by katie | Oct 27, 2021 | Productivity
As we head towards what promises to be the third calendar year impacted by the COVID pandemic, it’s fair to say that the changes we made in response to the start of lockdown just aren’t cutting it any more. As I like to say, a crisis is unexpected and...
by katie | Apr 15, 2020 | COVID19, Crisis, Productivity
This is a crisis, baby. As I define in Time Management for Writers, a crisis is usually: Short-term Unexpected COVID19 and the related lockdown is an absolute crisis, and I’m getting a little weary of seeing the memes that use productivity-shaming. “Yo! If...
by katie | Apr 8, 2020 | Grief, Productivity
Fittingly, I’m writing this on the 11th anniversary of my dad’s death. That day was the start of my journey with grief, and it’s been a winding road ever since. I’ve come to believe that grief is what we feel over the death of something. It...
by katie | Apr 6, 2020 | Productivity
The Internet is a fun place full of jokes about how so many people who were told by employers that they couldn’t work from home……. can suddenly work from home. And laughing over that idea is great. Heck knows we all need a laugh from something other...
by katie | Mar 29, 2020 | Productivity, Time Management for Writers
In Time Management for Writers, I describe a crisis as an unexpected and short-term situation. Could our current reality be any more of a crisis? I mean, seriously?! Who could have seen any of this coming? Our freedoms restricted, the global economies devastated, a...
by katie | Feb 5, 2020 | Productivity
In ten minutes you can scroll Facebook, or write 100 words. In ten minutes you can have a power nap, drink a glass of water, or eat a bar of chocolate. In ten minutes you can look around you and then, in writing, describe what you see. In ten minutes you can think of...
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