It's About Time | Time Management & Productivity for Work Life & Balance How to Be More Intentional When You're Busy, Ambitious, and Tired ft. Alyssa Towns
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Mar 2, 2026 Alyssa Towns, a freelance writer and communications specialist who runs the Time Intentional newsletter, talks about living and working with intention. She explains why chasing perfect productivity fails. She shares simple systems, the role of boundaries and accountability, how to define enough between time and money, and why small, imperfect choices matter when life feels short.
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Stop Hunting For The Perfect Tool
- Do stop chasing the perfect productivity tool and commit to a simple system you actually use.
- Alyssa uses Google Calendar for deadlines and a basic Notion Kanban for to-dos, keeping systems minimal and consistent so they become reliable.
Use External Accountability To End Your Day
- Do build boundaries with built-in accountability to actually stop working when you say you will.
- Alyssa books a 4:30 pure bar class and uses paid commitments and friend plans to force end-of-work transitions.
Protect Personal Time With Consequences
- Try using financial or social consequences to protect nonwork commitments.
- Alyssa keeps paid classes and friend plans on the calendar because she hates wasting money and letting people down, which enforces attendance.