Timely reminders for myself Go outside, and let the activity of birds soothe your spirit Lie down and play games on your phone, maybe language learning apps Draw and doodle Watch cartoons or films Do morning pages (writing stream of consciousness) about feelings and thoughts Practise recovering from burnout steps: Do less, Connect with goals […]
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If my life were a book, what would it be?
Thank you to my Toastmasters speakers’ club for inspiring the theme of this blog post. Self help Life is for living, and the meaning of life is whatever meaning you create of it. Inspired by Jaya Ashmore, Steve Pavlina, Julia Cameron, Dr Michael Greger, Dr Rangan Chatterjee, Ramit Sethi, existentialists, stoics, Buddhists. Play Rest Learn […]
Give it the ole frazzle dazzle! Then, wind down
12 hours of study-work-study And my brain leaks from my ears. Give it the ole frazzle dazzle! A pain in my neck reminds me, I am alive. Give it the ole frazzle dazzle! Head aching is a voice note to Drink more tea. Slowly, I sip. Or greedily. Give it the ole frazzle dazzle, And […]
How to follow creativity, trusting the flow: A love letter
1st May 2022 Dear LiLi, I’m writing to you about the journey we’ve been on together, just you – the Creative – and me – your Muse. What an Adventure! Firstly, thank you for your commitment to Compassion. You know how much I hate to be pushed into doing things. No one likes to be […]
Curiosity-driven learning: Following joy by wandering the web
wilfing noun the activity of browsing the Internet without any particular purpose Octalysis: Gamification & behavioural change Harness the power of play 😍 Yu-kai Chou Within an hour I’d signed up to Octalysis Prime on a $1, 30 day trial: Looked at OP website Watched TED Talk Did a quiz to unlock the trial Internally […]
Weeknotes: My learning plan for effective, joyful asynchronous study
Behind the scenes: How I planned my distance learning with Amplify & Earnable this weekend Daily blogging challenge for April 2021 Reflecting on overwhelm with buckets My week in pictures – daily diary drawings Highlights of my daily blogging challenge I started a daily blogging challenge this month. Here’s an overview of what I’ve done […]
Is it worth studying with Steve Pavlina & Ramit Sethi?
I’m in week 4 of the Amplify course for creative flow and week 1 of the Earnable course for starting a business. And I wanted to reflect on how it’s going and what I’m learning. Is it worth it? Yes. Amplify It’s easy to say yes with Amplify. It cost $300 (around £215) and I’ve […]
More is less: How to do twice as much with half the effort
How to do twice as much with half the effort is a reframe on the idea that black folks need to work twice as hard to get half as much. It’s like companion planting. Growing corn, squash and beans is three times the work of growin just one of those, right? Except, no. The corn […]
Destination unknown, but I have a compass: Day 1 challenge
Destination unknown, and emergent I’m sailing to an island. Not a specific area. But I’ll know it when I see it. Because I can describe its features. What am I seeking? Fine sand, crystal waters, glorious sunshine…? Well, that’d be nice, but no, I’m sailing to: Autonomy Focus Joy When I see those, I know […]