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white flamingos, wicked rollercoasters, and the wisdom of minimum viable routines

There's this thing that happens in life where we put in countless hours of effort trying to build routines and ways of taking care of ourselves... Life just starts life-ing all over you. And you're left to figure how to actually maintain those routines through it all, no matter what you are juggl...

by Hannah Keyes — Feb 23, 2025 energy management frameworks + tools research + science routines

cat mart, street art, and the practice of building routines

When someone mentions burnout, what causes come to mind? 🤔💭🧐 Did your mind jump straight to work? The endless meetings.Mounting deadlines.Constant content creation. If so, you aren't alone. We spend about one-third of our life at work and have to plan our entire lives around it. But what if we w...

by Hannah Keyes — Feb 16, 2025 burnout prevention energy management frameworks + tools productivity routines

acorn growth, pattern flows, and the dance of energy management

My therapist likes to say "Clarity is cheap" because information and knowledge alone often aren't enough. It's what we do with the information that's important. I've found this is especially true when it comes to preventing (or recovering from) burnout. After spending over a decade collecting i...

by Hannah Keyes — Feb 10, 2025 burnout prevention energy management frameworks + tools productivity

tiny ripples, tiny teeth, and the not-so-tiny purpose of pauses

I've been updating my first digital product, Tech for Boundaries, for the latest iOS 18 update over the last couple weeks (I'm behind on getting it out because I'm a maximalist and have almost doubled the page count adding new resources 🙈) The process has called attention to where I need to updat...

by Hannah Keyes — Feb 02, 2025 burnout energy management framework + tools productivity rest

adorable complications, energy patterns, and the control question

I sometimes wonder if energy tracking isn't as "mainstream" as time tracking because it's not fixed or linear. Time tracking is straightforward - there are only 24 hours in a day, and each minute is identical. But energy? That's far more nuanced... The same hour-long task might drain you complete...

by Hannah Keyes — Jan 26, 2025 energy management mindset productivity time management

polar bears, permission paradoxes, and the mythical average person

My particular edition of neurodivergence meant that no matter my age, I was regularly questioning authority, looked for the best way to do something and not the "way it was always done." (Made me real popular as a kid... 😅) And yet I was still deeply conditioned and struggled to let go of the "s...

by Hannah Keyes — Jan 19, 2025 boundaries framework + tools productivity reflection research + science

lemon curd, norse words, and the language around limits

Friday was National Quitter's Day, a day that is said to be when most people give up on their resolutions, and I saw lots of posts talking about it like it's some grand revelation about human willpower. But the whole concept of the day is missing the plot: when masses of people 'quit' their reso...

by Hannah Keyes — Jan 12, 2025 boundaries energy management reflection systems + processes

glow soup, feedback loops, and the art of inner translation

I had planned to announce a new offer this week for a 28-day Energy Discovery Challenge that gives creators and entrepreneurs a personalized roadmap to discover their unique energy patterns, build the foundations for sustainable systems, and break free from burnout cycles through guided energy tr...

by Hannah Keyes — Jan 05, 2025 chronic illness energy management mindset research + science seasons + rhythms

system traps, dream maps, and the courage to adapt

HOUSEKEEPING: Things may look a bit different around here because I've migrated my newsletter to a new platform! I've been working since October to find a way for you to easily access past issues and for them to be shared. I'm excited to finally have that resolved and you can now find all past is...

by Hannah Keyes — Dec 29, 2024 energy management neurodivergence reflection systems + processes

winter halos, breadcrumbs, and the language of energy

Originally published December 15, 2024 I spent this week refining the Thoughtful Systems Framework I developed in 2020 when I started this business. It was a interesting moment of reflection at the intersection of my business's growth, my own growth and increased education, and all the growth a...

by Hannah Keyes — Dec 23, 2024 audit energy management research + science seasons + rhythms system audits

cookie cobbler, default ponder, and the presence of patterns

Originally published December 8, 2024 It's "review your goals and get excited about new year, new you season." 🤢 I love reflection and anticipation as much as the next person... as long as it isn't shoved down my throat with a side of shame, blame, and telling me what box to shove myself into...

by Hannah Keyes — Dec 23, 2024 mental health productivity reflection research + science seasons + rhythms sustainable systems

plum pavlovas, winter prompts, and the art of surrendering

Originally published November 24, 2024 Back in October we talked about seasonal rhythms and holiday planning in advance. But how do we shift from preparation to experiencing? Our preparation strategies are (and have to be) different from our experience strategies that help manage our energy a...

by Hannah Keyes — Dec 23, 2024 energy management holiday planning productivity rest + recovery seasons + rhythms

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