When Things Start Falling Into Place

Final Piece Series

Convergence. November 9th was the first official 100 Day Challenge post.  That was 48 days ago.  That was when I began a consistent regiment of writing, of getting stuff out there, of getting past my own internal and external obstacles of productivity. And it’s been good.  But things have been happening faster than I expected. [...]

De-Commit

Calendar Clutter

You must De-Commit.  Think of it as getting rid of Calendar Clutter. I am overcommitted. You probably are too. Too many activities, events, social engagements, and extra-curriculars. Calendar clutter weighs us down because it gives us that feeling that we are supposed to be doing something, even when we aren’t supposed to be doing something. [...]

Radical Civics: Episode 2

De-Clutter

Clutter

You Must De-Clutter. It’s not the same as De-Accumulate, though it’s related. We can accumulate hordes of things we desperately need to get rid of and yet avoid the presence of clutter.  Many of us are careful to avoid the appearance of clutter through strategic organization.  We even organize piles of clutter into neat and [...]

De-Accumulate

Deaccumulate

Alright, enough about ordering our inner life. Point made. Dead horse possibly being pummeled. Figure out who we are, what we were born to do, and knock down the internal obstacles (pessimism, perfectionism, people-pleasing, etc.) that stand in the way of out progress. Moving on… Time to address the external obstacles.  We have to create [...]