by thetendingyear | Sep 9, 2019 | Habit formation, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Slow Living, Time Management, Values
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...
by thetendingyear | Sep 2, 2019 | Habit formation, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Project Management, Slow Living, Technology, Time Management, Workaholism
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...
by thetendingyear | May 28, 2019 | Habit formation, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Technology, Time Management, Values, Workaholism
I am riding the “what’s my intention” wave. I mentioned way back in my 1.48 post, “Social Media with Intention and Awareness,” that I had limited my Instagram usage to an hour a day. I can say that I stick to that about 90% of the time....
by thetendingyear | Apr 30, 2019 | Habit formation, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Slow Living, Values
It’s time to do a check in, tenderhearts. Did you pick a word or theme for 2019 in January? If you remember, way back in the very first post of the 2019, I identified my theme word for this year: garden. In that post, I wrote why this theme was the best one for...
by thetendingyear | Feb 12, 2019 | Habit formation, Productivity, Project Management, Slow Living, Time Management, Values, Writing
Momentum & Writing Update Before I get into talking the magic of the three Rs, I’d like to share a quick update on how I’ve been doing with momentum and writing. (You can read all about about my thoughts, research, and plans in my 2.6 blog post). My...
by thetendingyear | Feb 5, 2019 | Dissertation, Graduate School, Habit formation, Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Writing
I spent January reading hundreds and hundreds of letters, poems, stories, lyrics, sheet music, photos, official documents, hand written notes, and other texts and images from the Lisa Ben papers. I had photographed these documents during my visit to the ONE National...
