I ought to be able to do this myself

Sometimes I get great satisfaction from figuring out how to do things myself. I once spent a ridiculous amount of time turning an old router into a wireless bridge to boost the signal upstairs. It worked! I also tried to teach myself programming so that I could build an app I had an idea for. […]

In Praise of Easy

A teacher I admire wrote this in her newsletter: Beware anyone who tells you what you want can be “easy.” Easy is a drug. Easy is not discerning. Easy is for lazy people. I didn’t exactly bristle when I read that, but I questioned myself. “Stella thinks easy is bad. I strive for easy. How […]

Why You Don’t Have Enough Time and What You Can Do About It

I recognize that look. You’re stressed. You’re exasperated. Nothing gets done. Nothing moves forward. The to do list is daunting. The accomplishment list is pitifully small. There’s simply not enough time. What if you’re wrong? Let me give it to you straight. You would have enough time if you were doing what you loved, loving […]

The Case For Going Small

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Getting Stuff Done For The Rest of Us

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text id=”body”] People who know and love me, (I’m thinking of you, Jennifer) will recognize that I often act as though rules don’t apply to me. I have long given myself permission to modify prescribed methods as […]