Style and Substance The Secrets to Feeling more Capable and Clear when there’s just Not Enough Time
Oct 1, 2025
Time can feel like a slippery beast, especially when competing priorities and emotional urgencies collide. Discover practical strategies like the Eisenhower matrix for effective prioritization and the importance of clearing mental clutter before diving into tasks. Learn how to build buffers and white space into your schedule to handle unexpected crises. The hosts share helpful techniques to maintain momentum and protect your emotional bandwidth, all while designing a sustainable approach to work and life.
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Ground Before You Prioritise
- Do a quick nervous-system reset before deciding priorities so your choices come from clarity rather than overwhelm.
- Elizabeth Cairns uses micro grounding breaths and a free-write "write and rip" to create a blank canvas for prioritising.
Use The Eisenhower Matrix
- Use Eisenhower's Matrix to sort tasks into urgent/important, schedule, delegate, or delete them.
- Spend most time in Important-but-Not-Urgent to reduce pressure and do your best work.
Emergency Forced A Sprint Mode
- Elizabeth Cairns describes a recent child-related emergency that forced her to clear her diary for urgent care.
- She shifted into sprint mode and reprioritised tasks around looking after her children as non-negotiable.