by thetendingyear | Apr 9, 2019 | Dissertation, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Project Management, Writing
This method has quickly become one of my faves. In fact, I’d rate it up there alongside the Must-Do Method, which I use on the daily. I heard about the “brick by brick” method in motivational speaker Mel Robbins’s Audible original, Take Control...
by thetendingyear | Apr 2, 2019 | Mindfulness, Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Values
Reflection shouldn’t be limited to December. If you’re on The Tending Letter mailing list , you learned in yesterday’s letter that I am theming April the “Month of No.” I decided on this theme after I reflected on the ways I overcommitted...
by thetendingyear | Mar 24, 2019 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Slow Living, Values, Workaholism
Prioritization is really just choosing to do one thing and not another. Sounds so simple when you put it that way, huh? Don’t worry, my fellow recovering workaholics, mental illness-experiencers, and super busy pals: I of all people understand how daunting...
by thetendingyear | Mar 19, 2019 | Dissertation, Graduate School, Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Writing
Even more revision! Welcome to part two of my How to Revise series! Last week’s post, 2.11: How to Revise (part 1), taught you how to tailor a revision plan specific to who is evaluating your revision and based on what they (and you!) value. I also discussed the...
by thetendingyear | Mar 12, 2019 | Dissertation, Graduate School, Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Writing
Ah, revision. We know it is essential for improving our creations. We know it works. Yet… we struggle to actually do it. I’m not here to shame you, because Goddess knows that is the opposite of my jam (PS: did you know that “jam” is a term gay...