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Starting out will always be hard
The trick is to never start. This sounds like terrible advice. And it is, out of the wider context. Which is actually the source of most of our struggle: context. Getting started is always hard. There is no getting around it. Doing something for the first time, starting a project, starting your week, starting a…
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Why I Need Space
I usually beat myself up for not getting everything on my to-do list done. This is a ritual process that occurs daily. Usually before lunch, again sometime around two, then again at four, at dinner, and then sometime before bed. It’s a habit; and it’s a bad one. Behind this sense of unease is not…
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Breaking the Chain
My attempt to be productive during the pandemic took an interesting turn. I moved away from measuring and toward showing up.
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Choosing to Bullet Journal
As a disorganized, aloof leader, the bullet journal gives me something no productivity system can: the freedom to make it mine. I’m not what you would call organized. I make piles. Books, papers, emails: literal and virtual. While I’ve always known this about myself, I rarely accept it. I push myself to be a person…
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My 3 Words for 2019
No more broken resolutions. This is what I use to make the new year better. I pick three words to guide me through the year. I’m done with resolutions. They don’t work. I do this instead. I pick three words. Choose 3 Words to Guide Your Year. No muss, no fuss. Simply pick three words.…
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My 3 Words for 2018
Whether or not you’re happy to see 2017 go away, we are now into a whole new year. Are you ready to make 2018 the best? Me too. Let’s pick our three words and get moving! Choose 3 Words to Guide Your Year. It really is that simple. Pick three words. Not four. Not phrases.…
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I can only hold 2 things in my brain at once
I’m going to the store! I tell her. We need milk for cereal in the morning. There isn’t enough in the fridge. I grab the keys. [bctt tweet=”‘There isn’t room in my brain for any of these other things.’” nofollow=”yes”] Do we need anything else? We could use some bread. She tells me. and some…