• How I use Bear as my Commonplace book

  26 Nov 2017 What is a commonplace book? It’s a single place to keep your thoughts, ideas, quotes, observations and information you come across in your life for later use. “Great wits have short memories” - Chinese proverb When you were younger, maybe you created...

• Not Now

  28 Oct 2017 I don’t know about you but I do too much. Always. Even when I’m consciously trying to do less. I blurt out yes, offering my help without thinking. I want to help, I do, but time and again it derails me. I...

• Actions, not words

  12 Aug 2017 Someone asked me recently how you actually practice Stoicism. Many people have the impression that it’s only a collection of pithy quotes or sayings that sound good. Words are no good if you don’t take action on them. Stoicism is a practical...

• Framing Reality

  22 Apr 2017 Consider the topic of child exemptions in the tax code. A standard exemption is allowed for each child, and the amount of the exemption is independent of the taxpayer’s income.1 Next, consider this proposition and pay attention to your immediate thoughts and...

• Zen To Done with Todoist Part 3

  17 Apr 2017 Part one covers the first three habits; Collect, Process, and Plan Part two addresses Do, Simple Trusted System, and Organise Part three deals with Review, Simplify and Routines Review and Simplify Habits At the end of each working day I review my...

• Zen To Done with Todoist Part 2

  16 Apr 2017 Part one covers the first three habits; Collect, Process, and Plan Part two addresses Do, Simple Trusted System, and Organise Part three deals with Review, Simplify and Routines Do Habit The actual act of working on your tasks. I have a custom...

• Zen To Done with Todoist Part 1

  15 Apr 2017 Leo Babauta’s Zen To Done (ZTD) is a great little book which teaches you a simple set of habits for getting things done. My trusted system is a combination of Todoist, Bear Writer and my Calendar. Calendars don’t need much explanation. Bear...

• 30 days of writing

  01 Apr 2017 I’m taking part in Marc’s 30 day writing challenge again. This year my goal is to write every day for at least 30 minutes with the aim of publishing something here once a week. I may also manage to publish some brief...

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