If you've ever caught yourself thinking "I just need to manage my time better," this episode is going to reframe that whole idea.

I've been there too, ending every day exhausted and frustrated, even when the morning started out fine. After one too many tough days, I started asking a different question: what if time isn't actually the problem? What if we've been managing the wrong thing altogether?

In this episode I dig into the real reason so many tattoo artists and shop owners feel perpetually behind, the science behind your body's natural energy cycles, and how building your day around those rhythms can change everything.

This isn't about squeezing more into your schedule. It's about being smart with the energy you have, protecting it, and finally building a work life that doesn't leave you running on fumes.

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What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Why time management isn't the real culprit and what to focus on instead if you actually want to feel less overwhelmed

• How your body's circadian rhythm affects your energy, focus, mood, and decision-making throughout the entire day, not just your sleep

• The 90-minute energy cycle and why working with your natural peaks and dips instead of pushing through them makes a massive difference in your output

• Simple ways to reset your nervous system during the afternoon slump and why taking that break is neurological rebooting, not laziness

• How decision fatigue quietly drains your creativity, willpower, and self-control by the end of a long shift

• How to match your tasks to your energy levels so you stop wasting your best brainpower on low-stakes work

• Why burnout has less to do with how much you're doing and more to do with how little time you're spending on the things that actually matter to you

Links:

boundbyart.com

bluebirdtattoos.com

instagram.com/tattoosbymissiblue

instagram.com/boundbyartproject

instagram.com/bluebirdtattoostudio

Music: Unknown Road - The Harp Project