Hello friend,

I hope you've had a good week.

I have some great articles, podcasts, and videos to share with you this week, I'll get straight to it!

Here's your digest...

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✏️ Doodle Essays

​This week's doodle essay was inspired by an article I read a while back. The article, written by Miski Omar, describes the overwhelm we can feel due to the "tyranny of being reachable" and how we often use responsiveness as a proxy for care. My doodle encourages us to slow down and rethink this tendency.

I always know when an article is a good read if it inspires more than one doodle. My second doodle about free time versus availability (from the archives) was inspired by the same article.

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📚 Read

Here are some articles from other creators I read this week and thought you might enjoy:

• In this article, Kate from The Good Busy explains decision fatigue beautifully and shares practical tips to help with it.
• ​This research shows how we tend to advise others to do more to improve their mental health, rather than dial things back to create breathing room.

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 enjoyed this video from Ryder Carroll exploring planning across different time horizons (daily, weekly, and monthly). While the video is about bullet journalling, the ideas are universal, so it's worth a watch whether you bullet journal or not.

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And here's a short film (4 minutes) about burnout (you don't need to speak Spanish to take something from it).

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🎧 Listen

I appreciate that this recommendation won't be for everyone, but I discovered Dr Naomi Potter's podcast, "Is it Hot in Here?" this week, thanks to the recent Dig It/Dig In Menopause Special. It's a cracking listen.

In case you aren't a middle-aged menopausal woman like me (!) Cal Newport's latest on The Lost Art of Long Thinking is spot on (the video version is here if you prefer to watch).

If, like me, you're desperately trying to avoid the seasonal lurgy, this episode of the Liz Earle Wellbeing Show with Professor Daniel M Davies is interesting.

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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