A Minute to Think with Juliet Funt: An EOFire Classic from 2022

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Sep 5, 2025

Juliet Funt, author of "A Minute to Think" and CEO of the Juliet Funt Group, champions the idea that busyness can masquerade as productivity. She discusses the vital concept of 'white space,' emphasizing how moments of reflection can unlock creativity and mitigate stress. Juliet highlights that the misconception of constant activity leads to financial losses and reduced employee well-being. She also shares practical tips for establishing work-life boundaries, urging listeners to vocalize their end-of-day commitments for accountability.

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ANECDOTE

Peanut Butter Manager And Pete

Juliet shares Mindy, the 'peanut butter manager' who eats at her desk to avoid lunch.
She also describes Pete, who developed breathing problems after 200 daily emails overwhelmed his life.

INSIGHT

Space Ignites Creativity

Juliet Funt uses the fire metaphor: space between combustibles is required for ignition.
White space in work is that space which oxygenates ideas and rekindles creative spark.

ADVICE

Schedule Time To Ideate

Use white space for recuperation, reflection, and ideation, not just rest.
Schedule daily pauses to daydream and incubate ideas like Jack Welch or Phil Knight did.

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From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2022. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant.

Juliet Funt is the author of A Minute to Think and CEO of the Juliet Funt Group. She is an evangelist for freeing the potential of companies by unburdening them from busywork.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. In building fire, you can have great dry wood, crumply newspaper, but if you skip one critical ingredient, your fire will never ignite. That ingredient is space between combustibles. It’s the same for your work.

2. Busyness tricks people into thinking that they are productive when they are only active. That confusion between activity and productivity costs companies millions of dollars.

3. When you want to clock out at the end of the day, trap yourself in a promise. Say out loud that you’re done for the day. Saying it out loud creates verbal accountability. It’ll be harder to go back some minutes later and work again when you have stated work is over.

Check out Juliet's website - A Minute to Think

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