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Productivity

Hacks, tips, tricks to improve one's productivity, wherever it may be needed

Plans, Schedules, and Self-Inflicted Chaos

Let’s face it: some like to plan, some don't, and plans don't always work out. Not me! I’m an experienced planner, process-oriented and obedient to the plan. Ha! Well, most of the time. Okay, SOME of the time. Sigh. I love the sounds deadlines make, as they go

Productively Obsessing

Over the years, therapists decided that “obsessive” is a bad word. Like many hijacked words or phrases, obsessive usage shifted... this time to the negative and used to label a person's serious problem. Websters, obsession: the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, feelings,

When Is The Right Time?

When do you know it's the right time? How can you tell when "now" is the moment to move forward, or hold back for another, potentially more appropriate time? There are many subtle and not so subtle ways to tell. For me, it's when things converge as though choreographed by

Paper App – Minimalist Writing

Like many writers and others who work with words, the search for the elusive “holy grail” app is an ongoing process, ever the open eye for a better one to help craft thoughts, edit work, and make digital writing tolerable. My workflow goes through progressive stages, using apps suited to

The Iciness of Routine

Routine is the elusive siren song that's good for us, yet we often struggle to believe in it enough to make it stick. This beguiling song is not sexy nor exotic, but oh so practical and beneficial. Without it, the hopes of any creative will simply smash into pieces upon

Change Is A Fickle Muse

Why do I seem to get restless and sometimes embrace change as a curative? Is it boredom? Do I accept or settle too early on some arrangement, thing, or situation before the idea’s baked enough? Or is that we humans should probably never stick to one plane of thinking