You’re going to spend your time doing something. Your money is going to get spent on something. Your effort and passion will be spent. These things aren’t to save, they are to spend. But on what? The more I experience, the more I realize the […]
Category: Productivity
A New Routine
I’ve recently realized that I basically have everything I wanted out of life. This is both incredibly fulfilling, and strangely challenging. What do I struggle for now? What gets me out of bed? What am I working towards? Growth. The first stage of life is […]
The Process, Not the Result
“I want to be a millionaire.” “I want to get all A’s this semester,” “I want to lose ten pounds.” We love to set goals for ourselves, dreaming of what life would be like if we just accomplished that next thing. I’m a “big goal” […]
Confessions of a Recovering Workaholic
One of the most interesting transitions I went through while I was a college student for over a decade involves the way I approach work. When I was starting out, I struggled to find the motivation to do the work – schoolwork, and even research […]
Things that Last
This past weekend my mother-in-law was kind enough to buy me a few shirts as a gift. Their purpose? Something to wear while rock climbing, running, hiking, and other outdoor activities. They’re made of specially-engineered materials that wick away sweat, dry quickly, inhibit odor, and […]
Three things everyone should focus on this summer
We made it: it’s summer!!!!!! Here’s a season where everyone gets a chance to let off the gas a little bit and recover from the grind that the first months of every year seem to hold. I’d like to offer you a bit of advice […]
Three Keys to Surviving Crunch Time
One of the worst feelings in life is that deep tired, almost an ache in your chest that sets in after pulling an all-nighter and watching the sun come up. The last few weeks of the semester used to be such a grind for me, […]
Early Career Advice that I’m Thankful I Followed
I found out that I was going to be a dad in February of 2016. In March, I attended the Building Future Faculty Workshop. In April, I lost my job after my postdoc funding evaporated. Needless to say, this was a chaotic time in my […]
When Things Go Wrong
To be honest, I feel like there’s been an uptick in the number of negative experiences going on around me lately. I’m not talking about the things that make it into the national or international news. Not politics. In the last week, right here around […]
Finding Your Energy
My typical day begins at 4:30am. I wake up, spend 2 hours working on The Intentional Academy*, then spend a bit of time on self-care before leaving for work at 7:00. By 7:30, I’ve walked a mile and a half, taken a train ride, and […]
