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Enjoying dinner in the Mission District of San FranciscoWe all want to live richer, more purposeful and rewarding lives, but sometimes inertia gets in the way. I want to experiment with my own life by mindfully simplifying everything I do, cutting out the clutter to get to the heart of my ideal existence.
Category Archives: Productivity
Avoiding Evening Mind Numb
My gut instinct upon arriving home from work is typically to grab something quick and easy to eat for dinner, plant myself in front of the television and veg. Since giving up TV on weekdays, it’s been hard to resist this habit, which I’ve termed the “evening mind numb.” It’s really difficult to go from [...]
Tagged entertainment, focus, frivolous, goals, organize, priorities, sacrifice, television, TV
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Unlearning Multitasking
As someone who has spent the last few years working in the communications industry, multitasking has not just been an essential part of my job, but something seen as a badge of honor by my peers. I remember when I was first looking for a job in the field and I strategically placed multitasking at [...]
Becoming a Lone Wolf
The more I work on simplifying and honing in on my key goals, the more I realize how little time I have and how precious a resource it is. With that in mind, I’ve decided I need to go into hiding for a little while. It’s time to be a lone wolf. I’m in a [...]
Tagged 10K, clean, clutter, exercise, fitness, friends, goals, mindful, Organization, Productivity, purpose, running, simplify
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Pros and Cons of Audio Books
After a positive experience with a few audio books that a friend gave me, I decided to sign up for Amazon-owned Audible and see if it would help me get focused on my reading goals for the year. Reading is incredibly important to me – I think it’s a vital mechanism for broadening my mind [...]
Tagged books, concepts, goals, iPhone, learning, Productivity, reading, simplify, travel
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Goals and the Mighty Pen
Over the course of my life I’ve found that the best way to reach your goals is simply to keep them top-of-mind and actually remember that you’re moving toward them. Have you ever had a moment where you suddenly realize that you’ve completely forgotten about a goal you were determined to meet, weeks going by [...]
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Tagged 7 Habits, Getting Things Done, goals, GTD, Penelope Trunk, planner, Printable CEO, remembering, searching4arcadia, The Now Habit, writing
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Perception vs. Reality
Sometimes, when I’m moving forward on a new path, I begin to lose sight of all that I’ve accomplished in the intimidating shadow of the new reality I’ve created for myself. I forget how far I’ve come, and instead focus on how much I’m falling short in a recently developed habit.
Tagged inspiration, perception, progress, reality
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Zite: Only the Good Stuff
It’s always been an incredibly difficult task to simplify my web life. Ideas, articles, blogs, tweets, and other information enter my mind at breakneck speed online, and it is hard to process all the information to get to what I really want: the cream of the crop, the really interesting articles that speak to my [...]
Tagged Food, information overload, internet, Productivity, recipes, salad, web life, worio, zite
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What to do when new habits falter?
Have you ever felt like you’re hurtling toward failure and you can’t seem to put your foot on the brakes? That’s how I feel right now. My morning routine, which I started doing at 6:15am every morning, is slowly creeping up later and later, pushing me further away from my goal of waking at 6 [...]
Tagged failure, falter, fresh start, goals, habits, inspiration, plateau
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The Deadly Nature of Boredom
In closing out the work week, I’ve been thinking: How many things do I do simply because I’m bored?
Hide Your Mac Dock to Focus
It is so much easier to focus when there are no other distractions to divert your attention. Therefore, I was thrilled to discover that I could hide my applications dock on my Mac, leaving a clean interface with just the application I’m using at the moment. What a wonderful little trick for all the Mac [...]