How To Plan A New Year
It's the New Year. Have you done any planning? I sometimes feel like I have done more drifting than planning. But planning will give a sense of direction. Think of it as a road trip with some destinations in mind. I'm not talking about the high-flung promises you might make to lose weight or get more organized. I'm talking about deciding what direction you want to go in, and setting up some plans to move in that direction. No? You haven't done a plan? You should. It's not too late.
Keeping A PC Awake and Unlocked
There are times when I really, really hate the auto-sleep feature on my computers. Because having a machine lock itself when I am monitoring something is a major pain in the patootie. So I came up with a way to keep the machine awake and unlocked.
The Beagle Guide To Simplicity
My dog had things that she could teach me. She had few needs, few desires. Her life was peaceful and simple. So here is the Beagle's Guide to Simplicity.
Is Productivity Overrated?
Productivity - personal and work - was the hot topic of the past decade. Everywhere one turned there were sites and articles on lifehacks and how to be more productive. But is productivity overrated?
The Cat Guide To Deliberate Living
I was recently trying to get some work done, and there was one cat banging on the blinds and the other one on the desk draping her legs over my forearm as I tried to type. I was thinking about writing the article about cats as productivity destroyers, but then I realized that cats actually understand deliberate living concepts in a way that most humans don't. So here is the Official Cat Guide To Deliberate Living:
Easy Time Audits
We all think we know how we spend our time. But if you were to actually track it, you might be very surprised at how different from reality your ideal truly is. The way to get an accurate idea of how you spend your time is with a time audit. And of course an easy time audit is the best because it's, well, easy.
Deliberate Living By Mom Sayings
Mom sayings: there are certain things that all moms seem to say. I don't know where they started, but I know that my mom said them (or variations of them), and they can all be looked at in the light of deliberate living. Here goes:
5 Ways To Survive A Task Explosion
Have you ever found that there is a time when your life is suddenly frantically busy? So much that there are not enough hours in the day to accomplish everything. I've heard this called a Task Explosion. I think explosion is an apt description, because for me it always happens suddenly, I never see it coming, and it sends me reeling across the landscape. I've had a couple of these happen this past year. A couple frantic all-hands-on-deck to get product out the door, coupled with family demands and suddenly everything is turbulent.