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When Planning Feels Pointless. Jan 01, 2024

In case you didn't know, I am a big planner. I love it because designing and committing to plans is how we make cool things out of nothing.

However, if I'm being honest, this is the first year in many I haven't felt like planning for 2024. To be exact, I've been worried there's not much point, things feel too dark to be dreamy and hopeful. 

One reason is, every time I get in the shower - I mean literally every time - I'm crushed by the thought of women and children in Gaza who have no water (much less hot water), no food, no shelter and no safety, and it's...

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Is Purpose Anxiety a Thing? Dec 22, 2023

Are we working too hard trying to “discover our higher purpose” - putting ourselves under too much pressure? Author and thought leader Liz Gilbert seems to think so. On Kate Bowler’s podcast yesterday she said this:

“There is a pathological obsession, and I don’t use the word pathological lightly, in this country with making sure your life has a higher purpose, rather than just having a life, which is already pretty incredible.“

Watch this short clip. 

Gilbert, whose brain, spirit and work I adore, goes on to say there’s incredible pressure to...

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