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Until I Begin Again: Managing the Winter Blues

A writer with nothing to write is a recipe for disaster! Luckily, I’ve got a few tricks up my sleeve to hold me over until the next project …

Avoidance: How Procrastination Painted My Dining Room

Some days I’ll do anything to avoid doing the thing I should be doing most. It’s a backwards approach to being productive, but this particular pattern of behavior usually means something awesome is on the horizon. Oh, Procrastination… My old friend. I’ve made it a part of my identity. Don’t believe me? Check out my […]

Fantasy Versus Reality: The Lies I Tell Myself

Though my intentions are always good, there exists a chasm between fantasy and reality that I can’t quite bridge when it comes to my typical day. Perhaps I should blame my unbridled optimism, but great expectations often wither against time constraints and the fact that I’m not actually super-human. Unfortunately there aren’t twenty-eight hours in […]

In Defense of Procrastination

If there were twenty-eight hours in the day, what would you do with the extra four? Would you spend it on work, family, or yourself? Would you get more done, or maybe just—sleep? I think most of us imagine we’d devote it to that project we want to take on but never seem to have […]

About a Loser

Growth requires a process of change. A seed is nothing but stored potential until the forces of water, earth and heat conspire to penetrate its hard shell and force a germination. Through these external forces the germ has no choice but to swell, slowly devouring its kernel until it breaks through the tough exterior of […]