Wayne Phipps

A calm place to think clearly about what actually matters

I’m Wayne. I work with thoughtful people who feel pulled in too many directions and want a quieter, more honest way to decide what to do next.

One way I approach clarity

This is one of my YouTube videos. It’s not here because it’s definitive or because you need to agree with it.

It’s simply an example of how I tend to look at situations — questioning assumptions, reframing familiar ideas, and creating a bit more mental space so decisions feel calmer and more deliberate.

That same way of thinking underpins the work I do with people privately.

Responses to this way of thinking

Learning to ask better questions instead of giving advice is something people charge thousands to teach — this explained it more clearly than I’ve heard it put before.

— YouTube comment on How I Learned to Ignore Other People’s Opinions

Beyond what you say, it’s how you say it — calm, reflective, and without hype. Every video feels like an opportunity to pause and think.

— YouTube comment on The Real Reason We Stay in Jobs That Make us Unhappy

A few ideas I keep returning to

Most people I work with aren’t lacking options — they’re drowning in them. These ideas help quiet the noise.

Minimum Viable Income

Minimum Viable Income – how much is "enough" for the version of life you actually want, not the one you think

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Noise vs Clarity

Telling the difference between anxious urgency and the quieter sense of what truly matters to you

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Time Drift

how small, unexamined decisions slowly move your days away from what you say you care about.

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Much of my work sits in the space between urgency and clarity — when nothing is obviously wrong, but something doesn’t feel settled.

How people tend to use this space

Some people arrive here and simply read or watch a few things that resonate, then leave with a bit more clarity than they had before.

Others return over time, using the ideas as reference points when decisions feel noisy or rushed.

Occasionally, someone reaches a point where a structured conversation helps — not for answers or direction, but to slow things down and think more clearly.

If nothing here feels urgent

That’s intentional.

This isn’t a site designed to push decisions or create momentum. It’s here to create space — something most people don’t get very often.

You’re welcome to explore, pause, or leave and come back later..

Wayne Phipps

Writing and conversations about clarity, work, and enough

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Minimum Viable Income

Minimum Viable Income is a simple question: what is the smallest, honest amount of money that would allow you to live a life that feels workable and non‑anxious, for the season you’re in now?

Not a forever number. Not a social‑media number. Just a calm, present‑tense figure that covers your real costs and a bit of breathing room.

When you have this number, a few things often shift:

  • Work ideas that sounded exciting but fragile can suddenly feel realistic.
  • Projects that only make sense in a much wealthier future become easier to gently put down.
  • You can see the difference between "I can’t afford this" and "I’m choosing not to prioritise this."

If you’d like to look at your own Minimum Viable Income, the Clarity session is one place to do that slowly and without performance pressure.

Noise vs Clarity

A lot of productive, kind people live with a constant background hum of "I should be doing more." This is noise, not guidance.

Clarity, in contrast, is usually quieter and less dramatic. It often sounds like: "This is enough for now." or "That would be nice, but it doesn’t need to happen this year."

One useful question is: if this thought became permanently true, would my life feel more spacious or more cramped?

In Clarity sessions we’re not trying to silence every anxious thought. We’re just trying to tell the difference between useful signals and old, automated noise so your choices can be a little kinder and more deliberate.

Time Drift

Time Drift is what happens when your calendar slowly fills with things you never consciously chose, until your days no longer look like the life you say you want.

No single meeting, obligation, or favour is the problem. It’s the slow tilt. A few degrees off, sustained over months and years.

A gentle way to notice drift is to compare two calendars:

  • Your current, real week.
  • A realistically good week, given your actual responsibilities, that would already feel like a relief.

In Clarity sessions we often map these two weeks side by side and look for the smallest, kindest adjustments that would start to close the gap without pretending your constraints don’t exist.