Matt Tilmann
@mittendad.bsky.social
Senior Analyst, Girl Dad, Husband | Staying curious about life and sharing what I learn along the way. I Subscribe now at https://mittendad.substack.com
There’s something liberating about realizing how little the stars care about your to-do list.
Curious? Make sure you're subscribed at the link in the pinned post.
Issue drops tomorrow morning at 6:30 am EST.
#universe #selfcare #worklifebalance #mindfulness #productivity
Curious? Make sure you're subscribed at the link in the pinned post.
Issue drops tomorrow morning at 6:30 am EST.
#universe #selfcare #worklifebalance #mindfulness #productivity
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
There’s something liberating about realizing how little the stars care about your to-do list.
Curious? Make sure you're subscribed at the link in the pinned post.
Issue drops tomorrow morning at 6:30 am EST.
#universe #selfcare #worklifebalance #mindfulness #productivity
Curious? Make sure you're subscribed at the link in the pinned post.
Issue drops tomorrow morning at 6:30 am EST.
#universe #selfcare #worklifebalance #mindfulness #productivity
Mistakes can often be the best teacher, as long as we learn from them.
October 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Mistakes can often be the best teacher, as long as we learn from them.
Some good food for thought if you find yourself losing too much time to social media.
October 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Some good food for thought if you find yourself losing too much time to social media.
Want the full deep-dive on this?
I wrote a detailed guide on how to build your personal knowledge system and reclaim your attention.
Check out this week's post: open.substack.com/pub/mittend...
I wrote a detailed guide on how to build your personal knowledge system and reclaim your attention.
Check out this week's post: open.substack.com/pub/mittend...
October 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Want the full deep-dive on this?
I wrote a detailed guide on how to build your personal knowledge system and reclaim your attention.
Check out this week's post: open.substack.com/pub/mittend...
I wrote a detailed guide on how to build your personal knowledge system and reclaim your attention.
Check out this week's post: open.substack.com/pub/mittend...
Seems good to bring back this helpful advice from Austin Kleon:
September 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Seems good to bring back this helpful advice from Austin Kleon:
Hopefully you were able to catch the show this evening!
September 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Hopefully you were able to catch the show this evening!
September 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
August 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This episode dives deep into why nonlinear careers are actually MORE valuable in 2025, not less.
We'll explore why traditional "pick a lane and stick with it" advice was designed for a world that no longer exists, and how your scattered resume is actually a secret weapon waiting to be unleashed.
We'll explore why traditional "pick a lane and stick with it" advice was designed for a world that no longer exists, and how your scattered resume is actually a secret weapon waiting to be unleashed.
August 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This episode dives deep into why nonlinear careers are actually MORE valuable in 2025, not less.
We'll explore why traditional "pick a lane and stick with it" advice was designed for a world that no longer exists, and how your scattered resume is actually a secret weapon waiting to be unleashed.
We'll explore why traditional "pick a lane and stick with it" advice was designed for a world that no longer exists, and how your scattered resume is actually a secret weapon waiting to be unleashed.
🚨 Tomorrow 6:30 AM EST: The Perfectionism Trap That's Stealing Your Life 🚨
How many hours did you waste last week perfecting work that *nobody noticed*?
Tomorrow's guide reveals the 3-question framework to reclaim 10+ hours per week without compromising quality.
#productivity #worklife #balance
How many hours did you waste last week perfecting work that *nobody noticed*?
Tomorrow's guide reveals the 3-question framework to reclaim 10+ hours per week without compromising quality.
#productivity #worklife #balance
July 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🚨 Tomorrow 6:30 AM EST: The Perfectionism Trap That's Stealing Your Life 🚨
How many hours did you waste last week perfecting work that *nobody noticed*?
Tomorrow's guide reveals the 3-question framework to reclaim 10+ hours per week without compromising quality.
#productivity #worklife #balance
How many hours did you waste last week perfecting work that *nobody noticed*?
Tomorrow's guide reveals the 3-question framework to reclaim 10+ hours per week without compromising quality.
#productivity #worklife #balance
You're 30+ and still don't know "what you want to be when you grow up"?
Join the club. It's bigger than you think.
Adult development research shows most people don't hit their career stride until their 40s. The pressure to have it figured out by 25? Pure mythology.
Join the club. It's bigger than you think.
Adult development research shows most people don't hit their career stride until their 40s. The pressure to have it figured out by 25? Pure mythology.
July 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
You're 30+ and still don't know "what you want to be when you grow up"?
Join the club. It's bigger than you think.
Adult development research shows most people don't hit their career stride until their 40s. The pressure to have it figured out by 25? Pure mythology.
Join the club. It's bigger than you think.
Adult development research shows most people don't hit their career stride until their 40s. The pressure to have it figured out by 25? Pure mythology.
“What’s one real moment from your week that could become content?”
I asked this in yesterday’s newsletter about creating without comparison.
The responses are gold:
Bedtime routine disasters
Work-from-home interruptions
Pinterest fails turned into laughs
I asked this in yesterday’s newsletter about creating without comparison.
The responses are gold:
Bedtime routine disasters
Work-from-home interruptions
Pinterest fails turned into laughs
July 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“What’s one real moment from your week that could become content?”
I asked this in yesterday’s newsletter about creating without comparison.
The responses are gold:
Bedtime routine disasters
Work-from-home interruptions
Pinterest fails turned into laughs
I asked this in yesterday’s newsletter about creating without comparison.
The responses are gold:
Bedtime routine disasters
Work-from-home interruptions
Pinterest fails turned into laughs
Marie Kondo had us questioning every item in our homes.
Time to do the same with your social media feed.
The 48-Hour Rule: If an account makes you feel worse about yourself for 48 hours straight, it has to go.
You can admire someone’s work without consuming their curated content daily.
Time to do the same with your social media feed.
The 48-Hour Rule: If an account makes you feel worse about yourself for 48 hours straight, it has to go.
You can admire someone’s work without consuming their curated content daily.
July 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Marie Kondo had us questioning every item in our homes.
Time to do the same with your social media feed.
The 48-Hour Rule: If an account makes you feel worse about yourself for 48 hours straight, it has to go.
You can admire someone’s work without consuming their curated content daily.
Time to do the same with your social media feed.
The 48-Hour Rule: If an account makes you feel worse about yourself for 48 hours straight, it has to go.
You can admire someone’s work without consuming their curated content daily.
Sunday night panic isn't about poor planning.
It's about impossible expectations.
Most weekend advice assumes you control your schedule.
As a parent, you operate in Beautiful Chaos mode.
Here's the 15-minute method that actually works:
It's about impossible expectations.
Most weekend advice assumes you control your schedule.
As a parent, you operate in Beautiful Chaos mode.
Here's the 15-minute method that actually works:
July 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Sunday night panic isn't about poor planning.
It's about impossible expectations.
Most weekend advice assumes you control your schedule.
As a parent, you operate in Beautiful Chaos mode.
Here's the 15-minute method that actually works:
It's about impossible expectations.
Most weekend advice assumes you control your schedule.
As a parent, you operate in Beautiful Chaos mode.
Here's the 15-minute method that actually works:
You know what's killing your productivity?
The word "yes."
Every time you say "yes" to something unimportant, you're stealing time from what truly matters.
Your burnout isn't from working too hard.
It's from working on the wrong things.
The word "yes."
Every time you say "yes" to something unimportant, you're stealing time from what truly matters.
Your burnout isn't from working too hard.
It's from working on the wrong things.
July 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
You know what's killing your productivity?
The word "yes."
Every time you say "yes" to something unimportant, you're stealing time from what truly matters.
Your burnout isn't from working too hard.
It's from working on the wrong things.
The word "yes."
Every time you say "yes" to something unimportant, you're stealing time from what truly matters.
Your burnout isn't from working too hard.
It's from working on the wrong things.
Sunday scaries don’t always have to be so scary.
Dropping tomorrow morning at 6:30 am EST - make sure you’re subscribed you don’t miss out (link in pinned post)!
The refrains of NBC’s Sunday Night Football theme this fall might actually be enjoyable, instead of reminding you that Monday looms.
Dropping tomorrow morning at 6:30 am EST - make sure you’re subscribed you don’t miss out (link in pinned post)!
The refrains of NBC’s Sunday Night Football theme this fall might actually be enjoyable, instead of reminding you that Monday looms.
July 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Sunday scaries don’t always have to be so scary.
Dropping tomorrow morning at 6:30 am EST - make sure you’re subscribed you don’t miss out (link in pinned post)!
The refrains of NBC’s Sunday Night Football theme this fall might actually be enjoyable, instead of reminding you that Monday looms.
Dropping tomorrow morning at 6:30 am EST - make sure you’re subscribed you don’t miss out (link in pinned post)!
The refrains of NBC’s Sunday Night Football theme this fall might actually be enjoyable, instead of reminding you that Monday looms.
Does this describe your world?
June 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Does this describe your world?
The productivity gurus have it backwards. Your scattered, chaotic schedule isn't your enemy—it's secretly your creative superpower.
Tomorrow 6:30am EST, I'm revealing exactly how parent-creators are outperforming "organized" competitors using this counterintuitive approach.
Tomorrow 6:30am EST, I'm revealing exactly how parent-creators are outperforming "organized" competitors using this counterintuitive approach.
June 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The productivity gurus have it backwards. Your scattered, chaotic schedule isn't your enemy—it's secretly your creative superpower.
Tomorrow 6:30am EST, I'm revealing exactly how parent-creators are outperforming "organized" competitors using this counterintuitive approach.
Tomorrow 6:30am EST, I'm revealing exactly how parent-creators are outperforming "organized" competitors using this counterintuitive approach.
Your "Minimum Viable Workday" checklist:
✓ One revenue-generating task
✓ One relationship-building action
✓ One future-planning decision
90 focused minutes > 8 distracted hours
Parent entrepreneurs don't need more time.
They need better systems.
#parenting
✓ One revenue-generating task
✓ One relationship-building action
✓ One future-planning decision
90 focused minutes > 8 distracted hours
Parent entrepreneurs don't need more time.
They need better systems.
#parenting
May 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Your "Minimum Viable Workday" checklist:
✓ One revenue-generating task
✓ One relationship-building action
✓ One future-planning decision
90 focused minutes > 8 distracted hours
Parent entrepreneurs don't need more time.
They need better systems.
#parenting
✓ One revenue-generating task
✓ One relationship-building action
✓ One future-planning decision
90 focused minutes > 8 distracted hours
Parent entrepreneurs don't need more time.
They need better systems.
#parenting
May 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Thank you to @inboxreads.co for featuring me this week! I really appreciate the shoutout, and thank you again to everyone who has chosen to subscribe.
#writing #newsletter
#writing #newsletter
April 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Thank you to @inboxreads.co for featuring me this week! I really appreciate the shoutout, and thank you again to everyone who has chosen to subscribe.
#writing #newsletter
#writing #newsletter
Two words that can humble even the most experienced expert:
But why?
It’s a simple question, but it can unravel assumptions and spark real growth.
#growth
But why?
It’s a simple question, but it can unravel assumptions and spark real growth.
#growth
April 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Two words that can humble even the most experienced expert:
But why?
It’s a simple question, but it can unravel assumptions and spark real growth.
#growth
But why?
It’s a simple question, but it can unravel assumptions and spark real growth.
#growth