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Nov 29, 2010 by Thursday Bram

The Importance of Sleep

On days when I didn’t get enough sleep the night before, there are cranky toddlers who are more reasonable to deal with. Those cranky toddlers probably feel better and may even get more done than I do on such days. Something as simple as going to bed an hour late can throw me off: I need my eight hours of sleep and that’s final. Sleep is a Matter...

Nov 26, 2010 by Nathalie Lussier

How to Start Your Day with a Healthy Bank Account Deposit

Before I get too far into this, I want to give you a frame of reference about the type of food that I grew up eating. For breakfast I had store bought cookies that were individually packaged and that I microwaved for extra texture. For lunch was a peanut butter sandwich on white bread with an apple and some store bought rice krispie squares. Dinner was some sort...

Nov 24, 2010 by Ali Luke

How Medicine Screwed Up My Productivity

I wrote last week about being diagnosed with PCOS (hop back there if you want the full story). My doctor put me on a form of the contraceptive pill, Microgynon 30. I knew it would take some time to have an effect on the most frustrating symptoms – excess body hair. From month one, my periods came like clockwork, every four weeks (which I’d expected,...

Nov 22, 2010 by Thursday Bram

Thinking In Terms of Preventative Care

Honestly, I have a hard time remembering to brush my teeth. If I skip one day, it won’t be the end of the world, just like it won’t be the end of the world if I schedule a meeting during the most productive writing time I have. But building good daily habits is an important part of preventative care — the care that catches small problems when they’re...

Nov 17, 2010 by Ali Luke

Being Diagnosed with PCOS

This is the first time I’ve written about this, or even talked about it beyond my very close family. Please be nice! About three years ago, I went to the doctor’s for the first time in … a very long while. I’m generally healthy, and didn’t have any long term health conditions. Correction: I didn’t know that I had any long...

Nov 15, 2010 by Thursday Bram

My Back, A Giant Doctor’s Bill and Some Lost Productivity

Early this year, I did something to my back. I’m not entirely sure what the specific problem was — after three different diagnoses, the doctor told me it was ‘soft tissue damage.’ But I know what the real problem was. I work hard. I like what I do and it isn’t unheard of for me to sit at my computer for ten hours straight. That, combined...

Nov 12, 2010 by Pace Smith

10 Things I Learned From Marrying My Business Partner

Okay, technically I businessed my marriage partner, but it all works out the same in the end. (: Anyway, here’s what I’ve learned from three years of co-owning, co-operating, and co-leading the Connection Revolution with my lovely wife Kyeli. 1. Communicate. A lot. Communication is key in any relationship, romantic or business. Ask for what you need....

Nov 10, 2010 by Kyeli Smith

How to be Productive at Home — Without Neglecting Your Kids

In addition to being a writer, a small business owner, and the logistical manager for our household, I’m also an unschooling mom. My son, Dru, is 12 years old, and we’ve unschooled him his entire life. Unschooling is one of the most natural and easiest ways to school your kid at home, but it’s often hard to juggle giving him the attention and...

Nov 8, 2010 by Thursday Bram

Adam Baker and Why Balance Isn’t the Name of the Game

Adam Baker is the blogger behind Man Vs Debt, but that’s only a fraction of his accomplishments. He and his wife, Courtney, paid off $18,000 in debt and saved up another $17,000 in a period of 16 months, before heading off to see Australia, New Zealand and other exotic locales, with their daughter, Milligan. To put it lightly, they get things done. Knowing...

Nov 4, 2010 by Jen Gresham

How to Nurture Your Child’s Curiosity

In Wayne Dyer’s book What Do You Really Want For Your Children, he describes some of the hopes parents harbor for their children: self-reliance, risk-taking, creativity, and a sense of emotional well-being. But with two adult scientists in our house, we had to add one more to the list: curiosity. Remember when you were little, and everything around...

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