The Productivity Secret Every Woman Needs to Know

Name: The Productivity Secret Every Woman Needs to Know
Uploaded: 2025-07-18T17:00:37+00:00
Duration: 35 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this excerpt, Claudia von Boeselager discusses the concept of biohacking the female biorhythm, emphasizing that women have a roughly 28‑day hormonal…

18 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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In this excerpt, Claudia von Boeselager discusses the concept of biohacking the female biorhythm, emphasizing that women have a roughly 28‑day hormonal cycle that creates four distinct phases, each with its own strengths. She argues that recognizing and aligning work tasks with these phase‑specific "superpowers" can improve productivity, rather than forcing a one‑size‑fits‑all schedule designed for male physiology. Drawing on her personal experience starting a career in the male‑dominated environment of Goldman Sachs investment banking, she illustrates how trying to conform to a constant high‑performance mode led to overwhelm, especially during phases of the cycle that are less conducive to intense, analytical work. The passage serves as a call for women to understand and leverage their natural rhythms for better work‑life balance and performance.

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One area I'm very passionate about is how do you kind of biohack around the female biorhythm and helping women actually understand that we're not little men. And you mentioned the 24-hour testosterone cycle. Women have a 28, on average, day cycle, and we're 4 different people in the space of a month. And so if you know what superpowers you have at different phases of the month, utilizing them versus trying to fit in— and, you know, I'm speaking as someone who began a career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, where it's very male-dominated environment, and sometimes you could, you know, keep up and perform, and other times you're just like, oh my God, I'm so overwhelmed. It's 4 in the morning and I still haven't finished what's going on. So I've learned a lot since then.