“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Bad News Spoiler Alert: This post has nothing to do with Disney World's Epcot. Good News Spoiler Alert: It … [Read more...]
Research Says We’re Not Busy — So Why Do We FEEL So Busy?
“The difficulty of describing things for Western ears is that people in a hurry cannot feel.” — Alan Watts Isn't it interesting how that works? We can't feel when we are too busy. But, "too busy" is often just a feeling itself. This is a … [Read more...]
Mental Bandwidth Management is the New Time Management
I've always believed that all 40-hour workweeks are not created equal. On the surface, the quantity of hours is the same. But, a 40-hour workweek that allows you to think, breathe, and do your best work is not the same as a 40-hour workweek that's … [Read more...]
Slow Hack 010: How to Digital Declutter Your Phone Home Screen
I've followed the rise of digital minimalism for a couple years now. To see some previous posts on the topic, check out: Digital Minimalism Defined & 10 Digital Declutter Tips Thoughts on Cal Newport’s Digital Declutter Experiment A … [Read more...]
Good Busyness? A Full Life vs A Busy Life
We can all relate to the busy life. The default answer to, "How are you?" has become "Busy!" "I'm so busy!!" or "CRAZY BUSY!!!!!" The busy life is never-ending. It's sprinting from one to-do to the next. Never on time. Usually late. Oftentimes … [Read more...]
Mo Gawdat: Ex-Google Exec Engineers a Happiness Equation
Every once in awhile, I read an article about someone that resonates so deeply that I feel like it deserves its own post. This is one of those cases. Mo Gawdat quit his executive job at Google earlier this year at age 51. He's had a career filled … [Read more...]
12 Slow Living Themes from “Slow” by Brooke McAlary (Book Summary)
As much as I loved the book Voluntary Simplicity, I was in need of something simple and refreshing after finishing it. Brooke McAlary’s new book, Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World, did the trick. I've been waiting for this book to be … [Read more...]
Write Your Own Eulogy — Then Live Up To It
Who do you want to be when you grow up? Better yet, who do you want to be when you die? Why? We live our lives one day at a time. Sometimes it's easy to let the days blur together for long stretches at a time. But if we aren't living … [Read more...]
Are you taking your MEDS? (Meditation, Exercise, Diet, Sleep)
I came across this simple concept in Brooke McAlary's book Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World. I'm a big believer in preventive medicine. I also equally love a clever quote that plays on health: For fast-acting relief, try slowing down. — … [Read more...]
15 Slow Living Synonyms to Help You Slow Down
I just wrapped up the book Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin. It was encouraging to see that Elgin intentionally describes "voluntary simplicity" in many different ways: Because a concern for ecological sustainability is so widely shared, there … [Read more...]
