In January of 2017, I started my very first bullet journal. Prior to that, I had spent years trying to establish better habits and planning, to varying degrees of success. But starting that first bullet journal definitely marked a turning point, and I’ve kept up with it almost every single day over the past four…
Growing up, I always viewed New Year’s resolutions as something you were supposed to do, or that everyone just did. I didn’t feel strongly about them one way or another, but I still tried to make and keep them every year. But I was never able to stick to them, despite trying a number of…
As we near the end of 2020, I’m often reminded of how much hope I had for the year last December. And how in January, when I hit the year’s first stroke of bad luck (I started the year with a pretty miserable sinus infection, among other things I won’t go into detail on), I…
This is a strange time of year. For many of us, the Holiday season of November and December seems to spin itself into a frenzy and then suddenly pause as we wait for the new year to begin activities again. It’s also my favorite time of year. Partly because Christmas is my favorite holiday, and…
Ask anyone how their 2020 has been, and I can almost guarantee they’ll tell you it was terrible — and you’ll almost certainly agree. All the hopefulness we had at the dawn of a new year and decade seemed to vanish within the first few months. And we have good reason to look back on…
Are you in a place of stagnation, where you know you need a change but aren’t sure what or how to adjust? Maybe you’ve suddenly realized that what you’ve been doing is no longer working. Or maybe you’ve felt a growing dissatisfaction for some time now. Whatever the case, even after you acknowledge that something…
We hear it all the time: “There’s no such thing as impossible” and “you can do anything you put your mind to.” That sounds encouraging, even inspiring, but as it turns out, that’s not actually true. Yes, we are capable of more than we think, and stepping outside of our comfort zones can take us…
Several weeks ago, I wrote about some of my favorite lists that I have made and used time and time again. This week, I decided to revisit that topic and discuss some other useful list ideas. 1. What To Do When I Feel… This is a useful reference for when you aren’t feeling your best….
There’s no shortage of advice on how to be more productive and get more done in a day. Many of us, as we work to accomplish our goals and establish better habits, find ourselves measuring the day’s success or failure by the level of our productivity. But in my efforts to spend my time in…
I wrote previously about ways to overcome perfectionism-based writer’s block, but that isn’t the only thing that can bring productivity to a halt. Most creatives work best when we’re feeling inspired, but inspiration can be a fickle beast. Sometimes, we have to force inspiration out of hiding instead of waiting for it to decide to…