In this episode, I am continuing our topic-driven conversations by tackling a feeling I know we all share: the tension between everything we want to do and what we actually have the capacity for. We live in a world that constantly tells us to do more, be more, and optimize more, creating a quiet, shame-filled narrative that if we can't keep up, something is wrong with us.

I explore the radical acceptance that you are never going to have enough time. We discuss how "hustle culture" tricks us into treating rest and joy like rewards we have to earn, and why "later" never actually arrives. Instead of trying to optimize our nervous systems, I share the questions I use to cut through the urgency and return to intentionality.

Key Topics & Takeaways

• The Myth of "Getting Ahead": I discuss why we constantly feel like we need to "get ahead" before we can rest, and why that finish line keeps moving.

• Infinite Inputs: How the endless stream of podcasts, courses, and "shoulds" creates a false urgency that erodes our presence.

• Brené Brown’s Two Questions: I share a framework I learned from Brené Brown to manage demands: 1) Who and what do I want to be held accountable to? and 2) Does that decision align with my values?.

• Alignment Over Hustle: Why we need to stop asking if we can do something and start asking if it aligns with the life we want to design.

• The 10-Minute Audit: I issue a gentle challenge to look at your to-do list and ask: "Is this something I genuinely want or need to do?" and "What am I saying no to by saying yes here?".

Memorable Quotes

• "What if the problem isn't you? What if the problem is actually the story that we've been sold... about time, worth and productivity?"

• "Your worth is not measured by how efficiently you use every single minute. Your life is not a productivity project."

• "Your nervous system does not exist to be optimized."

• "Choosing alignment is an act of self-love and quiet rebellion."

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