“Many years later I realized that if I had written only a couple of pages a day, I would’ve written 500 pages at the end of a year (and that’s not even working weekends). Any contribution you make on a daily basis is fantastic.”
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Email guidelines for the world. [read. follow. pass them along.] | Alexandra Franzen
“What this means is that every email is an opportunity to be extraordinarily respectful. If you are going to use up a portion of someone’s minutes, use those minutes wisely, thoughtfully, and with purpose.”
Email guidelines for the world. [read. follow. pass them along.] | Alexandra Franzen.
5 Digital Resolutions Everyone Should Make (and Keep!)
“It’s that time of year again, when we’re all vowing to take better care of our bodies and our money, see more places and do more things, spend more time with friends and family, and generally trying to become better, more successful people.
Given that this is the Digital Era, it’s fitting that we should consider including digital resolutions as part of this annual renewal process. With that in mind, I offer the following recommendations for commitments people should make (and keep!) in the coming year.”
The Busywork Curve: A Lesson On Mindfulness From My Washing Machine | Riskology.co
“Everyone has busywork that must be tended to each day. It’s all that stuff that has to get done so you can continue to live your life and do your thing. If you look at this busywork from the wrong perspective, you begin to see it as an enemy: something you have to defeat—and defeat quickly—to get back to living the way you want.
But the right way to look at it, in my opinion, is to see it as a trusted friend. A friend you’ve invited into your life because they help you live the way you want to. And, as any friendship goes, the more you put into it, the more you get out of it.”
The Busywork Curve: A Lesson On Mindfulness From My Washing Machine | Riskology.co.
We’re All Becoming Tech Workers… And We Need to Be Ready
“As the Digital Era continues to progress and social and digital technologies become more fully integrated into not just the work we do, but how we do it, there’s an increasing need for all workers to be digitally literate and competent. Here are some of the things organizations, organizational leaders, and individuals can and should do to increase current capabilities and lay a foundation for ongoing growth and development.”
via We’re All Becoming Tech Workers… And We Need to Be Ready.
How And Why To Keep A “Commonplace Book” | RyanHoliday.net
“In other posts, we’ve talked about how to read more, which books to read, how to read books above your level and how to write. Well, the commonplace book is a thread that runs through all those ideas. It what ties those efforts together and makes you better at each one of them.”
via How And Why To Keep A “Commonplace Book” | RyanHoliday.net.
6 Things the Most Organized People Do Every Day | TIME
“Your attention is limited and valuable. You need less information. You need good filters…Most of us feel that way. But not all of us. The most organized people don’t.”
6 Things The Most Productive People Do Every Day
“The word ‘productivity’ sounds like we’re talking about machines. But the irony is that much of being truly good with time is about feelings.
How should you strive to feel when working? Busy, but not rushed. Research shows this is when people are happiest.”
Get a Life, PhD: Ten ways you can write every day
“Once I decided I needed to be writing every day, my greatest challenge was to figure out what it meant to write every day. I asked myself, ‘What counts as daily writing?’
Over time, I came to realize that writing means a lot of things and that there are lots of ways to write every day.”
100 Days of Good Karma: Day 47 (How I Write) | Getting The Words Wrong
“I’ve been told ‘I don’t know how you sit down and write every day. I couldn’t do it.’ Actually, you can. Anyone can. Here’s how I do it.”
100 Days of Good Karma: Day 47 (How I Write) | Getting The Words Wrong.
Brandon Hunt, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS 