Part 2: Intentional Timewasting

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In Part 1, we discussed how to identify our timewasting kryptonite(s) using time logs. I know I suggested starting small. The longer you keep time logs, though, you’ll get a truer and more realistic picture of how you spend your time. Using just a one-week sample may not be truly indicative of your patterns. Also, … Read more

Part 1: Intentional Timewasting

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I have an exercise for you. This will take about 5-10 minutes. When you’re ready, take a piece of paper and create a 2-column table like the one below. On the left mark, 2-hour of chunks of time. Your exercise is to fill in activities you did during those times on a weekday this past … Read more

Teaching an old dog new tricks

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The first quarter of 2020 is almost done. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to complete a month-long streak of closing all 3 rings every day on my Apple Watch Activity tracker. For those not familiar with the concept, this involves a “Stand” goal (at least some movement every hour) for 12 hours a … Read more

Also ran

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I have trouble referring to myself as a runner or worse, an athlete. A severe case of imposter syndrome? Perhaps. I’m comfortable in identifying myself as an ‘Also ran’. I like that description. It’s non-threatening, keeps me in my comfort zone and doesn’t hurt my feelings. I took up running well into my thirties and … Read more

And She Read

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I set myself a goal of reading (or listening to) at least a hundred books in 2019. But, more importantly, I wanted to get into the habit of writing. I decided to start with writing book reviews for a phantom audience and in turn create my own mini-book out of those reviews. The reviews serve … Read more