Musings on being human
and
finding flow
You have to dream before your dreams can come true.
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
The most common to-do lists I find people making are scribbled-on pieces of paper scattered everywhere....
Over the next few weeks, I am going to share some of my favorite productivity tools. Because they’re so foundational, I decided to start by tackling to-do lists.
When looking for tools to help...
Every day, you do a lot of work that’s invisible to the naked eye. You do this work regardless of where you are: often, it’s even incongruous with where you are. You could be on...
Travel light.
She extended her arms to embrace her house, maybe the whole world.
— Junot Diaz
There are many professionals out there teaching specific methods for decluttering. I've...
"Don't care what others think!" is popular motivational rhetoric. But the fact is you're a human being. You want to feel connected. And in order to create that connection, you must care...
Last weekend I went on my quarterly planning retreat. Instead of booking my usual hotel with great WiFi, I opted for the great outdoors and camped at the beach with my poster boards, notebooks, and...
To die will be an awfully big adventure.
— J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
I want to talk about planning today, but from an angle that I hope breathes some new life into the process.
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I've been reflecting on my vision and how I can best use my experience to help you naturally find your productivity sweet spot.
Ultimately, my mission is to revolutionize how we manage our homes,...
Are you trying too hard to live a safe and predictable life?...
May my body not retire this terra firma without first embracing the full essence of life and it’s generous, vibrant...
You've got goals and ambitions and you're ready to make them happen. Here are some seemingly benign ideas that could be getting in your way.
#1 ALL OR NOTHING THINKING
You think that you're...
I have two primary tenets when it comes to parenting...
The first is: trust yourself. This is the best advice my mom ever gave me. She said, “No one will know your kids as well as you do...
No matter which holiday gathering(s) you host, there's a 10-minute step most people miss, which makes things infinitely easier the next year: the celebration recap.
The recap is simply...