2.38: Flow State: When Work is a Joy
Have you ever started a task or practice, found yourself fascinated and engaged, and later looked to the clock to be surprised that time had passed so quickly? You may have been experiencing a state of flow! What is Flow? Flow fascinates me: it’s a phenomenon that...
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2.38: Flow State: When Work is a Joy
Have you ever started a task or practice, found yourself fascinated and engaged, and later looked to the clock to be surprised that time had passed so quickly? You may have been experiencing a state of flow! What is Flow? Flow fascinates me: it’s a phenomenon that...
2.37: Discerning Yes and No Can Help You Focus on Your Path
Some personal development writers say that they only do things that feel like a “hell yes.” If it’s not a “hell yes,” then it’s a “hell no.” Another common phrase is “saying yes to one thing is saying no to another.” Inspired by these two perspectives, I’m theming...
2.36: Big Changes Beget Bigger Opportunities
As you may have seen on my Instagram page, I just moved from one side of the state to another. The move has been a lot of labor, but I am beyond thrilled to make our new place a home and to set some new habits. This post focuses on a change that has been a long time...
2.35: My Favorite Way to Get Down to Business
I created my purpose worksheet for one of my coaching clients last year to aid her in developing a new structure for approaching her work sessions. Like most of us, she had a to do list, but she was struggling with what to actually DO when she sat down to work.
2.34: In Praise of Blank Space
Like most things productivity or personal development related, I researched and practiced and honed my habits around taking intentional breaks from work. And perhaps unsurprisingly, I found that leaving blank space in my daily schedule had significant effects on my mental, emotional, and physical health.
2.33: Strive for Emotional Awareness
If you can identify how you feel and what you need to feel better, you will have more agency in making choices that benefit you in the long term.
2.32: My Journey to Becoming a Productivity Coach
I was a workaholic with flimsy boundaries, and what I really needed was to stop. What I really needed was a new system, a new perspective, a new set of practices.
2.31: How to Hold Two Conflicting Truths at Once
I have worked hard over the last few years to shift away from black and white thinking, and intentionally giving myself permission to hold two conflicting truths at once has given me a practical way to remain calm and present in the gray space.
2.30: Spoon Theory: What It Is & How I Use It
I think the Spoon Theory is a great teaching tool to educate people about chronic pain or chronic illness if they are new to the topic. I also think it should not be used as a strict rule and that it should be open to change and context.
2.29: Giving a Fuck is a Personal Resource
I’ve talked before about the expendability of personal resources like time, spoons, focus, or money, but it wasn’t until recently when I was relistening to Sarah Knight’s The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck that I realized I needed to add “fucks given” to my...
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2.37: Discerning Yes and No Can Help You Focus on Your Path
2.36: Big Changes Beget Bigger Opportunities
2.35: My Favorite Way to Get Down to Business
2.34: In Praise of Blank Space
2.33: Strive for Emotional Awareness
2.32: My Journey to Becoming a Productivity Coach
2.31: How to Hold Two Conflicting Truths a Once
2.30: Spoon Theory: What It Is & How I Use It
2.29: Giving a Fuck is a Personal Resource
2.28: Three Mindful Productivity How-Tos
2.27: Mindful Acceptance: The First Step Towards Action
2.26: Give Yourself Permission to Rest
2.25: The Productivity Tool that Changed My Life
2.24: The Power of Personal Mantras & Affirmations
2.23: How to Cope with Comparison
2.22: Intentional Tech Use
2.21: Battle Work Doldrums with Pomodoro
2.20: On Healing
2.19: How to Get the Most Out of Your Personal Resources
2.18: Why You Should Theme Your Year Check In #1
2.17: Put the Personal in Personal Organizing
2.16: Make a Rest and Recharge Toolkit
2.15: Achieve Your Dreams Brick By Brick
2.14: Quarterly Reflection
2.13: Give Yourself Permission
2.12: How to Revise (part 2)
2.11: How to Revise (part 1)
2.10: Build a Path that Serves You
2.9: Why You Should Aim for “Good Job”
2.8: Batchotasking
2.7: The Magic of Routine, Rhythm, & Ritual
2.6: Momentum & Writing
2.5: Please Start Valuing Your Behind the Scenes Labor
2.4: Diminishing Returns (Less is Best Series)
2.3: The Recovering Workaholic’s Guide to Taking Breaks
2.2: How to Use Lists to Tackle a Big Project
2.1: Why You Should Theme Your Year
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1.52: Lessons from 2018
1.51: Reflection: Whys and Hows
1.50: 2018 Goals Check In
Monthly Reflection 11: November
1.49: How to Handle Aversive Tasks
1.48: Social Media with Intention and Awareness
1.47: What is Work and Why it Matters
1.46: What I Learned from Monitoring
Monthly Reflection 10: October
1.45: Have Purpose on Purpose
1.44: Choosing Yes, Choosing No
1.43: To Hold in the Hand: A Guide to Maintaining
1.42: How to Handle Overwhelm
1.41: Some is Better than None
Monthly Reflection 9: September
1.40: One-Inch Picture Frame
1.39: Ways to Handle a Bad Mood
1.38: Keeping a Dissertation Journal
1.37: Vision Boards
Monthly Reflection 8: August
1.36: Must-Do Method
1.35: Mind & Concept Maps
1.34: How to Feel Good Enough
1.33: My Archival Research Fellowship
1.32: Priority Setting
Monthly Reflection 7: July
1.31: Emotional Agency
1.30: Managing Energy Expenditure
1.29: Monotasking vs. Task Switching
1.28: How to Receive and Release with Intention
1.27: How to Live with Intention Using Values + Presence
Monthly Reflection 6: June
1.26: Top Five Tending Tips
1.25: Embracing the Gray Area
1.24: Regarding Self Care
1.23: Workaholic Tendancies
Monthly Reflection 5: May
1.22: Negative Self Talk
1.21: Perfectionism & Pain
1.20: How to Schedule
1.19: How to Plan
Monthly Reflection 4: April
1.18: Self-Validation
1.17: Movement
1.16: Enjoy the Process
1.15: Habits 101
Monthly Reflection 3: March
1.14: Focus
1.13: Perspective
1.12: Recovery
1.11: Dive Deep
1.10: Conscious Input and Output
Monthly Reflection 2: February
1.9: Abundance
1.8 Self-Sabotage
1.7: Self-Compassion: What It Is & How Do I Do It?
1.6: Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Monthly Reflection 1: January
1.5: Mindful Production
1.4: Mindful Consumption
How I Got Clarity and Finally Turned it Over
1.3: Playing It By Ear
1.2: Three Keys to Abundance
1.1: Welcome to The Tending Year!