What Productivity Isn’t
“Productivity isn’t about doing a lot of stuff. It’s about getting the important stuff done.” ~Leo Babuata, “Big Rocks First” I hate being told I can’t do things. Even when they’re 10 conflicting...
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QUIT: Things I Have Absolutely No Need to Know
credit: !’jona†han’! (license) [Part of my mission to “live deliberately” involves ruthlessly cutting out anything that saps my time, energy or money to no good end. I’m calling these things my...
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QUIT: Compulsive E-mail Checking
[Part of my mission to “live deliberately” involves ruthlessly cutting out anything that saps my time, energy or money to no good end. I’m calling these things my “Quits,” and this is one of the many...
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QUIT: Letting My Inner Penelope Overtake My Inner Cordelia
credit: Robotconscience (license) [Part of my mission to “live deliberately” involves ruthlessly cutting out anything that saps my time, energy or money to no good end. I’m calling these things my...
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QUIT: To Do Lists
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View ArticleHow to Make Chores Suck (Just a Little Bit) Less
I recently wrote about my deep-seated hatred for doing the dishes and all other chores that seem to use up the time I so dearly want to be spending on other things. I also wrote about my (grudging)...
View ArticleLife Hacks from a Personal Assistant (post at Brazen Life)
Today’s Brazen Life post comes to you courtesy of my decade-plus (dear god) of experience as a personal/administrative/executive assistant. If I’ve learned anything from this illustrious line of work,...
View ArticleForget Time Management — Energy Management is What Matters (post at Brazen Life)
My previous Brazen Life post, What Are YOU Doing for Lunch?, generated some interesting comments along the lines of, “Lunch, what’s that?” and “I’m lucky to shove a sandwich into my face as I keep...
View ArticleQUIT: Being A Girl Friday Superhero Wonderwoman (Or Feeling Like I Have to Be)
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You Have the Time
Holy freakin’ schmoley. The holidays are over, the New Year is here, and we’re all revved up to make it the best, most tail-kicking year we’ve had yet. And if you’re anything like me, you’re staring at...
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Reader QUIT: Saying Yes to Every Request (by Chrysta Bairre)
Dear Yes, Please accept this notice of resignation. Effective immediately, I will no longer say yes to requests I’m not willing, able, and pleased to do. Thank you for the opportunity to learn to...
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QUIT: Being a Horrible E-mail Correspondent
[Part of my mission to “live deliberately” involves ruthlessly cutting out anything that saps my time, energy or money to no good end. I’m calling these things my “Quits,” and this is one of the many...
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Reader QUIT: Repelling Freedom with My Immaturity (by Courtney Johnston)
When I first started out as an entrepreneur in 2010, I wanted one thing: FREEDOM. I craved freedom like most girls crave shoes. Or carbs. I wanted freedom to do what I wanted, when I wanted, where I...
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Being Super Busy Isn’t a Virtue (post at Grad Meets World)
Think about the kind of person you aspire to be. What words come to mind? Patient? Kind? Loving? Kickass? What about super freakin’ busy ohmygod what day is it? No? O.k., then let’s imagine you’re...
View ArticleLife is Messy. Embrace Chaos.
Things have been a little messy behind the CCIQ curtain lately. First, it was my annual “I just got the flu shot” para-flu that had me on energy saver mode for nearly a week. Then it was a bout of...
View ArticleStop Trying to Do ALL THE THINGS
One of my coworkers at my old day job was the actual embodiment of Superwoman. She was gorgeous, in great shape, the nicest person you will ever meet in your entire life, super-smart and capable, an...
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The Inspirational Power of Prosaic Badassity
(This is a kickass guest post by Shanna Mann.) I was really excited by the message of the now-defunct “Impossible League” (brainchild of Joel Runyon). Kicking the ass of the so-called impossible?...
View ArticleYou’ll Never Be “Done” (and That’s O.K.)
A little while back, my father-in-law threw a surprise party for my mother-in-law’s birthday. It was meticulously planned. He left those of us on the party prep team a thorough list of to-dos to tackle...
View Article5 Signs You’re on the Way to Burnout City (and How to Escape If You’re...
Midway from ennui to nervous breakdown, at the junction of “I Can Do This” road and “Are You Sure About That?” highway, lives a crappy little town I’ve spent way too much of my life in. (And you may...
View ArticleThe Awesome Power of Tiny Triumphs
It all started with a dirty medicine cabinet. One night as I was absentmindedly brushing my teeth, I suddenly realized the shelves inside our medicine cabinet were kind of… disgusting. Abhorrent,...
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