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Administrative Utopia / Notes from the Margins Irene Emma I help administrative professionals build meaningful, sustainable careers inside complex institutions. I write, model, and experiment from inside the work, translating the invisible labor of admin roles into language, structure, and support. Right now I am writing a book-in-progress called Administrative Utopia and a newsletter called Notes from the Margins – small, honest field notes from real admin life. Read the Newsletter About the Book Project For Administrative Professionals and the Leaders Who Rely on Them Admin work is emotional, logistical, strategic, and often invisible. This space is dedicated to naming that work, honoring it, and making it more sustainable for the people who do it every day. Your entry points Ways to connect Here are three simple places to begin exploring Administrative ...

From Admin Overwhelm to AI Ally

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Here’s an excerpt from my latest essay on Notes from the Margins:

“AI won’t take your job — but someone using AI might.”
— Allie K. Miller, The Mel Robbins Podcast

There was a season when my inbox ruled my life — hundreds of unread messages, competing priorities, and people needing answers yesterday. I’d sit down with my coffee and feel the weight of overwhelm before the day even began.

That’s when I started experimenting with Artificial Intelligence — not as a shortcut, but as a way to reclaim space, clarity, and meaning.

Administrative Utopia, my forthcoming book, is about exactly that: helping administrators, assistants, and everyday orchestrators of life create systems that serve them — not the other way around. AI, surprisingly, became one of my most powerful allies in doing just that.

→ Read the full post on Substack

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