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Feeling the need to restructure my days

I keep coming back to the question of how I can be more productive, even though intellectually I know that it’s just another way my mind likes to procrastinate the things I actually need to DO to be productive. I just can’t seem to shake the notion that, somewhere, there is a system of tracking [...]

To do, or Todoist…

I am pretty sure that what I hate most about making decisions is the possibility of being wrong. I’ve been worrying today that my choice of Task Management App might have been the wrong choice, but I can’t quite put my finger on why. Every specific reason I’m coming up with isn’t quite right, because [...]

Could this Productivity System be “The One”?!

I’ll be the first to admit that I understand all the danger of mucking around with my productivity system, because I really should just be using it to Get Things Done. But when it just ain’t working, it just ain’t working. I know my mindset has been improving, and I really am trying to just [...]

Just another Manic Monday…

I am resisting the urge to treat today like a holiday, even though it is one. My husband works across the border, and thus gets a Thanksgiving holiday in November instead of October, and we usually go travelling that long weekend… which means I shouldn’t really take a holiday now AND then. So, chop-chop, go [...]

Harnessing my Momentum

I did something yesterday I’ve been gearing myself towards for quite some time: I went to campus to do work. I’ve known that working from home doesn’t always work, but trying to drag myself out of the house doesn’t always work either. So yesterday, I actually hitched a ride with my husband and got to [...]