Complex projects, lists and events are often managed best when divided into smaller chunks or portions. The same holds true for memory. To live or remember well, it’s important to think about not only the what but also the how. Our memories are comfortable holding and remembering about three to five things at a time. … Read more
Complex projects, lists and events are often managed best when divided into smaller chunks or portions. The same holds true for memory. To live or remember well, it’s important to think about not only the what but also the how. Our memories are comfortable holding and remembering about three to five things at a time. … Read more
I schedule my free time. It’s an oxymoron to schedule or plan free time. It’s supposed to be free as its name implies. But for an organized planner like me, it works. On a big vacation where I planned many things in advance to ensure we’d fit them in, I also knew we needed time … Read more
Show of hands: whose life is going precisely as planned with only good things happening? Anyone? Anyone?? Not sure I see many hands raised. Maybe your life is like mine and others-it doesn’t always go according to script. The path is not always smooth and curve balls often get thrown our way. What we do … Read more
Projects backed up, sink chock full of dishes and tardy again with another headache: enter the domino effect of procrastination. It makes us feel forgetful, guilty, rushed, anxious, tired and cranky. Looking last week at the negative aspects, let’s now look at how we can avoid or eliminate this infection of our productivity before it … Read more
The clang of the dishes, the constant flutter of wait staff and quick glimpses into the kitchen distract me. “What did you say?” I sheepishly confess to my dinner companions. I wasn’t paying attention to them because the visual and auditory stimulation of sitting near the kitchen stole my focus. How we learn and take … Read more