Weekend: Feeling stretched too thin lately?

Here’s a better way to work (and live).

In a world that pulls you toward distraction and routine, this Saturday email gives you a space to escape the noise and reconnect with yourself. These insights and ideas help you cultivate more clarity and presence—building small, lasting changes over time.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how easy it is to blame ourselves when we feel tired, uninspired, or stretched too thin.

We tell ourselves to try harder.

To be more disciplined.

To keep up.

But maybe the problem isn’t your ambition.

Maybe it’s the model you were handed.

This week, I went live for the first time to talk about this, and the response reminded me how many of us are quietly reckoning with the same thing:

→ What happens when your old pace doesn’t fit your new life?
→ What does it mean to want more—but not like that anymore?

I believe the answer starts here...

Francesca
Founder of The Good Space

Why ambition feels heavier lately

For anyone wondering: is it just me? (Spoiler: it’s not.) Read it here →

Tips and Tools

1. Most productivity advice only teaches half the story

2. Three truths that changed how I work and live (Upgrade for the exclusive podcast version here)

3. Why pushing harder isn’t the answer

4. Is your productivity model working for you?

5. Why rest is the ultimate rebellion

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The book IRL on my morning routine chair :) It’s so pretty!

You know those books that almost find you? I stumbled across How We Heal at a local bookstore, and it immediately felt like one of those “right book, right time” moments.

It’s now part of my morning routine — a slow read I’m journaling through piece by piece.

This isn’t just a book you read — it’s a book you move with.

Alexandra Elle offers gentle but powerful practices for self-healing, reflection, and reconnecting with yourself in seasons of change, transition, or overwhelm.

If you’ve been craving structure for your inner work or want to feel more grounded and clear within yourself, this guidebook meets you where you are and walks with you from there.

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Extra Goodies

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• Good Read: A Scientist Says He Has the Evidence That We Live in a Simulation? Read it here.
  

• Good Thought: James Clear on remaining playful:

  
  "Remain playful as your responsibilities increase. It's easy to become serious when people and results depend on you, but nearly everyone's performance improves when they proceed lightly through the world."
  

• Good Watch/Listen (25 min): This is my live from this week on why productivity feels broken for ambitious women (and what to do about it). You can also upgrade to get the audio-only version.
  

• Good Stretch: This ten-minute full-body stretch for muscle soreness and tension relief is everything.

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