Back in the groove (and my outtakes file)
Last week, I was feeling pretty unhappy about the novel. I picked it up for the first time in a few months, and as I …Read More
Category Archives: Creativity
Before breakfast musings from Boston
I seem to be waking up early in other cities a lot lately. This week it was Boston, where I visited some educational programs and …Read More
11 ways to sneak in fruits and veggies — and not just for the kids
I’m trying to eat more fruits and veggies these days -- partly for their supposed health benefits, and partly because I’m still trying to lose …Read More
Blogging as deliberate practice
I’ve written here (and elsewhere) before of how I’ve come to see blogging as my daily writing practice. I write for a living, and I …Read More
Games and the perception of time
As a little kid, I had a lot of time to fill. Some of this was spent outside climbing trees, but eventually it gets dark …Read More
How you know you’re in the flow
Time is elastic. Even if we think we’re busy, we often have hours that can be redeployed to other priorities if we wish.I was reminded …Read More
Success at Work Challenge Week 7: Pursue Pleasure
I’m trying to achieve success at work, and you can too! This is the last week of the Success At Work challenge, in which I’ve …Read More
Art and compromise (my musings on Eat, Pray, Love)
Despite watching Elizabeth Gilbert on Oprah years ago, I somehow managed to miss reading Eat, Pray, Love when it came out in 2006. I don’t …Read More
Thursday thoughts
Over at Twitter yesterday, I posted this thought: "If you don't want to do anything on your to-do list, maybe you need a different to-do …Read More
Checking things off your “Dreams List”
Laura's note: I'm taking a vacation from blogging this week, and I'm re-posting a few pieces from the archives that you may have missed the …Read More