Archive for the ‘Productivity’ Category

Procrastination and the Art of Allowing

Photo by *Zara By Christopher R. Edgar Most productivity literature is about tips for organizing our workspace — creative ways to arrange our e-mail inbox, write to-do lists, color-code our folders, and so on.  These can be useful, but they leave a big question unanswered:  how can we find the focus and motivation to put [...]

3 Ways Your Breathing Can Improve Your Productivity

Photo by It’s Life By Christopher R. Edgar While we’re working, we often get so absorbed in our projects that we forget about our breathing.  When this happens, particularly when we’re under stress, we can lapse into restricted breathing—inhaling in short gasps, or shallowly into the upper chest.  What we don’t often realize is that [...]

The Different Seasons of Creativity: Finding and Following Your Patterns

Photo by John Morgan By Ali Hale Wherever we live in the world, we’re used to the pattern of the seasons. We know that some months are good for planting new seeds, others are good for picnics in the park, others involve warm soups and thick blankets. The rhythm of each year is the same, [...]

Planning is Good, Doing is Better

Photo by Muha By JC A few months back, during a conversation with one of my mentors, he said something that I will remember for the rest of my life.  “All this planning and focusing is good, but doing is better” was the exact phrase that came out of his mouth.  It hit me like [...]

How Getting Used To Silence Can Help Your Productivity

Photo by anoldent By Christopher R. Edgar Sitting alone in a quiet place can be a difficult experience.  Without distractions, we can feel bombarded by unpleasant thoughts and emotions.  All the ways we’re unhappy about ourselves and our lives come raging back into our awareness when there’s space for them to come up. It’s no [...]

How to Stop Procrastinating & Start Writing That Book Inside You

Photo by BingBing By Wendy Aron Whenever I tell a new person I’ve met that I’ve recently had a memoir published, the response is, invariably, “You wouldn’t believe my story. I should write a book, too.” And my response to them is, invariably, “Then, why don’t you?” The gap between having the desire to write [...]

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