We used to take our daughter to the race track here in Saskatoon. It was free to get in and she liked to watch the horses. My wife and I would bring a total of $40 with us in cash of which we could each place some bets and buy ice cream for the three READ MORE
Category: Tools
Remembering The Why Behind Reminders
Sometimes I get an idea for a blog post only to discover that I’ve already written a post about it (no wonder it sounded like a good idea). For example, I got the idea to write a post about reminding yourself of the important things throughout your day, then saw that I wrote a post READ MORE
From Day-to-Day to Your Purpose
I recently wrote a post about doing a “Weekly Review”, an idea that comes from David Allen’s book Getting Things Done (GTD). Another important aspect of the GTD method that I think often gets overlooked is the “Horizons of Focus”. According to Allen, there are six horizons of focus that he explains using a “flying READ MORE
Figuring Out Hybrid Work
Throughout the first two years of the pandemic, I worked at home, but now I’m back on campus two days per week, which is the ongoing plan. As part of this arrangement, I agreed to give up my office at the university. Moving forward, I will have a cubicle to work in and stash books READ MORE
Reviewing Your Week
In one of the first posts, I wrote for this blog about five and a half years ago was about the GTD method for, well, getting things done. It comes from the brain and books written by David Allen. I’m not going to go into the method overall in this post, because you can go READ MORE
Read Books? Consider Book Darts
I love books and I read a lot. I’ve realized that I’m reading even more since I made a conscious effort to reduce how much time I spend on social media. In addition to loving books, there is a particular book-reading accessory that I have long been a fan of. Book Darts are these handy READ MORE
Block Time and Untouchable Days
It doesn’t matter if you keep a paper to-do list or use an app of some kind, if you don’t have the time to do what’s on your list, it’s pretty pointless. I’ve written before about needing to give yourself time to breathe throughout the day, as well as giving yourself regular time to create READ MORE
Reducing Social Media For Mental Health
A couple of weeks ago I woke up in the morning with my anxiety spiking. I worked out and felt better while working out, but not after. I took my medication, which I do every day. I did some breathing work. No change. Thankfully, I had an already scheduled appointment with my therapist. I told READ MORE
Taking Notes About Books
While I’ve spent a lot of time in my life as a student, I was never particularly good at taking notes. I would just jot down was on the board, often missing important things and not hearing what the instructor was saying. I know there are a lot of note taking methods out there including READ MORE
Rewarding Small Successes
I’ve written before about my ongoing quest to find a planner that really fits me. I stumbled across The Self-Care Planner from Simple Self and ordered myself one of the Daily Planners that has enough pages in it to last for six months. I’ll write more about the planner later because I like it a READ MORE
