The 5:00 Project

John C.
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Somewhere along the way, adulthood became less about having things figured out and more about deciding what deserves your limited time and energy. Because that’s really the scarce resource. The project begins.

Episodes

  1. Aug 11

    The Line You Draw at 5:00

    Send us Fan Mail Every demanding job teaches you the same lesson without ever saying it out loud: if you answer at 6 PM, you'll get asked at 6 PM again. In this episode of The 5:00 Project, we look at why the line between work and everything else keeps moving on you — even when the job is legitimately urgent, even when you're the kind of person who's good under pressure. That instinct isn't a flaw. It's often exactly why you're trusted with the work you do. The problem is when it runs unsupervised after 5:00. We break down: Why boundaries aren't announced — they're taught, one small yes at a timeThe real, untracked cost of the evenings that quietly disappearWhy "just set boundaries" is incomplete advice, and what's missing from itA simple three-question filter to run before you ever open the laptop back upWhy protecting your time only works if you know what you're building with itThis isn't about working less for its own sake. It's about making sure the exceptions are chosen — not defaulted into because a phone buzzed and old habit took over.

  2. Aug 10

    Intro Episode

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when the life you built no longer quite fits? In this opening episode, John introduces The 5:00 Project—a podcast about what comes after the traditional workday, and more broadly, what happens when you reach a point in life where you know something has to change. It’s about the hours between obligation and possibility: the second shift of life where you try to become healthier, build something of your own, reconnect with the things you once loved, figure out relationships, navigate fatherhood and career, and decide what you actually want the next chapter to look like. No perfect plan. No finished transformation. Just five o’clock—and what happens next.

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About

Somewhere along the way, adulthood became less about having things figured out and more about deciding what deserves your limited time and energy. Because that’s really the scarce resource. The project begins.

Information

  • Creator
    John C.
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The 5:00 Project
  • Show Website
    The 5:00 Project