Hello friend,

As promised in last week's digest, today's email introduction is a little perkier than the last as I am gradually starting to shake this annoying seasonal bug.

Today's digest starts with a quick shop update, followed by a new doodle essay and a Now Page update. After that I have a couple of articles, videos, and podcasts for you.

I hope you've had a good week.

Let's wave goodbye to January together and start making plans for a strong February 💪

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✨ New Ebook Resource

Before we get to today's doodle essay, I wanted to let you know about a new resource I added to my online shop. It's a short ebook (just 14 pages) called Fix Your Files.

Digital filing is not a sexy subject, and it certainly isn't anyone's top priority. But having a simple way to keep your hard drive and cloud storage organised brings a significant reduction in mental load and perhaps just a tiny bit of "life-changing magic" style joy!

In the ebook, I explain exactly how I organise my iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, and hard drives, and provide the tools you need to do the same.

Find out more here: Fix Your Files.

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✏️ Doodle Essays

​This week's doodle essay explores an old Stephen Covey metaphor: the compass and the clock.

Covey tells us to "live by the compass, not the clock". This advice might have come from the era of Filofaxes and shoulder-padded power suits (I owned both), but the message is more relevant now than ever.

In addition to today's doodle essay, as it is the end of the month, I have a Now Page update for you here: Martine's Now Page. I love reading other people's Now Pages, so if you have one, please reply to this email with a link. Thank you.

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📚 Read

Here are two articles from other creators I thought you might enjoy:

• ​Wes Kao's latest article explains why we should avoid using vague, high-strung words like "ASAP" in our communication.
• ​This article by Tom Geraghty on Psych Central explores the difference between comfort and need as they relate to psychological safety. It made me think a lot about work wellbeing and inclusion.

If you're curious about the books I'm reading, you can see my library in Tana here: Library.

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📺 Watch

I really like the condensed versions of the Huberman Lab podcast (Essentials series). This one is just over 30 minutes and shares tools for managing stress and anxiety. I am a big fan of the physiological sigh and use it regularly (about 6 minutes into the first video).

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If you only want to learn the physiological sigh, here's an even shorter video from Andrew Huberman (under 3 minutes). Please note the music at the start (first 5 seconds) is quite jarring. I have shared this before but I encourage you to watch it again as it is such a useful strategy.

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🎧 Listen

I loved listening to these two podcast episodes this week:

• ​An interview with Sabrina Pace-Humphreys on RunPod (inspiring for runners, joggers, plodders, and anyone who is running or movement-curious).
• And on a similar theme: How to Transform Your Metabolic Health and the Surprising Benefits of Walking with Alan Couzens on Feel Better Live More.

I listen to podcasts in the Snipd app, but you can find shows and episodes I recommend on your preferred podcast platform. Use my referral link to get a month of Snipd Premium for free.

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That's all from me today. Have a great week, and I will be in touch again next weekend.

Best wishes,

Martine

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