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productivity tip: display completed to-do’s

Like many people, we’re always trying to find ways to increase productivity without stressing ourselves out. We’ve discovered that along with the idea of being more productive and in control comes the pressure to accomplish things. I can have the effect of making us “look over the fence at other people’s greener grass” and be…

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creative process: doing this-or-that ‘in your head’

We really love Maira Kalman‘s picture of her worn, old-fashioned boots and it’s simple, insightful, refreshingly real-life annotation. It affirms something we practice many times daily: imagining, fantasizing, trying-on scenarios in our heads that we ultimately will never do because the reality is, well, something we don’t really want to deal with, or can’t deal with.…

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dealing with uncertainty, from zen habits + maira kalman

Zen Habits recently published the very useful Finding Peace with Uncertainty, one of our favorite subjects. It made us go back and leaf through the great Maira Kalman’s wonderful book, The Principles of Uncertainty.    We clipped this image of her crossed-out musings thinking, for sure, she naturally applies Zen Habits’ 8 practices… Try something…

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moment of ocean and pink sky gif

The forecast for today: a wondrous pink sky and an ocean full of ideas…   via 40licks Related posts: an evening gif: gratitude… practice makes! what have you been making today? peep show gif: funny, risqué, slightly x-rated color/pattern meditation break gif-inspiration: devise, invent, create…try something new

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danny macaskill’s new video: what he thinks as he rides

(Video link here.) The latest video from cyclist Danny MacAskill has an added feature: insight into MacAskill’s thinking and interior approach to his challenging stunts and excursions: JOYRIDE. Related posts: joy ride: practice makes wondrous perfection danny macaskill’s joy ride danny macaskill’s bike lesson (setbacks + difficulties + perseverance = mastery) gifts + inspiration for bikers…

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an open door: gif for an improvised life

We LOVE gifs because they’re animated visions seem like magic. Among our favorite new gif-makers is 40licks. We can’t help seeing this lovely gif as a perfect image of improvisation: an open door to possibility. Related posts: an evening gif: gratitude… practice makes! what have you been making today? peep show gif: funny, risqué, slightly…

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vacation (or weekend) mental prep

This recent New Yorker cover by Mark Ulriksen called “Capturing the Memories” is, curiously, the perfect illustration the New York Times article Call Waiting: It’s Me, Your Vacation: Eight Rules for Getting the Most Out of Your Time Off that appeared a week before. Matt Richtel outlines “Vacation Mental Prep”  for people who have a hard time letting go…

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