by thetendingyear | Dec 9, 2019 | Habit formation, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Slow Living, Time Management, Values, Workaholism
I discussed the importance of reflection last week, and this week I’m walking my talk by sharing the top lessons I learned from writing The Tending Year in 2019. This post is inspired by a similar post last year, aptly called “Lessons from 2018,” where I reviewed my...
by thetendingyear | Nov 18, 2019 | Habit formation, Mindfulness, Productivity, Project Management, Values, Workaholism
When I say “I’m proud of myself!” I feel incredible. More often than not, feeling proud of myself is linked to checking off my to-do list. While I’ve discussed at length the benefits I’ve found from using the Must-Do Method to differentiate potential to-do tasks from...
by thetendingyear | Nov 4, 2019 | Mindfulness, Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Workaholism
The adage “love the work you do and you’ll never work a day in your life” is problematic…and pervasive. Today’s blog post complicates the idea that work we love is somehow not labor and I model some intentional steps you can take to reconsider your own approach...
by thetendingyear | Oct 27, 2019 | Coaching, Habit formation, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Project Management
We are constantly shown messages that purport there’s one right way to find success, or ten tips to get there quicker than everyone else. Even though social media and advertisements would have us think otherwise, practices like productivity, habit formation, slow...
by thetendingyear | Oct 7, 2019 | Dissertation, Graduate School, Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Writing
Having recently studied flow—the magical space of feeling challenged and intrigued—I decided to approach my productivity with intention for finding a perfect window of pleasure, interest, and effectiveness. I’m calling this method The Goldilocks Approach to...
by thetendingyear | Sep 30, 2019 | Habit formation, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Slow Living
If I have a niche practice, it’s slowductivity. I mentioned my slowductivity process in September’s newsletter (if you’re not subscribed yet, you can do that here!), and I promised you a longer post about the theory and practice behind it. Here’s a blurb from that...
