The Job Loss Kit
This wasn't yours to control, and today isn't for solving everything. Let's steady the ground first.
Laid off — steady the ground, then rebuild.
Structure and organization only — not medical, mental-health, legal, financial or tax advice. In an emergency, contact your local emergency services. Read the full disclaimer.
Opening the kit…
This organizes the steps and drafts the messages. It isn't legal or financial advice — for severance, benefits, or money decisions, it points you to the right professional.
A few things that help
Structure for an unstructured month
A few things that give the days a shape.
Planner · print & digital · $30 (print) · Printable $20 · Fillable $25 · Design Your Week
The Designed Week — The Well Designed Life Co.
Softcover · 7×10 · 139 pages
The weekly standard — 52 undated two-page spreads, review → reset → choose three → close. Undated, 7×10.
The weekly standard — 52 undated two-page spreads; the weekly method on paper.
Printable PDF — Print at home or a print shop (US Letter & A4), or write on it in any notes app.
Fillable PDF — Type on every line in GoodNotes, Notability, Acrobat or any PDF app.
Amazon — Print edition →Get it on Etsy — Printable PDF · $20 →Get it on Etsy — Fillable PDF · $25 →From The Well Designed Life Co.Object · $25–$40 · Everyday
Visual countdown timer — Time Timer
Makes an hour visible, so deep work finally has edges.
Buy on Amazon →Affiliate linkBook · $18–$28 · Overloaded Season
Essentialism — Greg McKeown
For the overloaded season — how to do less, but better.
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Atomic Habits — James Clear
The habits classic — systems over willpower, said simply.
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