by thetendingyear | Jan 29, 2019 | Dissertation, Graduate School, Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Values, Workaholism, Writing
It’s standard in the world of academia to register clout by outcomes such as publications, degrees, grades, awards, job offers, or tenure. These outcomes symbolize an individual’s personal and scholarly successes, which we assume they earned via...
by thetendingyear | Jan 22, 2019 | Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Workaholism
Before we jump into the blog post, I want to quickly let you know that I’m currently accepting new one-on-one coaching clients who want a little extra guidance with changing their productivity habits. You can read more about my coaching practice here and book a...
by thetendingyear | Jan 15, 2019 | Mindfulness, Productivity, Technology, Time Management, Values, Workaholism
I’ll celebrate six years of sobriety this coming March. I often say that the switch in my brain that should tell me when I’m sated (the one that helps other people stop after two drinks) is busted. Addiction isn’t fun. Or it seems fun, until...
by thetendingyear | Jan 8, 2019 | Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Uncategorized, Writing
As I mentioned in 2.1, “Why You Should Theme Your Year,” I’ve been noodling on the best ways to break down big projects (*cough* my dissertation *cough*). I’ve been researching and experimenting with different tools and approaches, and...
by thetendingyear | Jan 1, 2019 | Mindfulness, Personal Development, Slow Living, Values
I’m rolling 2018’s guide word “tending” into 2019 because I continue to be fascinated by its duel impetus—to tend to: taking responsibility or care of something & to tend to do: developing habitual actions or beliefs. But, I’m also bringing in another one: garden....
