Lessons from Life and the Page Posts

Have you ever heard of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (GTD) book and system? Some people swear by it, but others think it’s too complicated. It’s actually quite simple, but for best results, it takes an investment of time to get started.…

Read More How to Really Get Things Done and Off Your Mind

It is often said that our attention spans have been getting shorter due to all the information at our fingertips, especially now with our cell phones always near at hand. We keep getting distracted by new notifications and new headlines, so we skim and skip…

Read More Protect Your Attention Span (It’s Worth It)

I hadn’t taken a real vacation in a long time, one away from home, with a clean break from work and the computer. In the years I actually did take vacation, it was at home, where all the responsibilities still loomed. I got to relax,…

Read More The Importance of Taking a Real Vacation

First, please forgive me if I accidentally said something insensitive or used the wrong terminology. That is definitely not my intention! While being transgender must not be easy: coming to that realization, making the transition if they so choose, being understood, accepted and respected, etc.,…

Read More Transgender People: Bridging the Divide

The other day, I took part in a photo shoot with the members of my translator’s collective since we wanted professional photos for our new website. The atmosphere that reigned in the room, at least in the beginning, was varying degrees of discomfort. We didn’t…

Read More Say Cheese: The Fear of Being Seen

There are always some fears and concerns when a new technology emerges. For self-driving cars, it’s along the lines of “what if something goes wrong and the car crashes?” or “I like driving and I don’t want to give that up!” I imagine that a…

Read More What’s Great about Self-Driving Cars

I’ve been doing some tapping on the need to be perfect, when I got some insight into where it might have started from. I was a quiet child, eager to please, and pretty conscientious of others. I remember once in grade school, when in a…

Read More Lessons Learned in Childhood

I’m starting a new year-end tradition this year. Taking stock of what I’ve accomplished throughout the year and the things I’ve learned. We forget what we’ve achieved over the last twelve months and how far we’ve come if we don’t take the time to think…

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