Jul 21
Warts and all
The body you have today is the one that carried you here.
2 min read
Marissa Brassfield
Trusted advisor, simplifier, and loving catalyst of your biggest and best initiatives. Discovering how to stretch time, maximize ease, and optimize work-life alignment.
Jul 20
How to Price Yourself as a Consultant
Most new consultants price from their old salary, capping themselves at a number a former employer chose. Here is how to price from the value you create.
5 min read
Jul 17
Why Do Kids Get Summer Off?
The long summer break was not built for farm work. It was standardized in the late 1800s for urban heat. Here is how to design your own summer.
5 min read
Jul 16
What to Do With the Time AI Frees Up
The efficiency question answers itself. The harder question is what the freed hours are for, and your calendar will answer it for you if you don't.
7 min read
Jul 15
Why Your Raise Doesn't Keep Up With Inflation
The 3 percent raise comes from a 1948 union contract that later dropped its inflation tether. A below-inflation raise is a quiet pay cut.
5 min read
Jul 13
Companies That Got Rid of Performance Reviews
The annual review was built in 1917 to rank army officers. The companies that made it gospel have dismantled it. Stop waiting for the verdict.
5 min read
Jul 10
Golden Handcuffs: Why Leaving a Job Costs So Much
Your health insurance is tied to your job because of a 1942 wage freeze. The cuffs that make leaving costly are policy accidents. Pick the lock.
5 min read
Jul 09
How to Use AI to Save Time as a Founder
AI reliably buys back founder hours in five places. The freed time only becomes a shorter week if you eliminate before you automate.
7 min read
Jul 08
Why Do We Work 40 Hours a Week?
The 40-hour week is a 1938 payroll line that reached 40 only in 1940. It never measured good work. Here is how to get paid for results.
6 min read
Jul 07
What grows when you stop selling
Every interest I've had for 20 years got the same evaluation. This one broke the pattern.
2 min read
Jul 06
The Rules You Never Chose: Who Made Them Up
Most rules you live by, from the five-day week to retirement at 65, were invented by one person for a narrow reason. Here is how to audit yours.
7 min read
Jul 03
Why Is the Weekend Only Two Days?
The two-day weekend is barely 150 years old and was built to sell cars. A medieval peasant likely rested more than you. Here is how to take it back.
5 min read