A non-ideal day
I wrote out my ideal day. It had all the usual things in it that I wanted to get done on a daily basis. Sleeping, eating, working, family time, fun,…
Cluster headaches
Sometimes, I get headaches. Whether they're cluster headaches or migraines, I've no idea. But they hurt. I'm going to call them cluster headaches for now, as the pain maps more…
Geek stress
Sometimes, we feel bad. Scared, guilty, worried, anxious... All the feels in the general category of 'bad.' When you combine feeling bad with geekly propensities towards intensity, feeling-in-detail, and overactive…
Thinking that you’re feeling – the common mistake that blocks you
All too often, the head thinks it knows how the heart is feeling. The head talks about these feelings. The head likes thinking about these feelings. The head has great…
It’s not worth feeling angry, is it?
We've all been there. Something's happened and despite your best efforts you can't do anything about it now. You leave it in the past, or so you think. Whenever you…
Overdiscipline – making yourself do too much
When we add more discipline to our lives - new food habits, a new exercise routine, a new rhythm for our work day - we need to steer a balance…
Simple reset: going on retreat
This week I'm on retreat. A whole week away from phone, internet, even snail mail. A week to rest, relax, unwind. Let go and press the reset switch. Some of…
Simplify your schedule
Thirty eight hours in a working week. Thirty eight hour-shaped boxes to fill. Tens, if not hundreds of not-hour-shaped actions and projects to fit into those thirty eight boxes. This…
Genius mind… hellish emotions
We all know someone - it might even be us - who's super-bright, knows all sorts of stuff, is fast to process information and create new solutions - in short,…
Handling the holiday season’s loom effect
Every year, around about 10 days before Christmas, I start feeling scattered and distracted. Something is looming large on the horizon, casting a shadow over everything else. Work slows down,…