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Little Necessary Habits
LITTLE NECESSARY HABITS Do you have anything in your life you have to do regularly but absolutely never want to bother with? I don’t mean filing your taxes or getting a root canal. I mean small tasks that aren’t even difficult, but they must be done. And most often, you don’t want to do them.…
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Bite-Sized Pieces
TOPIC PROBLEMS When I’m trying to write weekly blog posts, there’s a lot of pressure to think of topics. Typically, the more I write, the more topics I can think of, and the trouble is capturing them down rather than drumming one up in the first place. But sometimes there are so (SO) many words…
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Steady Always Wins
AUTHOR’S NOTE Before we get started, I want to note that this is actually my second post I’ve written this week. The first one, about sorting and organizing things, was very rightly vetoed by my editor because, and I quote, “It’s like you’re trying to make something interesting that just isn’t to most people.” So…
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Friday Frights
You’ve heard of the Sunday Scaries, right? It’s that feeling where you want to enjoy the second half of your weekend, but you can’t shake the reminder that Monday is coming. I used to get a huge case of the Sunday Scaries in college, when I dreaded dragging myself out of bed for my 8…
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Staying Sane in an Insane World
If you’ve followed me for a while, you may have noticed that I haven’t been around much. There’s been…a lot happening? In my personal life and my work life and my, I dunno, soul maybe? Obviously, that’s when one should be writing the most, when there are things to write and process and important life…
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Winter Takes Willpower
I don’t know if you noticed, but it’s winter. Okay, maybe it’s not winter where you are, but it’s winter here in Indiana, and it’s been rougher than wearing nothing but burlap boxers while you ride a bronco. Too much? I think not. Because winter takes willpower, and willpower is hard to come by. According…