Horizontal or Lateral Networking: A Tool For Career Growth

One of the best things I’ve done in my career is focus on horizontal networking (another way to describe it is lateral networking). Horizontal networking means networking with people on a similar level to you, not people who are far more senior or experienced in their careers. It might not be the approach that first …

Using a Weekly Planning Routine to Optimize For Calm and Productivity

One seemingly small change I made to my routines over the last year was to start using my Sundays differently. Previously, I’d use Sundays to just relax. It was my last weekend day, so I didn’t want to get up to too much. This felt like it was best for relaxing, but in reality, because …

How I’ve Made Successful Systems Changes in Work and Life

There have been a lot of systems in my work and life that I’ve had to adjust or change completely over the past few years. Primarily for two reasons: Transforming systems in my life is not an easy process, and I feel like I’ve bumbled my way through many of the adjustments I was making. …

10 Books I Loved in 2023 and 6 I Plan on Reading in 2024

This year I’ll have read about 50 books, which is about the norm for me. It’s a pace that I’ve found is comfortable enough to keep me reading without reading turning into a chore. As someone who used to try (and succeed occasionally) to read 100 books a year, let me say I’ve found the …