Author: Rachel Hanson

The enemy of BTL is speed. The enemy of deep meaningful work is speed. The enemy of present and connected relationships is speed. The enemy of a purposeful and meaningful life is speed. We delude ourselves into thinking that we're exerting some measure of control over our world, ourselves, our emotions, our relationships, our work, … Continue reading The Enemy

Leisure for the sake of leisure. Leisure because we are not meant to be only workers. Leisure because it is good to leisure. Not because it makes you more productive, or because you can get things done in your leisure time. Leisure is a good, in and of itself. Travel the world because it is … Continue reading Leisure and being

Confusion, clarity, creation. Writing, as you hear Builders so often say, is the best tool in our tool kit. When your thoughts are swirling and you're ruminating, it's time to turn to the blank page and pen. Start getting it out. Writing takes you from confusion, to clarity, and ultimately to creation. The act of … Continue reading Confusion, clarity, creation

Marry the mundane doesn't necessarily mean commit to doing boring things with no purpose. If they're simply boring and meaningless tasks, what's to be gained? Nothing, of course. But not all mundane work falls into that category. Much of what is mundane is meaningful work we want to do, at a deep level. We want … Continue reading Mundane AND magical

Embrace some friction. Modern culture is looking for every possible way to decrease it. Modern ways to avoid friction? Scroll on your phone rather than sit in boredom. Doordash your meals. Place an online order. Check your email constantly from your phone so you can respond within .05 seconds. Some of them are helpful ways … Continue reading Embrace friction

Life is a series of trade offs. We are not immortal, our time will end. There will be many possible lives we COULD lead that we do not. This becomes a problem when we do not decisively choose a path and walk it with vigor. Instead we often sit at the trail head, never really … Continue reading Trade offs

Or, as Coach Wooden (the GOAT) put it “be quick, don’t hurry.” Easy to see this play out in sports. The brain starts to move faster than the body, the body starts to move faster than the play requires. So a routine ground ball turns into a booted error. Slow it down, be intentional about … Continue reading Slow is smooth, smooth is fast

What’s the difference between a leader with a vision for change and an individual risk taker? The leader creates conditions that make it safe to take manageable risks. This goes right back to Google’s study on psychological safety. Leaders drive for change…sometimes BIG change.  AND they both do it in an iterative fashion (rather than … Continue reading Risks