052: Perceived Capacity vs. Actual Capacity

Jon Kabat Zinn says, "Overwhelm means life is unfolding at a rate that neither my psyche or my nervous system can handle.” Sometimes life (and work) is like a yummy buffet: it all looks delicious, but our eyes are bigger than our stomach. Today I'm sharing a few reasons our perceived capacity can be misaligned with our actual capacity: invisible roles, poor role fit, taking on new exciting projects without first cutting back elsewhere, and broader contextual seasons and collective influences.

📘 Books Mentioned:

Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business — If you want to join the book launch team to get insider access and community leading up to the launch, sign-up at itsfreetime.com/join and you’ll be the first to know when that kicks off!

• Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One

• Life Admin: How I Learned to Do Less, Do Better, and Live More

• Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less

• Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Ambitious Women

• Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)

• Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

• 10-10-10: 10 Minutes, 10 Months, 10 Years: A Life-Transforming Idea

🎧 Podcast Episodes Mentioned:

• Free Time: 035: The Long Game with Dorie Clark, 046: Time Margin—Are You Drowning, Treading Water, or Gliding?

• Super Soul Conversations: Brené Brown Part 1: Daring Greatly

🔗 Resources Mentioned: Free Time Quiz, Buy One → Get One → Give One

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