By Noemie Mooney Productivity Culture Sold You a GPS. You Need a Compass. I’m a pretty organised person. Not because I’m naturally organised. Quite the opposite, actually. I’m organised because without structure, my life gets chaotic quickly. So I’ve built ways to stay on track. My morning routine is pretty solid (I’m not a morning person either, but that’s for another newsletter). Every task I need to do is in my calendar, scheduled, colour-coded. And it works for me. Most of the time. But...
20 days ago • 2 min read
By Noemie Mooney Dry January? Try this NOW Three years ago, I was the Queen of Bad Habits, and red wine was my biggest weakness. LegalTech Programme Manager by day.Party girl by night. But when COVID hit and my already heavy drinking went through the roof, “fun” became something else entirely. Something really dark. Sunday mornings became my personal hell. I’d sit on the edge of my bed, head pounding, replaying fragments of the night before. What did I say? How did I embarrass myself this...
27 days ago • 5 min read
I Wasn't Ready to DJ at the Singapore Grand Prix. I Did It Anyway. Her palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy.. I'm standing on a stage in front of thousands of people at the Singapore Grand Prix, headphones on, my first track cued, and my brain is screaming: What the actual fuck am I doing here??? The lights are blinding. The crowd is massive. And I can feel every single pair of eyes on me. I'm not someone who usually shys away from the attention but this is A LOT. My hands are...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Why it's so hard to make friends as grown-ups(and how to fix it) "In the age of AI, human connections will matter more than ever". You’ve probably read that line 100 times this year alone, and I couldn’t agree more with the statement. Most of our waking hours are spent bouncing from small screen to medium screen to big screen and back again. And when we’re not glued to a device, we’re usually too knackered to connect in real life. If you’ve ever felt that strange ache of being digitally...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Scroll, Click, Repeat:From mindless scrolling to mindful curating Ok, be honest: how many times have you found yourself staring at your phone, scrolling through nonsense, with zero memory of even opening the app? If you're like me, about 20 times a day. That’s your brain running on autopilot. Digital amnesia. (Note: I've created a free 7-day toolkit to help you break this exact cycle, more on that below.) 10, 20, 45 minutes gone. You couldn’t even tell me what you just consumed. The usual...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Connection Over Correction: A Guide to Impossible Conversations I don’t "argue with stupid”. That’s been my modus operandi for years. And when I say "stupid," I'm not talking about people. We've all had our moments of believing things that feel a little silly in hindsight. I'm talking about ideas that are so disconnected from reality, it's a major energy drain. I just don't have the headspace for it. And don’t get me wrong, I LOOOVE a good debate! I love heated exchanges of ideas, political...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
Why your brain fights every good habit (And how to win the battle) Five years ago, my Monday mornings started with a cigarette, black coffee to kill the hangover, and frantically deleting Saturday night's Instagram stories. This morning? 6am wake up, a clear head and, well…still black coffee (I am French, after all). Same person. Same brain. Completely different wiring. And before you roll your eyes thinking I'm about to preach at you. I'm not. So if this is you too? Trust me, I get it!! And...
2 months ago • 7 min read
Is Your Inner Voice a Coach or a Troll? It is Day 4 of the September Rentrée series on Substack! Every weekday this month I’m sharing one bold, bite-sized truth to spark reflection, shift your habits, and design a life that feels good in real life. So far we’ve talked about why you don’t need fixing but designing, why most habits fail when your “why” is fuzzy, and the three invisible loops that keep us stuck on repeat (Day 3). This week we keep building! Let me know if you find it useful, or...
2 months ago • 6 min read
Your September "Rentrée" starts now: A 30-day invitation I’ve always LOVED September. Not just because of pumpkin spice lattes (it's back!), but because of the energy. September carries a different kind of electricity. The light shifts. The air changes. The world starts moving again. In France, we call it la Rentrée: the return. And I'm not exaggerating when I say that it's a NATIONAL EVENT! It marks the end of the long (and slooow) summer holidays and the beginning of a new academic year....
3 months ago • 4 min read