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pink-collar stigma, coral reefs' admin team, and reframing admin work

No matter what kind of work you do—leading a team, creating art, managing a household or family—you are eventually going to end up doing "admin work." The often invisible, but essential work and tasks that keep everything else running smoothly. We make careers out of it. Entire degrees specializi...

by Hannah Keyes — Apr 13, 2025 adapting systems admin work energy management frameworks + tools reflection

hopscotch boundaries, if-then options, and finding flow in flexibility

I've been thinking a lot about flexibility lately—not just in how nature adapts to changing seasons, but in how it is inherently woven into ecosystems, the way we cultivate it in relationships, and the dichotomy of desperately wanting it while being absolutely terrified of the process of living w...

by Hannah Keyes — Apr 06, 2025 delegation frameworks + tools perfectionism routines

scaling everest, intuitive whispers, and the framework for bottleneck removal

Was last week wild for you? It was a rollercoaster over here. We're going to just dive right in today, lol. 🌱 TIPS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE LIFE + BUSINESS Translating Big Visions into Plans of Action Have you ever been so excited about an idea that you just jump both feet in until it's all consu...

by Hannah Keyes — Mar 16, 2025 energy management frameworks + tools productivity reflection

choose your next adventure and the power of your personal energy ecosystem

Can you believe it's already March?! So far this year we've explored recognizing your energy patterns, building sustainable routines, and creating flexibility in those systems. Today, we're bringing it all together with with how what may seem like separate practices actually is interconnected ben...

by Hannah Keyes — Mar 02, 2025 energy management frameworks + tools reflections

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

uncrustable dreams, frozen screens, and building stress response strategies

Originally published November 3, 2024 Stress isn't something you should have to endure. But rather, it's information your body and mind give you about what is out of alignment or needs to shift in your life. Yet when we live in a world that glorifies hustle and expects constant productivity, ...

by Hannah Keyes — Dec 23, 2024 burnout prevention frameworks + tools productivity reflection stress

spider roommates, gargoyles in HR, and the making of your personal menu

Originally published October 13, 2024 I made some big changes around workload going into Q4 this year that were/are very bittersweet. And after taking the last year off to de-center chasing medical things and just living for a bit, I'm jumping back into the deep end to try and get some answer...

by Hannah Keyes — Dec 23, 2024 frameworks + tools mental health self-care systems + processes

task tetris, spinach epiphanies, and and the art of prioritization

Originally published October 6, 2024 I've attended thousands of stand-ups and team meetings over my career. While we will share blockers or struggles through stories and individual experiences, at the core of many is:PrioritizationNow, unfortunately, I don't have a magic bullet for you. I thi...

by Hannah Keyes — Dec 23, 2024 energy management frameworks + tools mindset productivity systems + processes time management

mental hats, mushroom chats, and the science of role transitions

Originally published September 8, 2024 First off, a huge thank you to everyone that voted in the poll! There were votes for all the categories and a tie between: 🛁 💼 Self-Care + Work-Life Harmony👥 💬 Team Collaboration + Communication So I'll lean a bit heavier in these two topics this fall bu...

Dec 23, 2024 boundaries frameworks + tools mental health neurodivergence research + science systems + processes

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