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Why It’s True that What You Resist Persists
The Little Things One of the downsides of our cool lakeside home is that we have weird tap water I don’t like. By weird I mean it’s salty, and by “don’t like” I mean revile. It tastes semi normal at first, and then the aftertaste is a bit like you just bathed in a tub...
How To Stop: Day 21 of the #DesignYourDay Challenge
It's Day 21 of the 21 Days to #DesignYourDay Challenge in honor of my new book, Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life on Purpose! (See all the details about the book here.) To celebrate, each weekday for 21 days I'll be over on...
How I Manage My Email: Day 20 of the #DesignYourDay Challenge
It's Day 20 of the 21 Days to #DesignYourDay Challenge in honor of my new book, Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life on Purpose! (See all the details about the book here.) To celebrate, each weekday for 21 days I'll be over on...
How to Learn Positive Multitasking: Day 19 of the #DesignYourDay Challenge
It's Day 19 of the 21 Days to #DesignYourDay Challenge in honor of my new book, Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life on Purpose! (See all the details about the book here.) To celebrate, each weekday for 21 days I'll be over on...
How to Batch Your Work to Get More Done: Day 18 of the #DesignYourDay Challenge
It's Day 18 of the 21 Days to #DesignYourDay Challenge in honor of my new book, Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life on Purpose! (See all the details about the book here.) To celebrate, each weekday for 21 days I'll be over on...
Can Three Hours a Week Transform Your Life?
I'm back from a long/short/crazy trip of fun and work and I'm feeling the burn of overwhelm. Traveling, in general, is a great way to knock you entirely off your routine and make you spend days trying to claw back to the careful balance you had pre-departure. That...
What Time of Day Should You Do Your Best Work?: Day 17 of the #DesignYourDay Challenge
It's Day 17 of the 21 Days to #DesignYourDay Challenge in honor of my new book, Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life on Purpose! (See all the details about the book here.) To celebrate, each weekday for 21 days I'll be over on...
What Is Decision Fatigue and How Do You Fight It?: Day 16 of the #DesignYourDay Challenge
It's Day 16 of the 21 Days to #DesignYourDay Challenge in honor of my new book, Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life on Purpose! (See all the details about the book here.) To celebrate, each weekday for 21 days I'll be over on...
How to Take Email Off Your Phone
Taking email off my phone is one of the smartest things I've ever done. I'm a huge fan, and encourage anyone on the journey to transform their productivity to do so. Not sure how? Searching Google will show you a few different ways to do it, but my preferred method is...
This is My Morning Routine: Day 15 of the #DesignYourDay Challenge
It's Day 15 of the 21 Days to #DesignYourDay Challenge in honor of my new book, Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life on Purpose! (See all the details about the book here.) To celebrate, each weekday for 21 days I'll be over on...
How to Develop a Morning Routine: Day 14 of the #DesignYourDay Challenge
It's Day 14 of the 21 Days to #DesignYourDay Challenge in honor of my new book, Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life on Purpose! (See all the details about the book here.) To celebrate, each weekday for 21 days I'll be over on...
How to Edit Down the Time You Spend on Work: Day 13 of the #DesignYourDay Challenge
It's Day 13 of the 21 Days to #DesignYourDay Challenge in honor of my new book, Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life on Purpose! (See all the details about the book here.) To celebrate, each weekday for 21 days I'll be over on...
The Practice of a Daily Dialogue
Since my early teens, I have kept a regular journal. And even if I don't remember to write every day, I do on most. My father, a journalist, set an incredible example, to the extent that he regularly pulls out past journals on holidays and birthdays to remind us of...
Why You Need to Track the Time You Spend on Work: Day 12 of the #DesignYourDay Challenge
It's Day 12 of the 21 Days to #DesignYourDay Challenge in honor of my new book, Design Your Day: Be More Productive, Set Better Goals, and Live Life on Purpose! (See all the details about the book here.) To celebrate, each weekday for 21 days I'll be over on...
Why I Decided to “Restory” My Life {Guest Post}
This is a guest post from the awesome Mary DeMuth. I love the concept of "restory", and can't wait to start throwing the word around as a verb in wild abandon. # I had great plans for the year. I read Claire’s latest book, Design Your Day, determined to change the way...