How a person reacts to stress is an interesting thing. Some freeze, some go into a flurry. Some become more efficient because is streamlines their thinking and supplies them with an abundance of adrenaline. Some get mired in a swamp […]
Tag: work
Summer Experiment
One of the reasons why I like working for myself is the option to work as little as possible. Okay, maybe that sounds a little strange. Maybe if I said that I like to work as efficiently as possible, it’d […]
Expectations
Remember how I said yesterday that I didn’t want to post anything? Ah, those fond, fond, sepia-toned memories… So yeah, today. Today? I really don’t feel like writing anything. So instead of venting my spleen on the interwebs for all […]
(Grateful) Five For Friday
As we get to the end of week 2 of stay at home living, I wanted to reflect a little bit on what I’ve been grateful for this week. I’ve read a lot of people saying something along the lines […]
A Love-Hate Affair With Time
There’s more time than life. Old Spanish saying, quoted by Dr. Ken Atchity Time is a funny thing, and I mean that quite literally. As Alan Alda once famously said, tragedy plus time equals comedy. Even if it isn’t the […]
Do The Work
The human mind is a weird, wonderful, and ultimately, terrifying place to live. I don’t recommend it, but since nobody consulted me prior to the urban planning, it seems we’re all stuck here anyways. It’s a place where we can […]
Smart Still Produces Sweat
Let me introduce you to my new favorite YouTube video. I don’t plan on building a ramp any time soon, but I’m always interested in becoming more productive. I’m fascinated by the ways people streamline their workflow and spaces to […]
The Little Gaps
“The problem is no longer getting people to express themselves, but providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say…. What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, […]
A Case of the Mondays
The funny thing about being self-employed is that days lose a bit of their meaning. Sure, Friday is nice because there’s some respite in the weekend, but it’s not like you get to escape your boss or anything – you […]