“I wasted time by reading emails whenever they came into my inbox. I noticed that once I had started reading the name of the sender, I read the first line of the text. Once I mastered that, I continued reading the entire message, and once I got to that point, I felt compelled to respond …
After I shared some resources on procrastination recently, a friend (thank you, Jane!) sent me a link to the following video that, once you see it, will stay with you. Watch it with your children. “This hilarious short animated film stars a man who procrastinates. Our hero attempts to practice a piece of music on …
It’s Bookmarkable Friday! A few bookmarkable blog posts and websites I’ve come across this week. Penny Jar’s Throw me Thursday: Memoir Mash-ups If you need a quick, creative, and fun writing exercise to start off your day, please visit E. Victoria Flynn’s Memoir Mash-ups post on her Penny Jar blog. “This week’s writing prompt is …
“[N]otice what you noticed. No, go further: tell yourself the audacious thing that because you noticed, it matters.” ~ Linda LaPlante The conversation occurred during those minutes before class when students wait with varying degrees of patience for the teacher—in this case, me—to begin. “I think parts of my brain are missing.” This came from …
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