We all have a face that we put on for the external world – a face that hides, to some degree or other, our innermost workings, our fears and our insecurities. For some people, you can’t see the real person for the facade, where others are mostly transparent, letting their inner self shine through. I […]
Writing
Bookworm! (or: recapturing a lost love)
Confession: I used to be a huge bookworm. I taught myself to read when I was young. (Before you give me too much credit, my parents read to me every night from the time I was a baby, and I know that I picked up a lot of my reading comprehension from that activity.) If […]
Labels (and why I’m cutting mine out)
Labels. They’re the reason clothing companies created “tagless tees” – because tags chafe and itch, and otherwise drive you batty. (My grandmother used to cut all the tags out of her clothes; as soon as it came in her house, out went the tag. Not so helpful when trying to identify an article of clothing […]
Continuing Education (or: always be learning)
Two points, one post: 1. As a former teacher, I lament the loss of school systems that actually teach children how to think; with the advent of No Child Left Behind and a strict adherence to the SOLs (Standards of Learning), we are slowly building generations of young people who have learned how to memorize […]
Willpower (or: what to do when you don’t wanna)
Last week, I wrote about one tip that I use for keeping on top of procrastination. This week, I’ll admit that I am having a bit of a hard time keeping to my own tactics. Here’s why. Sometimes, even when you have set a standard for yourself, bypassing the usual workarounds that would allow you […]
The Power of Procrastination (or: schedule it!)
One of the things that I learned from Chris Guillebeau a long time ago was the power of deciding on and sticking to a schedule. For someone who is a skilled procrastinator like myself, this has proven to be invaluable. One of the keys to success is consistency – for example, picking Tuesday evening as […]