
Roots & Wings Newsletter
Finding groundedness while learning to fly

Effort vs Achievement
As someone who is recovering from burnout, I’ve had to admit that I’m terrible at effort management.

Don’t Wait for the Beach to Go Sunbathing
Why your hobbies matter

Beating Burnout… Or at least trying to…
Burnout and grief suck…
I’ve been on a pretty good upswing for a while, but last week those emotions hit me again. I’m not even 100% sure what triggered them…
All I know is I woke up exhausted and that is the symptom that alerts me to a burnout relapse.

Emotional Labor and Vulnerability
As one of my wise classmates once said, “our focus should be on the human being, not the human doing.”

Becoming Lifelong Learners
“I found early on that one of the other biggest detriments to my learning was believing I was smart.”

Cultivating Culture
The best thing about our business was the culture we had created.
“From day one, I was very intentional about what it would be like to work for us, and I knew I didn’t want the work itself to dictate our atmosphere.”

Let’s Get this Thing Started!
6 things I took away from my first semester of Grad School.

Foundational Philosophy
What does it mean to be human?
“The key to lifelong learning is to see everyone you meet as a potential teacher…”
— Adam Grant