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Rethinking progress in a world that has lost its bearings Read & Listen on Substack → The concept of cognitive biases are utterly fascinating to me - mental shortcuts that help us make quick decisions but that may also obscure reality. Discovering a new one is...
A simple balm for our times Read & Listen on Substack → So much of our world, and sometimes existence, feels out of control. This Taoist parable has been foundational in helping me cope with this reality, enabling me to show up daily, in the ways that matter....
When Flow Stops: On the Dammed Rivers of Thought, Voice, and Resistance Read & Listen on Substack One of the most beautiful truths in nature is that water always flows to the sea. Rivers don’t need permission or instruction. They’re not led, they’re pulled - by...
I can't tell you how thrilled I am to have been a guest on the Road Back Home podcast with Amanda Grace. Our conversation covered ADHD, AI & Productivity Shame I am really proud of this conversation and hope that it has resonance for anyone affected by ADHD -...
Originally posted on Substack "Merchant of Chaos" served me well for a while - it captured my relationship with consistency (complicated), my need to explore and deconstruct ideas (constant), and my tendency to take things apart to understand them (compulsive)....
I've often used the word 'beautiful' in my copy when describing the websites that I've created but it always sits a little uneasily with me. We have such ingrained reverence for beauty that to tamper with it feels almost sinful. The Beauty Paradox Beauty has always...
I'm thrilled to share this client story with you today. For quite some time, I've wanted to capture what the co-creation experience is actually like for my clients. While we often focus on the end result – and yes, having a beautiful website is wonderful – we...
It's Alive!!!!!! I feel like Viktor Frankenstein... instantly proud, excited and a little horrified after finally unveiling his creation. It turns out... I am my own worst client. Shock horror eh! 😱😂 Don't get me wrong - I am utterly delighted with the website -...
What if encouraging people to follow their intuition around work was the key to higher levels of productivity, fulfilment, creativity and connection. Of course it is. Sustainability is the key to creating a liveable future regardless of whether you are a plant or a person.
Trying to use my voice when it all seems so pointless and scary. This was originally posted on my Substack with an audio voice over: https://orlafitz.substack.com/p/lost-at-sea It has been months since I’ve written anything of any depth or duration. Months of...
The past two weeks were difficult. It was like being in a fog - one friend described it as feeling really 'flat' and that is a perfect description. Over the years of being self employed, I've gone through various states of motivation, de-motivation and everything...
What is the opposite of love? My first instinct, like most people's, was hate. This question was asked while I read A Course In Miracles (I've not gotten very far - it might take me years to finish!). The answer it gives is that the opposite of Love is Fear. Every...
That weird place between inappropriate digital overshare and no response This was originally posted on my Substack: https://orlafitz.substack.com/p/overshare-shame-spiral Oversharing is something I have had a tug of war with all of my life - on the one hand I am...
Probably the biggest battle for productivity is fighting the barrage of psychologically manipulative social technologies that have been designed to make us feel we are not enough, have missed out and need to keep clicking. I have always struggled to harness the...
Sometimes we forget that the world of work has been created by a very small percentage of predominantly privileged white men. When we read the stories of how they succeeded and internalise how their drive, morning routines, long hours and consistency got them to...
I really love when I hear a story from a perspective I had not considered before. Even if I don't agree with it, understanding where that person is coming from expands the outer reaches of the discussion. It is not always easy to hear and I haven't always heard the...
No one has their sh*t together. Happiness is the wrong goal. The more I read and think about it, the more I am aware that it is just a fleeting emotion. For some reason, I had framed it as a destination. Every day, I have to work on understanding where I am...
I watched the movie Idiocracy years ago on the recommendation of a friend. It is a silly 20's comedy starring Luke Wilson and Rosie Perez. The premise is that the entire population has become less and less intelligent over time. The idiotic problems this causes...
The current obsession seems to be with putting ourselves into niches. Nice little buckets to contain us so others can easily understand us before the 5-second rule expires and they flit to the next article, image or video. The advice tends to run along the...
This morning my daughter bounded up from her cot proud as punch with the cover of her favourite childhood book in her hands. Just the cover. "Look Mommy," she said with a big smile of satisfaction and complete and utter innocence while my heart dropped. She loves...
After many years of discussion and deliberation, we finally made the decision to move out of the city and down to the famous Wild Atlantic Way, on the southern coast of Ireland. We craved nature and space, and found that the city had become too noisy and crowded. I know Dublin probably hadn't changed, but we had, and we needed more than it could offer - well actually, we needed less.
Today should have been our wedding day. In all the chaos of Covid-19 this was one of the casualties, a small casualty in the great scheme of things but not inconsequential in our little world. We all had great plans for this year that have been cancelled or put on...
