HeyJaredSmart Chaos
Simplifying life, business, and tech—one chaotic week at a time.Life, work, and parenting can feel messy—but chaos doesn’t have to win.
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S2E8: Nobody Actually Knows What They’re Doing (opens the original)
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Nobody actually knows what the fuck they’re doing. Not your boss. Not the executive sitting at the head of the table. Not the parent who looks like they have everything figured out. Not the person making the big career announcement on LinkedIn. And definitely not me. 😂 For years, I thought adulthood meant eventually reaching some magical point where I’d just… know shit . I’d know how to parent. I’d know exactly where my career was going. I’d walk into rooms feeling completely confident. I’d unde
S2E7: I Never Thought I’d Be Somebody’s Mom And Somehow, I Have a Whole Son (opens the original)
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S2E7: I Never Thought I’d Be Somebody’s Mom And Somehow, I Have a Whole Son There are moments lately when I look at Junie and think… How the hell do I have a child? Like…a whole son. A real person who talks to me, has opinions, asks for Band-Aids, says “oh my goodness,” gives me kisses, and moves my hand back to his face when he wants me close. And somehow, I’m his mama. In this episode of Smart Chaos , I’m talking about the absolute mindfuck of watching your baby turn into a little person right
S2E6: The Day I Finally Slowed Down (opens the original)
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S2E6: The Day I Finally Slowed Down And Noticed How Much of My Own Life I'd Been Missing You know what's crazy about slowing down? You start noticing how much you've neglected. I originally said that while thinking about my house—the unfinished projects, the spaces I'd stopped paying attention to, all the little things I'd been walking past every day. But then I realized…I wasn't really talking about my house. I was talking about my life . For a long time, I thought my problem was that I didn't
S2E5: The Best Thing I Ever Did Was Become Bad at Something (opens the original)
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S2E5: The Best Thing I Ever Did Was Become Bad at Something Why Being a Beginner Again Was Exactly What I Needed When was the last time you were genuinely bad at something? Not “still learning.” I mean actually having no clue what the hell you're doing. 😂 As adults, I think we get so used to being competent that we stop putting ourselves in situations where we might look inexperienced. We stick with what we know, what we're good at, and what feels comfortable. I didn't realize how much I was doi
S2E4: Confidence Isn't Something You Find (opens the original)
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S2E4: Confidence Isn't Something You Find It's Something You Build What if confidence isn't something you're supposed to have before you do the scary thing? I've spent a lot of my life thinking I needed to feel confident first. Confident enough to speak up. Confident enough to try something new. Confident enough to walk into the room and feel like I belonged there. But lately, I've realized I had it completely backwards. In this episode of Smart Chaos , I'm talking about how tennis, Toastmasters
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