One of the tasks of adulthood, IMHO, is to develop one’s own take on productivity. Everyone needs
- a tool kit, and
- a mindset.
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Basic Self Care
It’s easy to neglect yourself under the deadline pressure of a busy semester and writing deadlines. So during a recent presentation on delightful work/life integration for a group of graduate students, I stressed the importance of self care to support creativity and stamina in the academic life. And that’s when one of the students asked,
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Tools of Time Management, 4: Routines
I’ve been tweaking my family’s morning and bedtime routines over the past few months, and reflecting on the power of routines.
Is it worth your time?
All Your Worth
It’s annoying when a system meant to make your life flow more smoothly eats up more time than it frees up. I find most financial advice books to be irritating that way. Write down every penny I spend, REALLY??? That’s why I cheered when Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi’s 2005 book All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan recommended “Count the Dollars, Not the Pennies.”
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