Friends Newsletter — May 2025
Life updates: In December, I moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to focus more seriously on some chronic health issues. I love Mexico City, but navigating healthcare in Spanish wasn’t ideal. I’m still running Focusmate and recently hired our 10th team member—our first growth hire—to help deepen our reach in the ADHD community, where Focusmate has had the clearest product-market fit. Almost 10 years into this journey, I’m still fired up about what’s next and grateful for it. I’m also newly obsessed with pickleball and play as much as I can handle 🙂 Some interesting tidbits from my world: #1: “Attention = no tension” I love this phrase for framing attention as a physical experience of relaxation. When I’m listening to someone but already thinking about my response, I feel that tension in my neck, face, and body. I now use moments of tension as a cue to pause and reconsider before speaking. #2: Money mindset In my younger years, a “wealth is bad” conditioning subtly steered me...