Category: Lifehacks
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How to take action when you are afraid
Let’s talk about how to take action when you are afraid. By that, I mean stalling on something you know you need to do but you are afraid to do it. Have you ever neglected to take action or make a decision based on your fear about what would happen if you did? It seems…
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3 Time Saving Productivity Hacks For Writers (and Anyone Else)
Writers, just like many professions, lose a lot of ground with unnecessary distractions. Here are three tips to help gain some back.
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Do More Better: A Standout Among Christian Productivity Books (It Changed My Life)
Does your life need more organization? Do you feel you could get more accomplished with a few pointers? Do More Better is a short, powerful book to help with just that.
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An Easy Way to Make Your Boss Happy
Want to know an easy way to make your boss happy? Keep reading! When the boss is happy, he is easier to get along with, she may treat you better, and you may even find yourself getting promoted sooner. What is not to like? I recently learned a trick that goes a long way in…
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Scripture Memory: Exciting Update & Encouragement
Hello dear reader! Recently I posted a blog/vlog discussing the importance to the Christian of memorizing Scripture. I won’t rehash the points here. You can watch the video if you want. I did, however, want to share an exciting update. At the time of that post, I mentioned that I had found a resource that…
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Things I Constantly Have To Remind Myself About Productivity (Confessions of a Recovering Perfectionist)
As a recovering perfectionist*, I tend to be too hard on myself when I think I haven’t gotten enough done on a particular day. Can anyone else relate? Especially on a day off. I have grand visions of checking things off a long and aggressive to-do list. At the end of the day, my husband…
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Mythbusters: You Can Do It All
I am starting a new, occasional series on my blog about “Mythbusters.” My purpose is to dispel common myths that permeate our thinking. Especially those which can affect the quality of life. Hopefully, the TV show doesn’t get too persnickety about people using their name. 😉 As an eternal optimist, I’ve always believed that I…
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Todoist: A Task Management App that Helps Boost My Productivity
I live by to to-do lists. Without them, I flounder helplessly and end up using my time ineffectively. With them, I am more likely to stay focused and task-oriented. In recent years, I had started to become discontent with pen and paper lists for a few reasons. One, they got long and overwhelming in a…
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You Can Do More Than You Think You Can
“There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can.” – Henry Ford I’ll agree with ol’ Henry on that. When it comes to getting things accomplished, I’ve found that sometimes, through a variety of means, I sell myself short and convince myself of a level of achievement that is…
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Waste Fewer Veggies, Save Money & Make Your Fridge Look Amazing
This is my tale of how I decided to waste fewer veggies in our home. For years, I bemoaned the fact that I couldn’t get to my fresh veggies before they spoiled. This was disappointing to me not only because I was wasting food, but because it was not cheap in the first place. The…
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Portion Control: A Key to Weight Loss
As time has marched on, a sad truth has sunk into my brain: how much I eat makes a huge difference in weight loss or gain. “Um, duh, Summer,” you might say. More specifically, watching the portions of what I eat often makes or breaks my food intake success. I am carefully avoiding the word…
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My 2018 Running Goal: 500 miles. Action Plan Included. (Anyone want to join me?)
I’ve been on a journey of running for fitness off and on since high school. While I haven’t always been consistent, it is the one form of cardio that I always go back to. Partly because there aren’t many exercises that are more efficient concerning aerobic activity and calories burned by time spent. Also the…
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I’m Sorry, You Apologized for WHAT?? A Brief Look at Our Over-Apologizing Culture
Originally published 12/15/17. Updated 1/2/21. I can’t tell you how it started. I can tell you that once I noticed it, it was everywhere and impossible to ignore. The overuse of “I’m sorry.” I was formerly a power-user of the phrase, and I read an article a few years back exploring the folly of its…
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6 Qualities That Will Make You More Endearing to Others
We’ve all encountered people that rock our world for the better. When we meet such a person, we delight to be in their presence as much as possible. They inspire us to be better people ourselves by their example. While we all may have various ideas of what qualities we admire in people, here are…
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You Can Be Passionate About Politics without Being a Jerk (And You Should – Here’s How)
I’m not sure about you, but in the months leading up to the last presidential election, and in the time since, I have been continually floored at how rude, tactless and malicious the state of political discussion in America has become. It was so bad during the election season that I chose to remain silent…
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How I Kicked My Sugar Addiction: An Ongoing Victory Story
I’ve been a sweets enthusiast since I was a small child. This is a tale of how I kicked my sugar addiction. Growing up, my mom would often refer to me as her “little sugar addict.” That was usually when I was either stuffing my mouth full of cookies or complaining about the limit of…
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3 Lifehacks to Greater Productivity
I recently had an idea that transformed my accomplishments. Or at least my perceptions of my accomplishments, which, if I’m being honest, is almost as important as my accomplishments themselves. Sort of. For a quick back story, my entire working adulthood has been plagued by a little thing called the “to-do list”. Maybe you’re familiar…
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The Cure for Jealousy
I’ve discovered the cure for jealousy. Not that I should take credit for it, because it’s been around a long time. But I discovered it, and it’s made a world of difference in my life. The catch is, that it’s only applicable to those who hold the Bible as authoritative, i.e., hold it to be…