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Blank Canvas is the Sunday newsletter in which I share my thoughts on whatever I am learning about at the moment - from productivity and self development to the meaning of life. Always followed, of course, by actionable advice and my favorite tools to make your life easier.

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The Optimization Trap

Blank Canvas • Issue 003 The Optimization Trap I recently learned (and finally adopted) one of the most freeing mindsets I’ve ever come across: you don’t have to optimize everything. Discovering the world of self-help has been one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I was young and eager to create a “great” life for myself, so I jumped in with everything I had. If there was anything to know about sleep, routines, productivity, planning, goals, mindset, health, exercise, etc.. I...

6 months ago • 3 min read

Blank Canvas • Issue 002 A Recipe for Mini Rituals Getting things done sometimes feels like a battle against the self. Let’s be real, it feels like that most of the time. There’s hundreds of things you can do to figure out what you have to do, but, at some point, you just have to sit down and do the thing. And sometimes, no matter the amount of mental juggling you have done to get there, you just can’t do the thing. Because… it’s hard. That’s the hard part. At the risk of adding yet one more...

7 months ago • 3 min read

Blank Canvas Issue 001 • March 24, 2024 A Little Bit Shy of Ready “There is no better time than the present.” How many times have you heard that? And how many of those times did you roll your eyes just like you did now? I get it, it’s annoying. Partly because it sounds like something your mother would say; mostly because it’s true. I have been thinking about starting this newsletter for years. And, if you rolled your eyes, there is likely something you’ve been thinking about starting too. A...

8 months ago • 3 min read