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Claiming the Empty Spaces

You’re just about to leave for your dentist appointment, when you receive a phone call saying the dentist has been called out on emergency and will have to reschedule your appointment.

Congratulations! You are the winner of one unexpected free hour!

What will you do with your winnings?

Answer your email? Return to the project you were working on before you had to leave? Pay bills? Return phone calls?

Ever consider doing nothing?

If you’re like many of us today, the thought of doing absolutely nothing for an entire hour seems as wasteful as throwing a week’s worth of groceries out with the garbage. Indeed, …

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5 Simple Tricks to Beating Overwhelm

Overwhelm is a tricky beast. It can creep up without you even being aware and then before you know you it, you are knee-deep in anxiety and frustration and have no idea how to get out of it.

For me overwhelm shows up as the frenzied feeling that everything needs to be done now. If I let it take hold of me, I fall down the rabbit hole chasing endless lists and tasks in search of the elusive peace of mind of knowing that I’ve got things under control.

But that feeling will never come because you can’t beat overwhelm by doing …

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