by thetendingyear | Oct 16, 2018 | Dissertation, Graduate School, Habit formation, Mental Health, Project Management, Slow Living, Time Management, Workaholism, Writing
Do you ever try to start your creative engine and feel like you are met with the mental equivalent of sputters, grinding gears, and high pitched screeching? Do you ever begin a project eagerly, only to find yourself saying “there is no way I’ll ever be able to...
by thetendingyear | Oct 9, 2018 | Chronic Pain, Habit formation, Mental Health, Mindfulness
Because I am aware that limiting mentalities affect my ability to thrive, I am actively invested in shifting my perspectives about what it means to be productive, healthy, and successful. This week’s blog post tackles the misbelief that we need to choose between...
by thetendingyear | Oct 2, 2018 | Chronic Pain, Dissertation, Habit formation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Writing
The idiom “can’t see the forest for the trees” refers to the anxiety we experience when we get caught up in minutia at the expense of seeing the larger picture. But what about the inverse, when we feel overwhelmed by the vastness of the task at hand, doubting our...
by thetendingyear | Aug 6, 2018 | Habit formation, Productivity, Project Management, Technology, Time Management
The word “doozy” gets a bad reputation. We use it to emphasize the scope of things that tax our energy, as in Whoa, that 3-hour meeting was a doozy or That final exam was a doozy; I hope I did okay. But the actual definition for doozy is “something very good of its...
by thetendingyear | Jun 25, 2018 | Habit formation, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Slow Living, Time Management
I can barely believe I’m halfway through The Tending Year! To celebrate, I reviewed all of the posts I’ve shared this year and I gathered five lessons that have had the biggest impact on my practices and perspectives. In no specific order, please enjoy my top five...
by thetendingyear | May 28, 2018 | Habit formation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Slow Living, Values
For me, Negative Self Talk usually sounds like this: Why would anyone like me? I’ll never be good enough. I shouldn’t even try. I’m going to fail anyways. It feels cringingly horrible, and once I fall into the dark pit of a self loathing loop it can be very difficult...
