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 | Apr 2, 2018 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Time Management
Last week I focused my attention on focus itself. I was interested in figuring out how and why I allocated my time and energy in the ways that I did. I also wanted to see what was causing me to lose focus, and to see if I could identify any tools that might help me...
by thetendingyear | Mar 27, 2018 | Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Workaholism
I’m focusing my March posts on Conscious Input and Output, and Week 13 is all about Perspective. I’ll be honest: I almost changed my topic halfway through last week to Stress, because I was under a lot of it! I’m going to offer a double whammy analysis of stress via...
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 | 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...
by thetendingyear | Jan 23, 2018 | Habit formation, Mindfulness, Technology, Time Management
The month of January has been a good lab for working on my perfectionist tendencies. I know I’ve been encouraging you not to be perfectionists yourselves, because I truly think the quest for perfectionism can be harmful, but I have realized that I need to keep...
