I’m torn between two loves.
Back in the early 2000’s I started doing “Morning Pages” — the Artist’s Way technique promoted by Julia Cameron. It was amazing — every morning I’d get up early, write longhand in a plain journal whatever was in my head. …
I heard about an interim Executive Director about my age who came in on his first day and informed the staff, “You all work for me now. Remember that.
He had decades of career experience in executive corporate work, along with military service. He’d handled entire divisions of companies, so…
I used to think scarcity was simply “not having enough.”
Sleep or money or time or food or oil, I thought of it in economic terms. That meant the answer was relatively simple: just get more. And that’s a logical idea, right? …
Over the past two years, two things have become pretty evident about Zoom and other video conferencing tech:
“Zoom fatigue” is a real thing, whether that’s remote school, family holidays, or office meetings. It’s hard to connect with those…
I recently left a good job. I enjoyed the work, I was paid adequately, the team was absolutely great — but there were parts of it that became so stressful that it became obviously time to leave.
I’m lucky, though — there’s another job waiting for me in a few…
“These days, there’s far more money to be made in productivity courses than being productive. It’s the latest porn.” — Jessica Wildfire
I hear the frustration in Jessica’s writing. In her article Pride and Productivity, she highlights the unexamined privilege that happens in this particular flavor of all the How…
After I finished #ship30for30, I wasn’t sure what do with my re-invigorated writing habit.
I wasn’t a stranger to blogging — both personally and professionally, I’ve been an on-and-off content writer for years. …
Last night I stood in my living room, breathless and sweaty and feeling better than I have in months.
“I’m going to pay for this in the morning.” I knew. I didn’t care.
The most strenuous exercise I usually give my old body is a half-hour of yoga.
I’d just…
Hustle culture sucks.
After more than a decade of four-hour work bodies and how to become a passive millionaire, happily there is a counter-movement. …
