Productivity for the Female Brain (Why you haven't cracked the productivity code...)
Productivity For The Female Brain
Overwhelm is the number one culprit to non-action.
If you're finding yourself not getting enough done, you've probably been overwhelmed by something in your life lately…
And guess what...that's okay.
It's ok to feel overwhelmed, and it's ok that you may not be getting a lot done as a result.
You're not going to die – Take a deep breath with me....
I know something special about the female brain that not a lot of people know:
Most productivity philosophies, systems, and planners were made with the male brain in mind.
What that means is that there's nothing wrong with you when you can't figure out how to use someone else's prodcutivity system (or can't stick to it...)
It means you haven't yet figured out how you need to work to be your most productive.
This is good news.
This sets us on a new trajectory to figuring out how YOU need to work.
I'll take it even further, this isn't about getting things done...
This is about learning.
📚 I went to Montessori school in Kindergarten and I remember that being the most free I've felt my whole childhood. I still know the ABCs in sign language because of how fun and expansive this learning experience was.
🖇 In high school they started letting me choose my courses electives, and I remember that being the greatest day of my young adult life. I thought to myself "Oh my gosh, the POSSIBILITIES are endless!" My enthusiasm for it was really special 😂
📖 In college I chose design school. I designed every single aspect of those 8 years, including getting real life industry experience while I was attending school, and I'm so grateful for that.
These education styles were the best decisions ever because they allowed me to pick and choose the ways I wanted to learn, and if I wanted to pivot a way I was learning, I was free to do that.
💪🏼 Today, I'm a member at a gym that has a room and a machine for everything, the machines are tightly packed in every room, and you often can't find anything unless you go looking for it for 10 minutes.
THIS is my kind of gym. It stimulates my mind and has me thinking about the endless possibilities of what I can do in there. It's organized chaos, it's a blank canvas, it reminds me of Montessori school, and I love it.
Let's go back to men vs women and how we are uniquely productive…
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