In many of life’s major, endurance-related endeavors, pacing is the difference between success and burnout, achievement and frustration. Start a marathon at a sprint, and you may enjoy an early lead but run out of steam halfway through. Start too slowly, and everyone may have gone home by the time you reach the finish line. […]
Writing
How to Take a Meaningful Pause
The events of the past few weeks have made many people re-assess the lives they were leading before the pandemic. How about you? Do you marvel at how you spent your time when there were no restrictions on your movements? Do you see your relationships with others differently now? If you are not working on […]
Navigating the Need for Closure: Writing Lessons
Writing Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic Even while most of us are shut at home, we’re stretching our ability to adapt to changing realities and fluid public health situations. There’s so much we do not know yet about the virus or how to handle it. Advice that seemed solid four weeks ago now appears quaint […]
Using the Future to Guide Us Today
An Interview with Trista Harris Trista Harris is a philanthropic futurist and author of Future Good. In her role as president of the Future Good consultancy, she helps nonprofit leaders envision and build a better future in their work. Futurism, as Trista defines it in her book, is the practice of recognizing trends and anticipating […]
Fear versus Flow: Writing in Quarantine
Listen to this post Being stuck at home might seem like a golden opportunity to do more writing. But quarantine isn’t turning out to be a great writing retreat for most people. How can you write when you’re focused on the news and consumed with anxiety? Fear can be paralyzing. The thing that we […]
Three Reasons to Write, Especially Now
If you are practicing social distancing right now, life may have just gotten strange. For a while, the “new normal” is anything but normal. Writing may help you get through this time. Perhaps you feel too anxious to write. The kids are underfoot. You’re worried about your parents, your neighbors, or your job. These are […]
