The GrowthPlug Newsletter

The Real Reason You Keep Slipping Back Into Old Habits

Instead of relying on discipline, this article shows how simple changes in your environment can shift your daily behaviour automatically. With the right nudges, good habits stop feeling hard and start feeling effortless.

The Hidden Cost of Complexity: Why Simplicity Wins Every Time

This week pushed me and my team to our limits, but it also reminded me how much my approach to productivity has changed over the years. I used to chase perfection and complexity to prove I could solve tough problems—now I focus on clarity, simplicity, and creating real value for the people who need it most.

The 4 Types of Energy That Drive True Productivity

Productivity isn’t just about managing time; it’s about managing the energy that fuels how you use that time. By strengthening your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual energy, you can work more effectively, stay consistent, and achieve results without burning out.f

You Can’t Be Truly Productive Until You Know This About Yourself

Your superpower is the skill or trait that feels effortless but drives real results. Focus on it, build around it, and watch your productivity and impact soar.

Turning Challenges into Catalysts for Growth

This newsletter shares how turning unexpected challenges into opportunities led to the creation of Otuobiri, a new platform for creators and community builders. It highlights the power of a proactive mindset—focusing on what you can control—to spark creativity, growth, and meaningful progress.

Joy as Strategy [The Overlooked Driver of High Performance]

What if the secret to getting more done isn’t pushing harder, but finding joy in the process? Learn how aligning work with what you enjoy transforms effort into flow.

When Routines Break [5 Ways to Rebound]

Even the most disciplined routines get disrupted—but that doesn’t mean progress is lost. In this issue, discover five practical strategies to bounce back, stay resilient, and keep momentum alive when life throws you off track.

The Helper’s High: How Helping and Asking Boosts Productivity

Productivity is not about doing everything alone but about creating leverage by asking for and offering help. When you embrace interdependence, you save time, strengthen relationships, and boost both your own and others’ energy through the “Helper’s High.”

The Recap Method [A Productivity Secret]

The Company You Keep [3 Productivity Circles]

Your productivity is shaped by the people you spend the most time with. Discover how your circle influences your focus, habits, and growth and what to do about it.

Beyond Information [How Change Really Happens]

We live in an age of information overload, but knowledge alone doesn’t create change. Real transformation happens when information is processed into understanding and built into consistent habits.

Play Is an Energizer for Productivity

Play isn’t just for kids. It’s a powerful tool to boost creativity, energy, and collaboration at work. Small playful actions can transform routine tasks into engaging, high-performing experiences.