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 | Jun 18, 2019 | Mindfulness, Productivity, Project Management, Slow Living, Technology, Time Management, Workaholism
This is my seventy-seventh post, and I have to say that after all of the productivity tools I have explored, my favorite remains the Must-Do Method. I first learned about the Must-Do Method in Sarah Knight’s book Get Your Shit Together, and I loved it so much that I...
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 | Feb 19, 2019 | Dissertation, Productivity, Project Management, Technology, Time Management, Workaholism, Writing
Momentum & Writing Update I know you’re wondering what “batchotasking” is, but I want to share another update on this month’s theme, momentum. Want to learn how to gain momentum in your own writing? Check out my 2.6 blog post. I hit 55%...
by thetendingyear | Jan 15, 2019 | Mindfulness, Productivity, Technology, Time Management, Values, Workaholism
I’ll celebrate six years of sobriety this coming March. I often say that the switch in my brain that should tell me when I’m sated (the one that helps other people stop after two drinks) is busted. Addiction isn’t fun. Or it seems fun, until...
by thetendingyear | Dec 28, 2018 | Chronic Pain, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Technology
[Image description: A clear glass jar is tipped over a light pink background and is spilling out rose gold paperclips and binderclips. The logo for “The Tending Year” is above the words “Lessons from 2018.″ There is a white decorative border.] I can’t believe that I...
