We are flooded by a never-ending stream of information. It’s been happening for a while now, but the sheer volume and pace feel like it’s at an all-time high.

We are all looking for some way to feel like our efforts make a difference and that we are contributing to meaningful work.

If you’ve ever ended your day feeling like all you accomplished was answering emails and Slack messages, you are not alone.

It’s overwhelming and exhausting.

What we want is simple. 

We want to feel a sense of personal agency and control over how we spend our time and the flow of information that comes our way.

We want to enter each day with clarity over what we can and will accomplish. 

We want to improve how we react.

And when things go sideways, we want to have confidence we can get things back on track.

What we need are simple, practical systems that work for us because they are, in fact, personal. They must be built with our personal circumstances in mind, rooted in our values, and aligned with our goals.