If you’re currently drowning in clutter at home, you’re not alone. A recent UCLA study showed it’s a huge problem for middle-class families. “Managing …
4 things you might not know about running a live event
So here we are – Brooke, Alexx and I – 10 days out from A Simpler Way Sydney. If ticket sales stay where they …
How to prioritise when you want to do everything
You can do anything, but you can’t do everything. I’ve always known this, but for the longest time, it didn’t stop me. Trying to …
How the ’empty shelf principle’ can help you fight overwhelm
If you were ever to come to my house, you’d notice something a little weird. In pretty much every cupboard and set of shelves – …
The remarkable, cumulative effects of just 15 more minutes of sleep a night
Towards the end of last year I ran a survey asking you guys about the one quality or ‘thing’ you’d love to improve on …
7 stories we need to stop telling ourselves in 2017
I’ve a long-held fascination with the power of the stories we tell ourselves. How those stories are built out over time. How they shape …
One (unsexy) word that will make 2017 your best year ever
Driving to the office recently I’ll admit only 65% of my brain was engaged with the job at hand. The other 35% was pre-processing all …
The real reason we’re all burnt out right now
Remember Sally from last week? Super-organised. Highly productive. Totally has her shit together. The only problem is, Sally’s exhausted. And she can’t quite figure …
The surprisingly simple thing all productive people do
5am: Sally’s alarm goes off Like any normal person, she groans and wishes she could turn the stupid thing off and go back to …
Two pads + a calendar: the simple system I use to organise life
Earlier this year, on the suggestion of a listener, Carly and I tried bullet journaling as a life-hacking experiment for Straight and Curly. Fans …
5 ways I currently don’t have my shit together
A few weeks ago I shared in a subscriber email that I was struggling with a spot of depression. (A spot that, thankfully, seems …
Permission to make change slowly
In the past week or so, some variation of this question has dropped into my inbox from a few different folk: I know the …
Whitespace – what it is, why you need it, where to find it
It was one of those days at the bank. The line was long and slow-moving—every person in front of me seemed to have a …
10 great habits you can build around food today
Google sends an absurd amount of traffic to this particular post here on this site every day and as a result, I get a LOT of …
What kind of perfectionist are you?
My next book, Practical Perfection is coming out in February 2016. But I’m just dying to share a little bit of it with you guys, …
Stop exercising for your body and do it for your head
This is a guest post from Anna Spurling. In it, she shares her experience of using exercise to manage her mental health. This is something I …
Life is good, but you’re not happy. What’s the go with that?
When I mentioned just over a week ago that I was going to be running a series of five posts to help people figure out …
Of all the things we tell ourselves, is this up there with the worst?
So on Monday I listened to this Flying Solo podcast where Robert Gerrish chatted with Leanne Faulkner about her story. Now I know Leanne because I’ve done a …
5 easy things we can all do to look out for each other better
The world seems quite angsty right now don’t you think? (Or maybe it’s not just ‘now’, maybe this is a new ‘normal’.) Everywhere I look …
How to achieve your big goals when you’re a mum
Life was pretty simple when I was 22. My only responsibilities were my job, my boyfriend and a family who made few demands on …
3 ways I manage the mental overwhelm caused by my inner ‘planner’
It’s Monday, and I’m thinking I’d like to do a Saturday morning CrossFit class. Problem is, you can only do that class if you …
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