difference between real effort and theater.
I Spent $340 to Learn a Legal Pad Works
After $340 spent on productivity apps, one writer found a $4 legal pad works better. Here's why analog tools beat digital systems for focus.
The Tabs We Keep Are the Lies We Tell Ourselves
Browser tabs aren't research tools — they're emotional crutches. A sharp editorial on why we hoard open tabs and what deleting them actually means.
The Performance of Work Is Killing Real Work
Performative work — looking busy instead of being productive — is eroding real output. An editorial on why visibility culture kills genuine work.
Do What You Can. Stop Performing the Rest.
True productivity means acting when you can and stopping when you can't — not performing busyness to escape the discomfort of stillness.
Do Nothing. It's the Most Human Thing Left.
A sharp editorial arguing that stillness — not productivity — is the true human default, and that metrics-driven life is a rendering, not reality.