Two Maine sonnets for autumn
I made it to Maine twice during October! Since what I am experiencing informs my daily sonnet writing practice, here are two sonnets from the …Read More
Tag Archives: habits
Maybe I just don’t want to get up early to run (+ a sonnet and content round-up featuring Lisa Woodruff)
I always make the next day's to-do list before quitting for the night. This says what I intend to do and roughly when I intend …Read More
Friday miscellany: Photo reminiscing and content round up
I got a new iPhone in June, and I'm quite enjoying the photo app. It pulls featured photos from my camera roll each day. Sometimes …Read More
The case for ‘2-a-days’
When sports teams are ramping up for the season, they sometimes do what are known as "2-a-days" -- that is, two practices a day. This …Read More
600,000 words
The Before Breakfast podcast launched in March of 2019, and I've produced a new episode every weekday since then. I tend to batch produce these, …Read More
Introducing the TBT Scorecard
My next book, Tranquility by Tuesday: Nine Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters, will be published in early October. The …Read More
Hold the far future loose; hold the near future close
I spend a lot of time planning. I want to complete long term projects, such as writing books based on research projects I've done. Over …Read More
My current morning routine
I've written a lot about morning routines over the years. For many people, mornings are a good time for doing anything that is personally important …Read More
Waking before the alarm
I've generally set an alarm for weekday mornings, though for big chunks of the last 15 years, it's been aspirational. I might need to wake …Read More
Marking the hours
Any new home will have its quirks, and a new 100-plus year old home will have plenty. We will have a complete modern alarm system …Read More