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🥼 Rituals for Intentional Living: Beyond Routines in Bullet Journaling®
Lab Notes Melissa McHenry Lab Notes Melissa McHenry

🥼 Rituals for Intentional Living: Beyond Routines in Bullet Journaling®

Routines have always brought me comfort. They help me feel organized, on top of things, and steady. But over time, I’ve realized: routines can keep me moving while still leaving me feeling disconnected.

Rituals are different. They slow me down. They invite me to pause and ask deeper questions: Where have I been giving my attention? How is my well-being? Am I living the life I want to be living?

In my Bullet Journal®, the Monthly Ritual has become that moment of reflection. On paper, it looks like a simple process — review, migrate, reset. In practice, it’s a mirror. It reflects not just what I’ve done, but who I’m becoming.

That’s the power of ritual: it transforms systems into meaning, lists into alignment, routines into memory.

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🥼Maximizing Morning Creativity by Skipping Stimulants
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🥼Maximizing Morning Creativity by Skipping Stimulants

What if the secret to better writing wasn’t more stimulation, but less?
In this experiment, I explored what happens when I skip coffee, skip my workout, and dive straight into creative work from a grounded, slow state. The results? Clearer ideas, faster writing, and a new understanding of how my morning energy actually works. This one changed my relationship to productivity and reminded me that sometimes, focus comes from stillness, not speed.

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💡 Seasonal Intelligence at Work: Creating a Summer Rhythm
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💡 Seasonal Intelligence at Work: Creating a Summer Rhythm

Summer has a different rhythm, but most people still operate like it’s business as usual. In this article, I offer a new approach: creating a Summer Operating System that aligns your energy with the season. Whether you lead a team or run your own business, you’ll learn how to structure your time for focused progress and spontaneous joy, all without going off-grid.

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📖 4,000 Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
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📖 4,000 Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

What if time isn’t something to manage, but something to be in relationship with? In this reflection on 4,000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, I share the biggest takeaways that reshaped how I think about productivity, presence, and the quiet power of choosing what really matters. This isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what’s meaningful.

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