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Anna Burgess Yang

I'm a workflow geek, remote work evangelist, and #5amwritersclub frequent flyer. I educate and equip people to take control of their time and energy, their money, the tools they use, and their careers. I also like naps.

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Tinkering With Ideas #023: Emails. are. everywhere

Hi Reader πŸ‘‹ - Happy Wednesday and happy new season (Fall, here in Chicagoland). I've had an awesome few days: one of my cats escaped the house back in August and over the weekend she came home β€” after a 43-day adventure in the neighborhood. Anyway, here she is, back in her usual spot on my...
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3 days agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read
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Tinkering With Ideas #022: Don't let people steal your energy

Hi Reader πŸ‘‹ - Happy Wednesday. I didn't send a newsletter two weeks ago... it was the week before school started, my parents were visiting, and my 6-year-old was sick. I thought about sending it late, but why stress? And that's kind of the theme of today's newsletter: protecting your peace. 1)...
17 days agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read
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Tinkering With Ideas #021: Planning your day

Hi Reader πŸ‘‹ - Happy Wednesday. I'm writing this while eating Unexpected Cheddar Spread from Trader Joe's. I've been a fan of Unexpected Cheddar for a long time, but the spread is next level. Smear it on crackers. Boom. Snack. If you live near a Trader Joe's, go get some, stat. And also, if you...
about 1 month agoΒ β€’Β 3 min read
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Tinkering With Ideas #020: Houses are money pits

Hi Reader πŸ‘‹ - Happy Wednesday. I'm planning to launch something new on September 1 which is (checks calendar) less than a month away now. I'm not ready to provide more details yet, but I figure that I'm speaking it into existence by telling more people. It's something I've talked about for a long...
about 2 months agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read
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Tinkering With Ideas #019: Always have a backup plan

Hi Reader πŸ‘‹ - Happy Wednesday. If you're in a part of the world engulfed in record-breaking heat, I hope you're finding ways to stay cool. In about a month, school will resume here. My youngest child has a birthday at the beginning of August. And two different groups of out-of-town guests will...
2 months agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read
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Tinkering With Ideas #018: Forced to make changes

Hi Reader πŸ‘‹ - Happy Wednesday, and if you're in the U.S. I hope you had a safe and festive 4th of July. My day included hosting a croquet tournament in my backyard. Croquet tournaments were an annual 4th of July tradition in my family for more than 20 years. Now I've picked up the torch and...
3 months agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read
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Tinkering With Ideas #017: Days of everything and nothing

Hi Reader πŸ‘‹ - I went to the Art Institute of Chicago last weekend. There are two special exhibits right now: Salvador DalΓ­ and van Gogh. I'm always in awe as I stand before such masterpieces. Millions of people have gazed upon such works. I'm lucky that I have access to the museum. Vincent van...
4 months agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read
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Tinkering With Ideas #016: One notebook to rule them all

Hi Reader πŸ‘‹ - Did I say that my newsletter's new send date would be Tuesday? Scratch that. It's Wednesday. πŸ˜† Which I decided after Memorial Day in the U.S. Monday holidays always throw me off and it's unlikely that I'll have recovered by Tuesday morning. So Wednesdays it is. 1) Reflection: I've...
4 months agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read
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Tinkering With Ideas #015: Sweet dreams

Hi Reader πŸ‘‹ - Happy Tuesday. Yes its Tuesday, the new publication day for Tinkering With Ideas. I recently took my Substack (Work Better) weekly instead of bi-weekly. I used to alternate Substack and my newsletter on Thursday mornings. So Tinkering gets a new publication day! (And who knows,...
5 months agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read
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Tinkering With Ideas #014: Nothing lasts forever

Hi Reader πŸ‘‹ - Earlier this week was the school science fair. My 5th grade and kindergartener both participated (one of them dyed eggs and the other one researched quantum physics β€” I'll let you guess which was which). My 5th grader will be off to middle school next year so this was his last...
5 months agoΒ β€’Β 2 min read
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