When did life get so complicated? Could it be that over time we just added layer after layer until we no longer recognize – or remember where we started? Sometimes the easiest way to reboot is to hit the reset button. Peel away the layers. Wipe the slate clean. Start over. Go back to basics. […]
Seven Minutes
Whether your desk is in your dining room or on the 7th floor of a downtown office building, have you ever had one of those days where you’re looking at a stack of something (papers, laundry, unanswered emails and text messages) and you know that’s what you need to focus on, but you’d rather do […]
Working Your Plan
My love of planners and colored pens and stickers dates back to my junior high school days. Chandlers. Anyone remember those? I grew up on both coasts and landed in the middle for high school so Chandlers might have been a regional thing. I loved writing my to-do lists and assignments and social activities in […]
Time Wasters
There’s always so much written about time management and how to squeeze more into your day, or which planner will keep you most organized or how to be the most productive (like only touching a piece of paper once before you reconcile it). But what about all the ways you waste time? Here are my […]
The Myth of Mult-Tasking
It’s not clear who originally said, “If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it,” but I do know my Dad’s version: The busy person gets things done. Why do you suppose that is? A Scottish proverb suggests “What may be done at any time will be done at no time.” I […]
