We set an alarm for five forty this week. After a night out. Nobody made us do that.

We keep saying we have more freedom than ever, so why does this summer feel busier than any before it.

Turns out the empty nest doesn't erase old habits, it just removes the excuse for them. We're still keeping a schedule neither of us actually needs anymore.

"We have this productivity addiction that we just can't turn off even when we can." By the end of this one, we're rethinking what a schedule is even for.

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CHAPTERS

00:05 Empty Nest Summer Feels Off

01:44 What Summering Actually Means

03:00 Kids Used To Set The Pace

05:19 Do We Romanticize Summer

06:12 World Cup Fills The Calendar

07:38 Camp Memories Versus Empty Nest Reality

11:15 The Productivity Addiction We Can't Quit

12:55 Becoming The Early Bird Retired Couple

14:32 Reclaiming Summer On Our Terms

16:12 Book Pick And Real Freedom

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