Optimize For Calm

Each week, my newsletter summarizes some of the inspiring articles and TED talks that guide the work I do with my coaching clients. Here’s a taste from this week’s newsletter and if you’d like more, please subscribe!

"Can you optimize a company for calm, not chaos? That’s what entrepreneurs Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson decided to do after they founded Basecamp. Here are 4 strategies they use to minimize distraction and maximize quality work time."

"Seeking a state of awake seems like a worthy quest. And when we find it, it’s worth cherishing."

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have called sleep deprivation a public health crisis, saying that one-third of adults don’t get enough sleep. Some 80 percent of people report sleep problems at least once per week, and according to a 2016 study, sleep deprivation 'causes more than $400 billion in economic losses annually in the United States and results in 1.23 million lost days of work each year.'"

"Over the past five years I’ve interviewed more than 300 successful people about their morning routines. Through talking with business leaders and university presidents to Olympians, fashion models and artists, I’ve learned that while there isn’t one “best” morning routine that works for everyone, there are best practices that some of the most successful people I spoke with follow every day."