by Liane Davey | Oct 26, 2026 | LetterNews
Last Wednesday night, I delivered my first TEDx talk at Walden Pond. The talk is about the importance of making time to do nothing—to go without input—to give your brain time to metabolize all the thoughts, feelings, and emotions that are rolling around in there. The...
by Liane Davey | Oct 12, 2026 | LetterNews
I get the sense (mostly from people looking utterly exhausted) that too many people are trying to sprint a marathon. I’m hyper-sensitized to this pacing issue at the moment because Craig is a week away from running a marathon and reminding himself (again) not to go...
by Liane Davey | Sep 27, 2026 | LetterNews
This is the third in a series of posts arguing that, in a time of heavy thoughtload and pervasive overwhelm, fighting basic psychology is a losing battle. The first post offered up a hack to help you “switch your they,” and the second encouraged you to use the subtle...
by Liane Davey | Sep 13, 2026 | LetterNews
In my previous message, I made the claim that fighting basic psychology is a losing battle. In a time of heavy thoughtload and pervasive overwhelm, we need to work with our inclinations, not against them. To that end, I offered up a hack to help you “switch your they”...
by Liane Davey | Aug 30, 2026 | LetterNews
Fighting basic human psychology is a losing battle. And going against our nature is more taxing than we can afford right now. For example, we’re built to conserve energy, so relying on willpower might be a poor approach. So instead of swimming upstream, you need ways...
by Liane Davey | Jul 19, 2026 | LetterNews
The most interesting epiphany I’ve had launching Thoughtload is that many people are too bombarded, too frazzled, and too exhausted to even start managing their thoughtload. Can you relate? You know you need to focus your distracted attention. But you block time in...
