The Middle Way Method

Execution Is More Than Working Hard

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0600

The Middle-Way Method begins by establishing direction. The Personal Compass identifies the principles and values that guide us and provides a foundation for the direction we choose. Our Mission and...

Easing Reentry into the Middle-Way Method

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0600

Last week, we explored how consistent, manageable actions restore momentum after an interruption. The goal was never to make up for lost time or recover every unfinished task. Instead,...

Rebuild Your Daily and Weekly Rhythm

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0600

Last week we examined one of the biggest obstacles to returning after an interruption: the belief that we must recover everything we missed before we can move forward. That...

Why You Don't Need to Catch Up

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0600

Last week, we explored one of the most important aspects of recovering from an interruption: restoring our sense of direction. The purpose of a weekly review isn’t simply to...

The Weekly Review: Your Way Back In

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0600

Every planning system eventually experiences an interruption. A vacation ends. Work becomes unusually demanding. Family responsibilities take priority. An unexpected illness, a move, or a...

The Best Systems Are Built for the Return

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0600

Last week we explored why restarting a planning system is often much harder than stopping in the first place in Why Stopping Is Easy,...

Why Stopping Is Easy, Restarting Is Hard

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0600

Last week in Systems Don’t Fail, They Stop Getting Used, we looked at an important reality of personal systems: most systems do not fail because they are poorly designed....

Systems Don’t Fail, They Stop Getting Used

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0600

Most planning systems are not complicated to build. The harder part is keeping them alive over time. Any system that relies on consistent use will eventually run into gaps—days, weeks,...

Limiting Active Work and Preventing Overload

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0600

In the previous article, the focus was on limiting how many things can exist in motion at the same time. That idea centered on the problem of overload—what happens when...

Too Many Things at Once

Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 -0600

In the previous article, we focused on protecting the “rocks”—the work that actually matters most when everything competes for attention. That idea centered on safeguarding priority work from noise, distraction,...