Do Nothing

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Jul 2025

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Reevaluating Productivity

The book challenges the traditional idea of productivity.

How can you redefine success in your work or personal life to focus on meaningful accomplishments rather than constant busyness?

Values and Priorities

What are your core values, and how well do your daily actions and decisions align with them?

How can you prioritise tasks that reflect these values?

Breaking the Busyness Cycle

What habits or mindsets keep you stuck in a cycle of overworking?

How can you begin to replace these with habits that promote balance and well-being?

Saying No

Celeste Headlee discusses the importance of saying no to avoid overcommitment.

What is one obligation or task you can say no to in the coming weeks to create space for what truly matters?

Reclaiming Time

How do you currently spend your free time?

What changes can you make to ensure you’re using your time in a way that recharges you and aligns with your goals?

Work-Life Boundaries

How can you establish better boundaries between work and personal life?

Share one specific boundary you plan to set and how you will enforce it.

The Power of Rest

Rest is essential for creativity and productivity.

How do you currently incorporate rest into your routine, and what changes can you make to prioritise rest without guilt?

Monthly discussion

Homework (To Be Reported in Two Weeks)

Values Alignment Exercise:

Identify your top three personal or professional values. Evaluate your current schedule or to-do list, and note which tasks align with these values. Choose one task to let go of and one value-aligned task to prioritise.

Say No Challenge:

Identify one request, task, or commitment you’ve recently taken on but feel is unnecessary or unaligned with your priorities. Practice saying no (politely but firmly) and reflect on how it feels to reclaim that time.

"The Bold New Normal is about changing mindsets, embracing opportunities, and taking intentional steps to transform Africa and ourselves into a thriving future. It begins with each of us believing in our potential to make a difference."