It’s that time again. I’ve got to curb my TV watching so that I can get other things done. At least, I need to curb it during the week. I don’t smoke. I don’t do drugs. And I don’t drink to excess. But… I watch a heck of a lot of TV. It keeps me…
Last week, I made a list of some of the books I want to read this year. And right away, I started listening to book that wasn’t on the list. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen. I first listened to this book in 2011. And I’ve listened to it a few…
It’s been a while since I mentioned any Woo Woo events. I mean they might be coincidences… Or they might be Woo Woo… I’ve been wanting to start my next playwriting project. And I was debating working on something new or revisiting one of the projects that I hadn’t finished. And then, I thought what…
In January, I told myself that I would try to read 26 books in 2025. A book every two weeks. I haven’t read any yet. Now, that I’ve started my personal New Year, I figured that I should try to get moving on that goal. The thing is that “reading 26 books” or “reading a…
Another year sped by. Last year, we celebrated my birthday in Fort St. John at Keaton and Kate’s place. This year, it’s just Deb and me. But we were at Caileigh and Chris’ place last weekend. And that was my real birthday present. Spending time with my immediate family. The world is a very different…
You know what drives me crazy? Getting good ideas when I’m doing something else that requires my attention. Like driving to work, for instance. I get lots of great ideas while driving to work. But it’s hard to jot down those ideas for later when I must concentrate on the cars around me. And the…
I spent a good amount of time reading plays this week. I’m on a play reading committee. And our first meeting was today, so I needed to have some plays to recommend. I read more plays this week, than I’ve read in the last couple of years. That’s crazy! I should be reading more plays.…
I submitted a play to the Hamilton Fringe Playwriting Contest. I didn’t expect to win. And I didn’t. I didn’t even place in the top three. Who knows? Out of 54 entries, mine might have come in at 54… I didn’t expect to win. I didn’t expect to place. Why did I submit a play…
Choir started up this week. Unfortunately, I can only attend for the next few weeks. Starting February, my play rehearsals will conflict with choir rehearsals. Choir rehearsals are recorded though. So, I can listen to them after the fact and work on the songs on my own. My play should finish before the choir’s big…
I don’t usually use “chunking” as a productivity process. Chunking is when you batch up similar types of work and dedicate time to do them. For example, I could “chunk” writing blog posts. I could spend a couple of hours on a Saturday or Sunday. And write a bunch of blog posts. In fact, I…
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