by thetendingyear | Nov 13, 2018 | Productivity, Project Management, Technology, Time Management, Workaholism, Writing
Two topics I return to over and over in The Tending Year are self development and productivity. Although on the surface they may seem disconnected, they blend together to help me to find balance in my busy life as a graduate student and blogger who works three jobs...
by thetendingyear | Oct 23, 2018 | Habit formation, Productivity
The Latin root of the word “maintain” is manu tenere, which means to hold in the hand. So cool, right? And very fitting for this month’s theme of practice. This week’s post focuses on the active experience of maintaining. I’m very excited to share it with you for...
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 | Sep 4, 2018 | Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Workaholism
I learned a new productivity method last week that upped my efficiency, time management, and left me feeling positive and relaxed. I know it’s hard to imagine that a simple productivity tool could pack such a big punch, but the Must-Do Method really is that good. What...
by thetendingyear | Aug 28, 2018 | Dissertation, Productivity, Writing
Way back when I was an English major in undergrad, I waited until my very last semester to satisfy my math requirement via a freshman-level “Intro to Logic” class. Although I anticipated that learning math (or was it philosophy?) would be a total snorefest, I found...
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...
