by thetendingyear | May 14, 2018 | Habit formation, Productivity, Time Management
May’s theme is Making Goal Setting Work for Me. Last week’s post taught me a lot about planning long-term goals, but right now I’m juggling multiple projects with deadlines in the next 2-4 weeks. Totally different animal! I use an amalgamation of scheduling tools: a...
by thetendingyear | May 8, 2018 | Graduate School, Habit formation, Productivity, Project Management, Time Management
Academics usually welcome the end of the school year: we tie bows on old projects and send them off marked “done” (or “grades submitted”), and we finally get to set personal goals for summer. However, as the Spring semester came to a close, old fears started to bubble...
by thetendingyear | Apr 10, 2018 | Habit formation, Productivity, Time Management
This month is all about habits. Although it is easy to say, “I’m going to start doing X,” we all know it’s not that simple. This week’s post is an introduction to habits—I’m calling it Habits 101. Keep reading to learn what habits are, why certain habits are easier to...
by thetendingyear | Mar 6, 2018 | Habit formation, Time Management
I learned in February’s Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves posts that I was perpetuating negative stories to myself about who I was and what I could achieve. Once I recognized that I was choosing to believe those stories, I was able to generate some new frameworks...
by thetendingyear | Feb 20, 2018 | Habit formation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development
The postcard in this image is from Corina Dross’s “portable fortitude” deck. This month I’m focusing on Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves, and this week I delve into the rich topic of self-sabotage. I spent a week learning about self-sabotage and practicing...
by thetendingyear | Jan 29, 2018 | Habit formation, Productivity, Project Management, Technology, Time Management
Coming down off of a week of mindful consumption, I was aware that I did have focus and energy to spare on the things I wanted to do. But, it turns out I wasn’t quite sure how to put those into practice in a way that would boost my productivity without kicking up too...
