Reflections, productivity tips, and Enneagram insights for navigating life and work.
As you may know, I’m self-employed full-time as a freelance writer and designer. Being self-employed is great, but it does come with some hurdles — staying motivated is definitely one of the biggest. I’ve always worked remotely, which comes with its own challenges and perks (my favorite perk: getting to hang out with my kitten…
Do you ever feel like you’re behind in life? We live in a success-oriented culture, where stereotypical milestones such as family, career, and wealth are viewed as the end goal. A recent Pew Research study revealed that although Americans are divided on their beliefs in whether achieving the American dream is possible, 31% believe they’ve…
Life update: I quit my job! After spending the last three years working in tech, I decided I was ready to try freelancing, so stay tuned for that! To be transparent, this was the scariest thing I’ve ever done. In my previous post about life as an Enneagram type 3, I talked about how I…
In recent years, the global health community has been concerned about the rising Loneliness Epidemic. Global health service company Cigna released a research study in January of 2020 revealing that 61% of Americans are lonely. And that was before the COVID-19 pandemic totally disrupted the world, isolating millions of Americans. Over the past year, life…
A new beginning, a clean slate, and endless possibilities — who doesn't love the fresh start of a New Year? While not everyone chooses to make New Year's resolution goals, research shows that nearly half of Americans do. If you're like many Enneagram Type 3s, you started writing your New Year's resolution goals a couple…
You’ve been staring at your screen for twenty minutes. You’ve successfully procrastinated for as long as possible: you’re at inbox zero, Instagram has informed you that you are caught up on all posts from the last three months, and you even organized the icons on your desktop. But it’s time to face reality — those words…