Marissa Brassfield @efficient

If I were running on empty, these are the first 5 things I'd do to restore my energy: 1. Reduce pressure and noise. Hide in the bathroom for an extra-long shower. Take a walk in the park. Sit on your porch. Whatever you can, wherever you can, give your nervous system space…

This isn't about embracing laziness (although I enjoy that, too). It's about learning the difference between being busy and being impactful. It's about recognizing that by attempting to do everything, we achieve nothing of value. It's about creating boundaries as an act of…

You can combine intuition with AI... and finally build systems that move with you, not against you. Here’s how I do it (and how I help others do the same): 🔹Voice dump your brain. Every idea, open loop, lingering task... drop it into Claude or ChatGPT. You’re not looking for…

This system generated $12K worth of market research, called 15 suppliers, and created a business plan from a single prompt. The Genspark Super Agent just made every other productivity tool obsolete. Here's what this AI workspace actually does: → Runs 169 AI models locally on…

This is going to revolutionize education 📚 Google just launched "Learn Your Way" that basically takes whatever boring chapter you're supposed to read and rebuilds it around stuff you actually give a damn about. Like if you're into basketball and have to learn Newton's laws,…

I used to pour so much energy into trying to “get it right” ... According to rules that weren’t even mine. Some of them were explicit. Some were invisible scripts I’d absorbed along the way. But the truth is… Most of what I thought I had to do was made up. Most of the…

Productivity comes from all the meetings you decline. Profit comes from all the distractions you don't add. Peace comes from all the people you remove. In a world that preaches addition, success becomes subtraction.

There’s a version of me from a few years ago that used to bleed energy daily trying to fix things that were never mine to mend. The dysfunction in a system. The ego in a room. The friction in a conversation. It took burning out... Hard - multiple times - to realize: Most of…

You were on your way home when you died. A short story that might change how you see everything. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried to save you. Your…

I built a Morning Brew-style daily newsletter that writes itself with AI (now at 10,000 daily readers) (and I’m nuts for open-sourcing it) The AI system behind @therecapai clones how a human writer would function, but each step is packaged into an agentic workstream. The full…

Most burnout isn’t because you’re doing too much. It’s because you’re doing too many draining things at once—without recovery, rhythm, or intention. Context-switching between deep work, decision-making, errands, and emotional labor? That’s not sustainable. Here’s the reframe…

3 hard truths about energy + time 🔹Time management won’t fix energy leaks. 🔹You can’t “optimize” your way out of misalignment. 🔹Overgiving is often just poor boundaries disguised as generosity. 3 mindset shifts that protect your energy 🔹Your calendar is a values document.…

The most successful visionary entrepreneurs I work with do less, not more. They just do it more aligned with who they are. They break the cycle of doing... and start designing. Here’s where to start: 👉🏽 Pick one recurring task that eats up your time. 👉🏽 Document the steps…

8 Things I don’t do in the business I’ve built As a 6-figure entrepreneur who’s never worked a 9–5 Want more clarity, energy, and impact? Start with what doesn’t belong in your day. 1. I don’t start my day in reactive mode. No email. No Slack. No fire drills. I give my nervous…

You don’t run out of time. You run out of brain. The reality: You need fewer decisions, not more willpower. You spend hours trying to organize and prioritize. You drown in micro-decisions and call it “being productive.” You're spent before noon. But high performance isn’t…

Two things are true: You're working harder than ever to bring your vision to life. AND your nervous system wasn't designed for constant digital input. High-integrity entrepreneurs often push through fatigue, thinking more screen time equals more progress. Your dedication is…

The 3 kinds of days every leader needs in their week— and the order matters! Most burnout isn’t from doing too much. It’s from doing too many different things all at once. Deep work, admin, recovery, decision-making—they each use a different part of your brain. Stack them…

10 things I don’t do in my daily routine as a multi-6-figure founder and strategist who’s never worked a 9–5... 1. Wake up at 4am I wake up when my body’s ready—usually between 6:30 and 7:30. I spent years pushing through exhaustion. Now, I protect rest like it’s my job. I…

Right now: 66% of employees report burnout 54% say job stress is wrecking their nervous systems 70% are actively looking for a career change What if burnout isn’t the problem? What if it’s just bad design? More of us are quietly wondering: Is this really what work is supposed…

The version of you who’s grounded and leads with intention and purpose? You don’t stumble into that. It’s not a reward for “pushing through.” You build it—with whatever you’ve got right now. We waste months—years—waiting for different cards. You don’t have to like the hand…