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...
by thetendingyear | Jul 23, 2018 | Chronic Pain, Time Management, Workaholism
If you follow The Tending Year on Instagram, you’ve like seen recent posts about spikes in my chronic pain. Since I’m focusing on intention this month, I set an intention to investigate why my pain was spiking at night in an attempt to prevent, lessen, or accommodate...
by thetendingyear | Jul 16, 2018 | Productivity, Project Management, Time Management, Writing
My focus for July is Intention. I’ve been practicing new habits and perspectives so I can bolster intentions that align with my values. One of those values is my fascination with productivity. I love researching it, practicing it, and blogging about it, but sometimes...
by thetendingyear | Jun 25, 2018 | Habit formation, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Productivity, Slow Living, Time Management
I can barely believe I’m halfway through The Tending Year! To celebrate, I reviewed all of the posts I’ve shared this year and I gathered five lessons that have had the biggest impact on my practices and perspectives. In no specific order, please enjoy my top five...
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...
