The Debrief - July 11
Hitting publish and Bricking my phone
The Read
This week I spent a lot of time focusing on my family. We’ve needed to slow down, say no, and focus on being attuned to what our family needs in the moment — not what we may have agreed to on our calendars. I didn’t realize how much letting ourself off the hook would make life so much easier during this unusually difficult time. If someone in your family needs some extra attention during a season in your life, slowing down is a great way to do this. Turn inward, get a pizza, do some TV time as a family. Most importantly, get a read on your family and be flexible with plans. Don’t be afraid to cancel. And burrow down to tend to your family.
Currently
Later this month, I publish my second The Cabro Quarterly where I share what I’m doing across health, family, career, money, and ambition. The first edition was free and open to all subscribers so you could get a feel for what I’ll share but moving forward, I’m putting this behind my paywall. I plan to get a little vulnerable. For instance, I’m working toward a promotion — and that’s one thing I’ll be sharing as I head down this path. If you want to get the second edition later next week, become a paying Subscriber.
On the Record
Here’s a few spots I showed up this week:
This week, I published a Substack that took quite a bit of brainpower to nuance: Keeping your executive presence intact when life is logistically complicated. I’m pretty proud of this post — it’s the culmination of a lot of trial and error in my own professional life and feedback I received from colleagues and managers. I don’t expect people to agree with all of it, but I think it’s a useful post. This one is behind the paywall — the IP is mine and I definitely want to have a controlled conversation around this topic with Subscribers only.
On Instagram, I shared a parenting tip I learned from the parenting program we took in the Fall. Sharing the link to my post here so you can watch the video where I talk through it.
The Ask
I would love your feedback on The Cabro Substack. I source most of my articles from topics sourced on Instagram — usually things that warrant a larger discussion than a 20 slide carousel. If you have some topics you’d like me to cover, leave a comment below or shoot me a DM.
Worth Stealing
This Substack was scheduled on Friday evening so I can spend most of my weekend offline. I will be Bricking my phone (that link gets you 10% off) as soon as I schedule everything and taking some much needed time off Instagram and Substack. I was an early adopter of Brick and loved this little gadget. I don’t remember who shared it with me first, but I’m so glad they did. Bascially you can shut yourself out of apps. The only way you can get back in is to tap your phone on the Brick. You only need one Brick — the app is what locks your phone. So it’s feasible you can have one for your entire family. I know people who keep one at work, one in the car, and one at home. This lets them have a flexible schedule of locking themselves out of their phone. I keep mine on my fridge so I have to physically get up and unbrick it. Bricking my phone at night does wonders for my midnight scrolling. Highly recommend it — plus it’s HSA/FSA eligible.
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