Writing.

Corporate jargon, responsibility avoidance, and honesty

How management jargon and avoided conversations can leave teams carrying the cost of bad decisions.

Hustle culture is killing your creativity

Making room for rest and creative work without turning every hour into another obligation.

Drowning in commitments: learning to say no

A personal reflection on setting boundaries and building a week you actually want to live.

The biggest downside to being your own boss

Setting boundaries, learning to say no, and taking breaks without feeling guilty.

Newsletter · Breaking Freelance

Radical Candor

Honesty at work is useful only when it comes with care for the people and the result.

Newsletter · Breaking Freelance

Lazy or tired?

Learning the difference between needing rest and avoiding work, without turning either into an identity.

Newsletter · Breaking Freelance · No. 33

How do you unplug?

Making room for play and finding ways to switch off outside work.

Newsletter · Breaking Freelance · No. 46

Magic skeleton

A reminder to care for the body that carries you through your work and your life.

Newsletter · Breaking Freelance · No. 43

Work-life bullshit

Questioning the idea of a perfect balance and choosing how you want work to fit into your life.

Newsletter · Breaking Freelance · No. 22

Morning person?

Finding a daily rhythm that fits your life rather than following someone else's ideal routine.

Newsletter · Breaking Freelance · No. 18

What's wrong with you?

On enjoying work, feeling like the odd one out, and finding people who understand your choices.

Newsletter · Breaking Freelance · No. 14

Relax

Giving yourself permission to stop, recharge, and enjoy time away from work.

Newsletter · Breaking Freelance · No. 6