It seems there is an app for everything, and for a long while I was resistant to almost all of them. But when it comes right down to it, apps can be very helpful when it comes to leveling up our habits, especially new habits. Finally, I am on board. I've been meditating for years … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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Recently, I wrote about how having systems in our everyday lives makes it easier to stick to the habits we choose https://danalaquidara.com/2023/06/12/minimal-monday-60/. Over the weekend, it occurred to me that for the sake of health and energy and clarity of mind, I needed a better lunch system. So I spent a couple hours preparing ingredients … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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Technology is one of the last things I tend to declutter and I know I must change my ways. Once I get used to my source of technology, particularly my laptop and phone, I want to hang on to them even when I know it is time to move on. When we don't face what … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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I love how setting up systems is really just an easy, organized way to structure the habits that we want to have in our lives. My systems include filling up my 32 ounce water bottle twice a day, organizing the week's agenda on Sunday, meal planning, and wearing a simple Fit Bud to track my … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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I keep a stack of index cards in various places where I may want to capture ideas for my next book, blog post, or essay. I've done this for years now, placing them strategically at my bedside, my desk, in my car. I periodically collect the ones I've written on and put them in my … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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I have been thinking a bit about how good it is to develop a mostly internal locus of control, and also about what a challenge that is to human beings. From a very young age, as soon as we are affected by the responses of the adults in our lives, we are being trained to … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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We live in such a cerebral culture that I find myself wondering if at some point we collectively left our bodies to hang out mostly in our heads. I was reading about the people of Sardinia who grow their own food and live by the rhythms of the earth and their own circadian rhythms. They … Continue reading Minimal Monday
Minimal Monday
I've spent a fair amount of time lately getting various things in order so that I can fully focus on my memoir revisions. There is something about having my home, calendar and to-do list in good order that frees up my mind to write. Doing deep work requires we stay in the moment. I don't … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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In another month or so, I will be getting my manuscript back from the publisher and will have a week to make the requested changes. During that week, I imagine myself hiding away in order to fully concentrate on the revisions. That act of complete focus on one project is a luxury and a gift … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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Sometimes doing our best means having a day in which we make great strides on a personal or work project, or help someone else out, or simply stick to our new improved routine and habits. Other times, doing our best may mean simply prioritizing one thing, and doing that. Today was a "one thing" day … Continue reading Minimal Monday
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