How Does Maia Stay Together? Commitment Issues and System Hopping

How Does Maia Stay Together? Commitment Issues and System Hopping

I have a confession. Ever since I finished my latest book last February (a little over a year ago), I’ve been playing the field a bit with my Together Systems. As a longtime printed daily Outlook / Workflowy / Evernote combo lady, I’ve been experimenting with some new...
DEEP Admin Time: Do You Need Some?

DEEP Admin Time: Do You Need Some?

We have all heard the phrases Life Admin, Cave Time, and Infrastructure Weeks at this point, but let me coin a new one for you — DEEP Admin.  A few weeks ago, I had several evenings to myself (the reality of divorced parenting life is my biological kiddos were...
Marina Lin’s Together Tour: Issue #106

Marina Lin’s Together Tour: Issue #106

Together Friends, Oooooh, this time of year is a whole thing, right? Hiring, perhaps? Planning for summer onboarding? Handling staff transitions? Carving out space for a Retreat of One? Figuring out your own personal vacation plans? We would love to write about how...
How Colorful is Your Calendar?

How Colorful is Your Calendar?

Perhaps you did a Spring Calendar Sweep and your appointments and events are looking tight – in line with priorities, time built in to prepare, some buffer zones – but my question is: how does your calendar make you FEEL? You may think this is kind of a funny question...
Our Top Three Favorite Calendar Hacks

Our Top Three Favorite Calendar Hacks

As a 25-year veteran Outlook user and right there behind it with my family Google calendar, I like to think I’ve learned a few tricks here and there. And Outlook continues to up its game with the new Evernote calendar integration, with MS Planner, and with the reboot...
April Tips: Carport, Costco & Community

April Tips: Carport, Costco & Community

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Thank you for all of your nice emails and texts after last month’s newsletter. We talked about glitter and having time and mental bandwidth to be a bit “extra,” and I received notes saying, “Thanks for the vulnerability,...