What do you want your days to actually look like?
There's a line from Annie Dillard’s...
Chris Bailey Updated Feb 12, 2026 4 min
General Productivity
The Guidance Economy
As AI takes over producing the work, human value shifts to something harder to automate: setting intention, giving direction, and judging what’s worth doing.
90% of your to-do list is about to disappear
As AI takes over most execution, the true value shifts to setting clear intentions and guiding powerful systems toward what matters most.
3 reflections to end your week
A few questions/prompts you can use to end your week!
First look: Photos of my new book, Intentional 👀
Howdy, I hope you’re having a great week! It’s getting very real now. My publisher, Penguin, just sent me some photos they took of my new book, Intentional. One of them is right below, the rest are below this writeup! Receiving these photos was the ultimate...
10 MORE ways to beat procrastination
In Overcoming Procrastination, I cover the 20 most...
10 ways to beat procrastination
In my course, Overcoming Procrastination, I cover the 20 most...
Your Self-Reflective Capacity
When I was writing my next book, Intentional (out January 6th!), I dug deep into the science of becoming...
After you sign up, I’ll send you a brand-new article every couple of weeks that will help you become more productive. Join 200,000 monthly readers and never miss a thing!
My Podcast
