#190

Cultivate serenity. Try setting office email hours for a week. Decide on specific times of day to check and respond to your email. For example, 10 am, 1 pm, and 4 pm. Add a note about those times in your email signature along with a phone number in case of an emergency (it’s amazing what […]

#189

Cultivate serenity. Try a 10-minute grounding meditation.

#188

Cultivate serenity. Take 20 minutes to listen…really listen…to some music. Don’t multitask. Pay attention to how the music makes you feel physically, emotionally, and mentally.

#182

Cultivate serenity. If your clothes closet is overwhelming, take 20 minutes to start a closet edit. If your clothes are fine, pick another area to de-clutter.

#177

Cultivate serenity. Take a nap today. If you can’t fall asleep, enjoy some unstructured quiet time and daydream.

#176

Cultivate serenity. Think about the things activities you spend time on and pick one thing to simplify. Ask yourself – Does that really need to be done? If yes, does it really need to be done by me? If yes, does it need to be done as frequently as I am doing it? Then regardless […]

#170

Cultivate serenity. Make today Backup Day where you backup all of your important files, create a recovery disk, etc. Look into automated backups if you don’t already use them. If you already have backups made, review the backups and remove unnecessary versions.

#169

Cultivate serenity. If you don’t have a dedicated spot to keep your keys (hook, dish, shelf, etc.) then create one near the door and start training yourself to use it.

#168

Cultivate serenity and joy. Create a morning ritual that will help you start your day in a calm and joyful manner.

#166

Cultivate health and serenity. Take 15 minutes to clean up one area of hidden mess (e.g., a file cabinet drawer, a kitchen cabinet, your digital photos, or under the bathroom sink). You don’t have to do it all at once, it’s progress not completion we are aiming for.