Inspiration Through Information
Over the past few years I have been remiss in updating this site. It’s terribly out of date, needs an aesthetic refresh, and generally needs some love and care which I plan to do soon. In the meantime, check out what is here, but you can also find my writings, social media, and ways to […]
As I wrote in Setting Minimum Daily Requirements to Relieve Productivity Stress, I have been setting daily minimum requirements for myself. I have been making a pact with myself that when I accomplish what is on my minimum daily requirements (MDR) list I will accept that I have accomplished enough for that day, at least […]
My friends and followers know that I am actively engaged in the upcoming November election. I am often asked what specific actions I am taking and what organizations working on the election I support. So, I decided to write an article on Medium about it, Here is what I am doing to save our country […]
For a long time, many of my fellow writer friends have strongly encouraged me to start a Patreon account. I have finally done so. It is not a big secret that writers usually do not make a lot of money from their writing. Even with a couple of successful books to my name and a […]
I have concluded that there is no goal attainment system that always works. None of them. You must adapt weekly, daily, hourly to the factors at hand and repeatedly decide in the moment what direction or action you’re going to take. Only being in the present moment and making all the best micro decisions will […]
I’ve been writing elsewhere a lot and not keeping up with this blog, but amid the COVID-19 crisis perhaps this is a good time to start posting here again. One of the things I’ve started to do to maintain my sanity and physical fitness is to do yoga every day as I’m sheltered in place […]
Someone forwarded me a link to this video in which Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, speaks to a small audience about why the future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind. That kind of mind Pink describes as “right-brain” thinkers […]
If you’ve read some of my blog posts before or follow me on social media, you know that I consistently struggle with figuring out how to best identify all I want to do in life and how to get it done. Some call this topic productivity, but I find that word to be problematic. For […]
I‘ve decided to write mostly on Medium now. So, I’ll link to my Medium articles from here. Check out my review of the book 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works by Dan Harris. Also check out the links in the […]
I wrote this article to offer ideas on how we can lessen the impact that a Trump Presidency is likely to foster in our country. “If you are an independent woman, person of color, LGBTQ, Muslim, Jewish, non-Christian, atheist, immigrant, disabled, a white heterosexual Christian male who has love in your heart, or anyone who cares […]