Gaining wisdom, or wearing down?
How does repetition turn relationships stale and lifeless[…]? What is it about repetitive acts that makes us feel that we are wasting our time? Although it is easy to dismiss… Read more >
habitforming
Habits I’ve actually acquired
Full disclosure: I am distracting myself from doing the Real Thing I was doing. There’s a word for this particular style of procrastination, but I will triumph over recursive procrastination and… Read more >
Strengthiness
(h/t to Mr. Colbert Report) While collecting steps today in the kind of heavy rain I took for granted as a kid in Georgia, I started thinking about shoring up… Read more >
what would you do if you could do nothing?
I gave up on habits. More particularly, on my establishing habits. I concluded that I’m somehow habit-proof. Which seems odd, given that habits and routines are a long-standing part of… Read more >
Habit-keeping, SSW, and opportunities like quarters on the sidewalk
You realize that the chief reason I’ve not “had a blog” is the predictability, the routine of it all. To encourage someone from afar to make a date with you… Read more >
On Practice, deep or otherwise
So a fair slug of what this blog is for is to figure out how the life I currently live is aligned – or can be aligned – with the… Read more >
or maybe it’s more about the advertising…
I’ve been meaning to make a note of this – I mean, I made the note mentally, and have taken that note out and looked at it several times, and… Read more >
well of COURSE someone’s already been doing this…
Fix Bad Habits: Insights from a 7-Year Obsession1. Set a conditioning period.2. Make the habit every day.3. Strategically replace your biggest lost needs.4. Begin with the start in mind. hm.
“on the obstacles”
Susan Piver (a Buddhist meditation teacher) used the above title for her email today — it began: Q: Susan, I have trouble committing myself to the cushion… please address this…. Read more >
on-topic, tho possibly dry
Hey, so LAST year – one month & change ago – I started this blog as a daily writing project. I made entries 15 out of 24 days… a reasonable… Read more >