Field Notes

We’re Not Going Back: Living Beyond Hyper-Productivity

We’re Not Going Back: Living Beyond Hyper-Productivity

There was a time when I wore busyness like a badge. My calendar was full, my schedule color-coded, and my worth… tied to how much I could produce. Somewhere along the way, I mistook output for impact. But the land—the stillness, the soil, the cycles—taught me something else:

Productivity is not the point. Presence is.

I built Well Living Farms as a response to that realization. It’s not just a farm. It’s a living meditation, a slow return to rhythm. Here, the day begins with breath, not inboxes. We plant things and trust they’ll grow. We harvest when the time is right—not when a deadline demands it.

And now that I’ve tasted this way of being, I can’t go back.


The Illusion of "Doing More"

For years, we’ve been told that if we just optimize better, hustle harder, sleep less—we’ll arrive. But where, exactly? Burnout? Disconnection? A life that looks good online but feels hollow in real-time?

There’s a cost to always producing. A cost to never pausing long enough to feel what’s truly happening within us. That’s why this new chapter is about softness, structure, and sovereignty. I call it the post-productivity era. It’s not about doing less—it’s about doing what matters most, from a deeply aligned place.


This Farm Changed Everything

Being here reset my nervous system. The quiet, the trees, the chickens (!), the soil under my nails—it all brought me back into communion with myself. On the farm, there is no rush. The ginger will rise when it’s ready. The herbs know when to bloom. Nature isn’t lazy—it’s wise.

So I started applying that same wisdom to my life and business. I stopped pushing and started partnering—with my body, with my ideas, with the right timing. And it’s wild how much more magnetic and abundant life became.


This Is Your Permission Slip

If you’ve been feeling the pull to slow down, simplify, or recalibrate—this is your confirmation. You’re not falling behind. You’re falling inward. And that’s where your power lives.

You don’t have to prove your worth through output. You already are enough. You always have been.

We’re not going back to the grind. We’re moving forward—softly, intentionally, and on our own terms.