Reading Time: 3 minutesEver felt like it’s too late to change your life? Think again. Last week, I listened to an intriguing podcast interview with Sarah Sarkis, a psychologist, writer, and performance consultant. She shared a powerful story about how, at 55, her mother separated from her husband and completely reinvented herself. This taught Sarah a critical lesson: …
Reading Time: 4 minutesMany people today believe their job ought to meet all their needs for creative fulfillment. I think that’s an unrealistic expectation for a job. You’re hired to fill your employer’s needs, not necessarily your needs or desires. Sometimes, maybe most of the time, a job is just a job. In today’s featured quote, Todd Henry …
Reading Time: 5 minutesI do a quarterly review and planning session each quarter. I thoroughly review the prior quarter and plan for the next near the beginning of every quarter. I follow the system described by David Sparks in his Productivity Field Guide. I use a template (provided by David Sparks in the Productivity Field Guide) with questions …
Reading Time: 3 minutesEach generation thinks of itself as superior to all that came before. More modern, more sophisticated, more knowledgeable, and dealing with much more complex issues than any in the history of humanity. We tend to consider productivity a Modern concern and development. We talk about how, in our modern age, people face all kinds of …
Reading Time: 4 minutesAll time blocks are not the same. As our quote today says, “One unit of time is very different from another unit of time…all hours are not created equal.” Mind Management, Not Time Management, by David Kadavy. Our energy levels and mental states vary by the hour and the day. I am better at some …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe advice to “be yourself” is typically applied to many different life areas. When talking about relationships or meeting new people, we’re encouraged to be ourselves so that our relationship is based on our authentic self and not a false image that we’re presenting. Our quote today is about being ourselves in our writing. William …
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe need role models, heroes, and mentors. We humans learn best by watching others. Book learning is great, and we can significantly benefit from it. But it’s not the same as personal contact and positive influence from another human being. Being around, observing, and learning from someone we admire and whose character we’d like to …
Reading Time: 4 minutesAll of us procrastinate at some time. While not all procrastination is harmful (see my post, Four Ways Procrastination Can Benefit Your Creative Work), it can keep us from doing important work and result in higher stress levels when we put off doing things until the last minute. Why We Procrastinate • We know it’s …
Reading Time: 3 minutesI’m Using Whisper Memos in my Workflows I’ve been using the dictation-transcription app Whisper Memos for several months. In the past, I didn’t use dictation very often. But I’ve been using dictation in my workflow more and more in the past year. Now, I use dictation every day. It’s a quick and frictionless way to …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThose of you who follow my blog know I’ve been publishing two blog posts each week, Tuesday and Friday, for the past several months. With the coming of Spring and Summer to the Black Hills of South Dakota, where I live, I hope to do a lot more hiking and backpacking. I’ve decided to reduce …