Esme
@esmecrutchley.com
🔥 Anti-Performative Productivity Advocate
⚙️ Hormone-Aware Productivity for Cyclical Humans
🩷 OBM & Systems Strategist | 15+ Years Experience
🤘🏼 Elder Goth | LGBTQIA+ | She/Her | Dog Mom
Actual solutions: esmecrutchley.com/services
⚙️ Hormone-Aware Productivity for Cyclical Humans
🩷 OBM & Systems Strategist | 15+ Years Experience
🤘🏼 Elder Goth | LGBTQIA+ | She/Her | Dog Mom
Actual solutions: esmecrutchley.com/services
Inconsistent but effective approaches are often exactly how the most creative people work, sweetheart. Personalized systems that look chaotic to others can serve unique requirements absolutely perfectly for your brain type.
January 2, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Inconsistent but effective approaches are often exactly how the most creative people work, sweetheart. Personalized systems that look chaotic to others can serve unique requirements absolutely perfectly for your brain type.
Downtime is where the best and most creative ideas happen. For me, that's normally when I'm in the bloody shower without a pen! I can put all the processes in place to capture these lightbulb moments, but they mostly require a keyboard. Voice notes for the win!
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Downtime is where the best and most creative ideas happen. For me, that's normally when I'm in the bloody shower without a pen! I can put all the processes in place to capture these lightbulb moments, but they mostly require a keyboard. Voice notes for the win!
Your accumulated experience trumps influencer productivity claims every single time, babes. You know what works for your specific brain better than people selling universal solutions to imaginary problems for profit.
January 1, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Your accumulated experience trumps influencer productivity claims every single time, babes. You know what works for your specific brain better than people selling universal solutions to imaginary problems for profit.
Just a teensy reminder to clear your desktop & downloads folders and put everything where it needs to be! Don't leave it too long, otherwise, you'll forget where they go and why you have them in the first place!!
December 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Just a teensy reminder to clear your desktop & downloads folders and put everything where it needs to be! Don't leave it too long, otherwise, you'll forget where they go and why you have them in the first place!!
Choosing function over form in every single productivity decision shows you understand what actually matters, love. Results speak infinitely louder than pretty systems. Trust that practical wisdom over aesthetic pressure completely.
December 31, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Choosing function over form in every single productivity decision shows you understand what actually matters, love. Results speak infinitely louder than pretty systems. Trust that practical wisdom over aesthetic pressure completely.
Your need for flexibility and adaptability isn't a flaw to fix, babe. Some life circumstances and work types require adaptability. Rigid productivity structures don't serve everyone - that's perfectly normal human variation.
December 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Your need for flexibility and adaptability isn't a flaw to fix, babe. Some life circumstances and work types require adaptability. Rigid productivity structures don't serve everyone - that's perfectly normal human variation.
Sweetheart, it's #MindfulMonday: Let's practice presence. Take three deep breaths and name one thing you're grateful for right now. Simple? Yes. Powerful? Absolutely fucking yes.
December 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Sweetheart, it's #MindfulMonday: Let's practice presence. Take three deep breaths and name one thing you're grateful for right now. Simple? Yes. Powerful? Absolutely fucking yes.
Work in whatever physical environment makes you feel most creative and focused, sweetie. Conventional office aesthetics don't need to approve your space if it supports your best work and psychological comfort levels.
December 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Work in whatever physical environment makes you feel most creative and focused, sweetie. Conventional office aesthetics don't need to approve your space if it supports your best work and psychological comfort levels.
Use whatever combination of digital and analog methods serves your brain best, darling. Consistency means absolutely nothing if the combination doesn't actually work. Your requirements matter more than observer logic or judgment.
December 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Use whatever combination of digital and analog methods serves your brain best, darling. Consistency means absolutely nothing if the combination doesn't actually work. Your requirements matter more than observer logic or judgment.
Your task batching approach respects cognitive switching costs and preserves mental energy, lovey. You understand how your brain handles transitions better than prescribed schedules ignoring individual workflow patterns completely.
December 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Your task batching approach respects cognitive switching costs and preserves mental energy, lovey. You understand how your brain handles transitions better than prescribed schedules ignoring individual workflow patterns completely.
Most productivity advice completely ignores caregiving responsibilities and real life constraints, sweetheart. You know your actual situation better than theoretical frameworks designed for imaginary universal humans with unlimited resources.
December 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Most productivity advice completely ignores caregiving responsibilities and real life constraints, sweetheart. You know your actual situation better than theoretical frameworks designed for imaginary universal humans with unlimited resources.
Taking regular breaks from our work, to stretch or go outside and smell the fresh air, really do wonders for our output. I know we all want to get things done, but our bodies need a rest, they need down time.
December 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Taking regular breaks from our work, to stretch or go outside and smell the fresh air, really do wonders for our output. I know we all want to get things done, but our bodies need a rest, they need down time.
Simple, reliable tools that work consistently beat sophisticated systems requiring constant maintenance and troubleshooting, babes. Your time is better spent on actual productive work, not system optimization that never ends.
December 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Simple, reliable tools that work consistently beat sophisticated systems requiring constant maintenance and troubleshooting, babes. Your time is better spent on actual productive work, not system optimization that never ends.
Just a small reminder that if you use a Stream Deck, you should probably back it up! Open up the computer app, head to Settings (the cog), then under Profiles, click the down arrow at the bottom of the screen and select Backup All, then Create BackUp. You're welcome!
December 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Just a small reminder that if you use a Stream Deck, you should probably back it up! Open up the computer app, head to Settings (the cog), then under Profiles, click the down arrow at the bottom of the screen and select Backup All, then Create BackUp. You're welcome!
Reactive work styles are completely valid too, love. If responsive approaches match your brain and consistently produce results, fuck the rigid planning pressure. Some minds work infinitely better reactively than proactively.
December 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Reactive work styles are completely valid too, love. If responsive approaches match your brain and consistently produce results, fuck the rigid planning pressure. Some minds work infinitely better reactively than proactively.
Your energy management approach is often much smarter than pure time management, babe. How you feel directly impacts effectiveness. You know your body and brain patterns better than scheduling systems designed for robots.
December 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Your energy management approach is often much smarter than pure time management, babe. How you feel directly impacts effectiveness. You know your body and brain patterns better than scheduling systems designed for robots.
Hey darlin'! #MentalHealthMonday check-in: How's your heart today? Take a moment to put your hand on your chest, breathe deep, and show yourself some fucking compassion. You deserve it, I know you do
December 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Hey darlin'! #MentalHealthMonday check-in: How's your heart today? Take a moment to put your hand on your chest, breathe deep, and show yourself some fucking compassion. You deserve it, I know you do
Focused work bursts with substantial breaks can beat grinding through long sessions, sweetie. Cognitive load is real, and you understand yours better than productivity culture that ignores brain science and human limitations.
December 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Focused work bursts with substantial breaks can beat grinding through long sessions, sweetie. Cognitive load is real, and you understand yours better than productivity culture that ignores brain science and human limitations.
Visual reminders and physical tools are completely valid in our digital world, darling. Some brains need tangible organization methods. Trust what works for your specific information processing style, not digital pressure.
December 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Visual reminders and physical tools are completely valid in our digital world, darling. Some brains need tangible organization methods. Trust what works for your specific information processing style, not digital pressure.
Change systems completely when they stop serving you, lovey. Consistency isn't always more valuable than adaptation. Your needs evolve - your tools should evolve too. Lean into flexibility when you need it most.
December 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Change systems completely when they stop serving you, lovey. Consistency isn't always more valuable than adaptation. Your needs evolve - your tools should evolve too. Lean into flexibility when you need it most.
Your simple systems don't need complex optimization approval, sweetheart. Understanding your cognitive capacity and spending mental energy wisely is smart as fuck, not inferior to elaborate setups that drain your resources.
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Your simple systems don't need complex optimization approval, sweetheart. Understanding your cognitive capacity and spending mental energy wisely is smart as fuck, not inferior to elaborate setups that drain your resources.
If you work from home and live with other people, have you clearly communicated what that means for them? Do they understand what you need? Do YOU understand their needs? Do you frequently discuss what's going on? Do they have access to your calendar?
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
If you work from home and live with other people, have you clearly communicated what that means for them? Do they understand what you need? Do YOU understand their needs? Do you frequently discuss what's going on? Do they have access to your calendar?
Ignore the 5am productivity cult completely, babes. Meaningful work happens when you're genuinely awake and mentally focused, not when motivational speakers claim you should be grinding for success and moral superiority.
December 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Ignore the 5am productivity cult completely, babes. Meaningful work happens when you're genuinely awake and mentally focused, not when motivational speakers claim you should be grinding for success and moral superiority.
For all my Google friends out there, this is your monthly reminder to head to http://myaccount.google.com/permissions on ALL your accounts, & make sure you've removed access for apps you don't need anymore! They stack up without us realizing! This is a reminder for me too!
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
For all my Google friends out there, this is your monthly reminder to head to http://myaccount.google.com/permissions on ALL your accounts, & make sure you've removed access for apps you don't need anymore! They stack up without us realizing! This is a reminder for me too!
Analog methods in our digital world are completely legitimate, love. Paper planners and physical notebooks work beautifully if that's how your brain processes and retains information most effectively for your specific work requirements.
December 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Analog methods in our digital world are completely legitimate, love. Paper planners and physical notebooks work beautifully if that's how your brain processes and retains information most effectively for your specific work requirements.