Health

Seems that science is catching up to what we have long experienced ourselves, that is why exercise feels easier when you’re not alone. Not to mention it's two pillars in one!

Research from Oxford Uni shows that exercising with others strengthens social bonds through shared endorphin release and mutual support, but also tends to feel easier because the group atmosphere provides distraction, motivation, and accountability.

Exercising with others can help us stick to our routines more consistently, leading to better physical and mental health outcomes for us all.

Wealth

If you had to charge 10x the price or command 10x the wage you currently do, what would your service offering or product look like?

A new reframe to help you think about how you could offer more value. After all, reward is the most likely outcome of increasing value.

Relationships

75% of the time children and parents spend together is over by the time the child turns 12.
 
By 18, you’ve had 90% of your moments together.
 
Let that sink in.
 
The bedtime stories. The car ride conversations. The shared meals and everyday moments that once felt endless.
 
Whether you’re the child looking back or the parent in the thick of it—be present.
 
Call them. Hug them. Take your time.
 
Because one day, all that’s left are the memories you made while you had the time.

Freedom

One of the things we've been designing for is a life lived on our terms. Day by day, decision by decision. The freedom to choose how we work, where we work, and on what we work on. 
 
It's been a struggling and continuous process that takes creativity and needs energy to build freedom in this way, to carve our own way. 
 
But, the last few weeks, working remotely from a sunny Madeira have been a nice reminder of the rewards of this design. 

There have been many temptations along the way to optimise for observable metrics like better pay or a fancy title but it would have been at the sacrifice of hidden freedom and peace of mind. 
 
What freedom are you optimising for?