When you realize your future self is just another version of present you – someone who’s resilient and able to handle what comes their way – you escape the trap of procrastination and its twin, precrastination.
Tag Archives: attention
“Do, Want, Want, Do”: A Simple Framework Inspired By My Toddler and His Green Ukelele
The four questions I’m using to spot hidden influences and make it simpler to align my actions with my authentic self. Plus, a new research-focused column and book recommendations.
On The Stairs
Pressure on mothers to “be present” or “enjoy the moment” with their kids can induce shame. But a bigger, more compassionate view offers an antidote.
Savoring Stopped Me From Wasting My Life
What secondary infertility taught me the role of attention, acceptance, and appreciation in creating a well-lived life.
The Anger Alert: Hello Anger What Do You Have To Tell Me?
For a long time I’ve felt like unpleasant feelings — anger, irritability, anxiety, shame, regret, sadness, stress — are like a fart in a business meeting. At best, a faux pas, and at worst, utterly distasteful. Deep down, I think I really believed that if I lived my life right, I could avoid those unpleasantContinue reading “The Anger Alert: Hello Anger What Do You Have To Tell Me?”
Happy Birthday Little Flower
O made an important discovery in our yard yesterday. “Mama, this little flower is born!” Sure enough, the periwinkle bud that had been closed tight for the past week had unfurled while we slept. “It’s the flower’s birth day!” O said. So we made a dirt cake (“Flowers like dirt,” O explained); we topped itContinue reading “Happy Birthday Little Flower”
A Glimpse Of The Right Color
The world is overlayed with our memories. Here’s what a particular shade of red means to me.
Knowing What To Ignore
Reflections on quote regarding attention from Yuval Noah Harari in the book Homo Deus.
You Are What You Pay Attention To
Our attention is valuable to brands and entertainers, sure, but it’s also valuable to us. What I see, what I watch, what I read — it all shapes my thoughts and, by extension, my reality.
Listen Carefully
Paying attention helps us know the next right thing to do.