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Category: Simplicity

Posted on December 25, 2022December 24, 2022

An Analog Life

Cal Newport saved my life. Actually, he invited me to save my own life. I first met Cal in his book “Deep Work” which excited me about reimagining work, even…

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Posted on April 5, 2015December 28, 2019

Saying No to Distractions

I was preparing for dinner and thinking about what I wanted to read while eating when a voice said “just stop”. It wasn’t an angry voice. More like a gentle…

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Posted on December 15, 2014December 29, 2019

More about rushing…

According to Cheryl Richardson, I may be addicted to adrenaline. Which explains a lot about rushing, the topic of my previous post. It also makes me laugh because when I…

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Posted on November 30, 2014November 18, 2022

Slowing Down

Today has been a quintessential Stella Sunday… and I really needed that calm, timeless day to recharge my batteries. I have been rushing too much lately. So this morning, instead…

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Posted on October 15, 2013November 18, 2022

Travelling at the speed of…bicycle

The muffler on my car stopped muffling. In fact, it fell off completely, making the most horrendous noise as I left it behind. Back when I wrote about simple living…

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Posted on January 14, 2013November 18, 2022

Efficiency Revisited

I took the leap. I got a Smart Phone in the interest of efficiency. Remember the discussion about notebooks and having everything in one place? Well, I am a list…

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Posted on June 18, 2012November 18, 2022

The Fullness of Nothing

Living in a one room house has some extra challenges. Like when it’s time to repaint. There is no second room to live in while the job is getting done.…

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Posted on June 20, 2011October 11, 2013

When the Going Gets Tough…

I met the show stopper this week. It all began innocently enough. It was week 5 of working with the “fantastic checklist” of affirmations by creativity coach Eric Maisel:  “I will…

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