Danielle RalstonFounder, How Capacity Works · Founder of ND Hive | Building the productivity hub where work actually gets done | Execution spaces, body doubling & community accountability

Maximize Productivity with Play! #productivityhacks #playforsuccess #dailyroutine

13 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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Danielle Ralston argues that play reduces masking and overwhelm, linking it directly to productivity and breaking cycles of shame. She shares a personal story about a difficult week when relying on her team's support helped her clean a closet after getting caught in a wheelchair.

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So how are you playing today? What are you doing to enjoy play? Because when you enjoy play, you can do so much more. And you're not masking. When we don't mask, we get less overwhelmed. When we're less overwhelmed, we can get more done. When we get more done, we get more productive. When we're more productive, we can have more fun. And when we can have more fun, we can be more productive. And it starts this The cycle of success versus the cycle of shame that so many of us can live in. And I have days where I live like that. Last week was a real major struggle for me the whole entire week. And I had to rely on all of my tools, my staff, my team members, all of that in order to keep me moving throughout the week because I couldn't do it for myself. Right. But I'm back on track. I had a squirrel day this weekend. Saturday, I cleaned out my closet because I got caught in my wheelchair. So I have to remove things from my closet that have ribbons on it and long tails and stuff.