Tag: learning
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Learning to Eat the Fruit That’s In Season
THE PROBLEM WITH PRODUCTIVITY Apparently, my endeavor to make my titles more search-engine- and user-friendly caused me to stop writing. Just kidding, it wasn’t just that. I missed a few blog posts because I’m learning to eat the fruit that’s in season. But I haven’t totally gotten the hang of it yet. Don’t fret, I…
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Adjusting to the Wind
Have you ever gone for a walk, run, or bike ride or out sailing or kayaking and you have an easy breezy trip away from where you started, but then you turn around and discover that the wind was helping you along and you didn’t even know it? And as you start for home, the…
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An Expert on Mental Illness
I am pleased to report that I am scheduled to present as an expert on mental illness at an international virtual conference in May. I’m honored, excited, and ready for the challenge. I also find this incredibly funny. I am an expert on mental illness. Isn’t that hilarious? Before you think this is about self-doubt,…
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Hidden Benefits
Do you ever think about the hidden benefits that your personality type brings to the world? It’s okay if not; I know I think about a lot of things that the rest of humanity seems to find either inconsequential or just straight-up weird. But I think about it. Before I explain what I mean, a…
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Here’s to Functioning
I was sitting at my kitchen table on Wednesday, catching up on annoying little life things. It’s been a while since I used my pill sorter, which has meant that I’ve missed my medication a few times in recent weeks. It was time to get back into the habit of using it, because it’s not…
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Life is full of decisions, both the kinds we make individually and decisions others make. Because of the sheer volume of choices required in order to stay alive and the immense number of forces outside our control, it is not actually possible to make wise and positive decisions all the time. In other words: not all our decisions…