Katie

And so before industrial capitalism, this whole concept of time would have felt pretty foreign to people. Time was not thought of as something that could be quote unquote wasted or bought by another individual. It was just something that passed.

And so before industrial capitalism, this whole concept of time would have felt pretty foreign to people. Time was not thought of as something that could be quote unquote wasted or bought by another individual. It was just something that passed.

And so before industrial capitalism, this whole concept of time would have felt pretty foreign to people. Time was not thought of as something that could be quote unquote wasted or bought by another individual. It was just something that passed.

And that got me thinking about the way in which I had sort of internalized this idea of my own time and how it was contributing to this sense of just constantly being in a rush, constantly being behind, constantly being busy, this like... sense of urgency that no matter what, I always felt like I was falling behind. And I kind of saw this connection between these two ideas.

And that got me thinking about the way in which I had sort of internalized this idea of my own time and how it was contributing to this sense of just constantly being in a rush, constantly being behind, constantly being busy, this like... sense of urgency that no matter what, I always felt like I was falling behind. And I kind of saw this connection between these two ideas.

And that got me thinking about the way in which I had sort of internalized this idea of my own time and how it was contributing to this sense of just constantly being in a rush, constantly being behind, constantly being busy, this like... sense of urgency that no matter what, I always felt like I was falling behind. And I kind of saw this connection between these two ideas.

And so I started to interrogate where that was coming from and A, whether it was actually allowing me to do my best work and B, honestly, if it was preventing me from being happier while I was doing that work.

And so I started to interrogate where that was coming from and A, whether it was actually allowing me to do my best work and B, honestly, if it was preventing me from being happier while I was doing that work.

And so I started to interrogate where that was coming from and A, whether it was actually allowing me to do my best work and B, honestly, if it was preventing me from being happier while I was doing that work.

And ultimately, I realized that I think the obsession with optimization for many people is just a response to things becoming more untenable and frankly, not trusting yourself to handle that.

And ultimately, I realized that I think the obsession with optimization for many people is just a response to things becoming more untenable and frankly, not trusting yourself to handle that.

And ultimately, I realized that I think the obsession with optimization for many people is just a response to things becoming more untenable and frankly, not trusting yourself to handle that.

Well, I blew up my calendar. So I got rid of all the little color-coded time blocks. And I started thinking about my time a little bit more holistically. So I would, at the beginning of a week, be like, these are the things that need to get done this week in order for me to meet the deadlines that I have to meet.

Well, I blew up my calendar. So I got rid of all the little color-coded time blocks. And I started thinking about my time a little bit more holistically. So I would, at the beginning of a week, be like, these are the things that need to get done this week in order for me to meet the deadlines that I have to meet.

Well, I blew up my calendar. So I got rid of all the little color-coded time blocks. And I started thinking about my time a little bit more holistically. So I would, at the beginning of a week, be like, these are the things that need to get done this week in order for me to meet the deadlines that I have to meet.

At the beginning of every day, I'm not sitting down anymore and going, okay, these are the 15 minute increments and I'm going to plan all the micromanage all this ahead of time. I tried to give myself a little bit more latitude around when I get things done, how I get things done. And I started to think about it, this mental shift between optimizing my time and protecting it.

At the beginning of every day, I'm not sitting down anymore and going, okay, these are the 15 minute increments and I'm going to plan all the micromanage all this ahead of time. I tried to give myself a little bit more latitude around when I get things done, how I get things done. And I started to think about it, this mental shift between optimizing my time and protecting it.

At the beginning of every day, I'm not sitting down anymore and going, okay, these are the 15 minute increments and I'm going to plan all the micromanage all this ahead of time. I tried to give myself a little bit more latitude around when I get things done, how I get things done. And I started to think about it, this mental shift between optimizing my time and protecting it.

And so if I'm thinking about my time as something I have to optimize, I'm trying to cram in as much as possible. If instead I'm thinking about it as something that I should protect, now I'm empowered to say no to things that I don't think are good opportunities to tell someone, hey, I actually can't get that done this week. Let's talk about it next week.

And so if I'm thinking about my time as something I have to optimize, I'm trying to cram in as much as possible. If instead I'm thinking about it as something that I should protect, now I'm empowered to say no to things that I don't think are good opportunities to tell someone, hey, I actually can't get that done this week. Let's talk about it next week.