What's going on, everyone,

What's going on, everyone? Emily Abadi here. You are listening to Five Minute Friday from Hurtle.

This has been a week that felt like pre-pandemic for me. And when I elaborate on that, what I mean is this has been a week where I have been

in back-to-back meetings. I'm submitting content for GQ again. I'm writing more and reminiscing a bit

about what it felt like when back in the day, I had a super productive

day. I've been recording for the show and finding time to take calls and meetings and also

running after sponsorship deals and having consulting moments with brands about New Year's opportunities.

I feel as though I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off.

And I don't know how this makes sense, but it feels great.

And it feels great because I can't help but reflect on a time where I felt as though I didn't have the capacity to do any of this

stuff. I talked openly about the experience that I had with depression earlier last year and how

I felt at times like I would sit down at my desk and do absolutely nothing for eight hours. It was as

though I didn't have the bandwidth, the emotional capacity to do even the simplest things in that

time period. I felt completely stuck. And so as I sit here recording this five-minute Friday,

I am filled with so much gratitude

for the capacity that I have and the help that I got. And it makes me want to say that if you

can identify with that feeling of stuck, you are definitely, definitely not alone. And there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

There are so many options if you find that you yourself may be dealing with what I dealt with.

On the note of this week being highly productive, what I came here to talk about are the strategies that I've

used because I get asked often about how I schedule my day, how I delegate my responsibilities,

how I manage a calendar. And a day like today, as I look to my left and I see this

quite large to do list, my number one tip to

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