Planning vs. Doing: The Fight for Time
How much planning is too much? A day spent between financial planning, schedules, goals, and reflection — and why planning and doing need each other more than we think.
Tag: time management
Taking Control of Your Time in a Culture of Instant Replies
Inbox zero once felt like control. Over time, it became a sign that my time was no longer mine. A reflection on availability, boundaries, and choosing priorities in an always-on culture.
I did slow down: slow days, scattered mind
This summer, I slowed down — on purpose. But with the quiet came chaos. In this post, I reflect on the summer slowdown mindset: what happens when you trade structure for spontaneity and stillness for scattered thoughts.
Why I am reclaiming my deep work (again)
Between juggling advisory roles, charity leadership, and life in a portfolio career, I lost touch with one of my favourite ways of working—deep work. Here’s what I’m doing to bring it back.
Rebalancing the Portfolio
This week, I started off with good intentions. I felt my portfolio needed a rebalancing and planned a few tactical
Facing procrastination
As I open the laptop to an empty page of ideas, I feel my procrastination list is increasing. Earlier, my
85% Capacity
I sometimes joke and say that when I work on something part-time, that is a normal person’s full time. As
The Art of Procrastination
Against the odds, and probably against expectations, I do have a masters (or likely a PhD) on procrastination. According to
The 4-Hour-Workweek – My Take
I finally came around reading the controversial 4-hour-Workweek by Tim Ferriss. I did not quit my job, stopped doing meetings
I get to do this
I did not get to write last night. I went out to dinner with a friend. And even though I
Hybrid work and a new commute
I believe in hybrid working as a step forward. I am neither a believer in full time remote or full time in-office. I like to think that after all the enlightenment period we have just been through, we will know better and find solutions for a new way of working, adapted to teams, individuals, and today’s day and age.
Where time goes
Sometimes I wonder where time goes. I wake up and see myself with 2 weeks to go back to London
Busy gets me annoyed
We are all living filled lives, but are they full lives? Busy is gettingg me annoyed these days. Busy is bad for business.
Keeping afloat with overwhelm
Are you getting to the time of the year that you look back and wonder where the year went? Filled with overwhelm before everyone breaks for the summer?
The Productivity Project – A Personal Reflection
The Productivity Project brought me to reflect on my own beliefs on productivity and how I ranked on each suggested tool. I grade myself a B on productivity