timeless PinkLetters, translated from our Spanish Substack for English-speaking readers.
Digital Tools to Protect Your Mental Health
Immersed in a sea of digital stimuli, mastering our tools is critical to turn them into allies—not burdens.
Introduction
Since launching MrPink, I’ve paid more attention than ever to designing my work methods to improve efficiency and preserve my mental health. Being a VC founder might sound glamorous—but it really isn’t. The team is small, the operating budget minimal, and the work endless.
Although it surprises many when I say it, I’m naturally disorganized, with a creative, divergent personality. Over the years—and with a lot of effort—I’ve learned to hack my default tendencies to improve my performance.
Experience-Based Tips
This post is based on my personal experience. I’m sharing it in the hope it’s useful—either by adopting some of my techniques or as a spark for you to develop your own.
KEEP EMAIL UNDER CONTROL
Keeping email under control is crucial: it’s a universal channel for urgent matters, updates, investor intros, advertising, and spam. Checking it is inevitable and hard to delegate—even for big-company executives. Keeping it tidy is a global challenge in business, regardless of hierarchy.
Choosing with freedom, revisiting with honesty, and taming with patience.
Choosing with freedom, revisiting with honesty, and taming with patience.
Choosing with freedom, revisiting with honesty, and taming with patience.
Choosing with freedom, revisiting with honesty, and taming with patience.
Choosing with freedom, revisiting with honesty, and taming with patience.
Choosing with freedom, revisiting with honesty, and taming with patience.
Choosing with freedom, revisiting with honesty, and taming with patience.
The DEQ Matrix in action
When everything feels like an obligation
Choosing with freedom, revisiting with honesty, and taming with patience.