As a teacher I manage life, family, and work with an array of books, tools, and apps. Here are is an almost exhaustive work-in-progress list of the resources I use for work and life. I list work tools first, then life tools. Clearly, some overlap - especially those involving life planning, goal setting and productivity. … Continue reading Books On My Shelf, Tools In My Box, and Apps In The Cloud
Tag: Productivity
“You can’t pour from an empty cup.” Fill up here with your weekly dose of winning tips while you preview next week on Hybrid Consonance. Hybrid Consonance is the collection of practices, habits, mindsets, and more, that contribute to Holistic High Performance: productivity, focus, and intelligence. As an educator, musician, and writer, I am here to … Continue reading Full Cup Friday #4: Top Tips and Weekly (P)review
You breathe, right? Why, yes, me too! 🙂 It's essential to life. Everyone's doing it. But really, how often do you stop to notice your breath? Beware Be Aware of your Breath. Recently, my breathing has not been deep and replenishing. Stress from the various tasks and demands on my life has affected me. It's definitely affected my productivity - … Continue reading Breathe – again.
Photo by bruce mars from Pexels Last Thursday I published a summary of an online conversation between Ryan Holiday and Cal Newport. In it, these two authors discussed Newport’s latest book, “Digital Minimalism.” If you haven’t read it yet, I’d encourage you to do so, as you’ll find out: why Newport still likes the Kindle.why he does not … Continue reading Infinite Scrolling isn’t Infinite, and other Digital Decluttering Discoveries
Move on Monday: How we move our bodies is crucial to moving into action and getting into the right mindset. As a musician, I know how crucial breathing is. This will be a short breathe breeze through an important topic. Breathe. In. Now, out. Again. In… …and… out. Once more. In… … then... … out. … Continue reading Breathe.
This week, subscribers to Cal Newport’s email list were given an opportunity to listen and participate in a call between author Ryan Holiday and Newport, to discuss Newport’s latest book, “Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World." Photo by Tom Swinnen from Pexels Here are some interesting quotes from that conversation, and some key takeaways. … Continue reading Ryan Holiday and Cal Newport Talk “Digital Minimalism”
What gets you motivated, and moving, and in the right mindset to start your day - and your week? Whether you are focused on boosting your productivity, developing effective learning, growing your cultural intelligence, or like me, combining these all in the process of lifting your voice and living your song - we can all benefit from making the right moves.
Justin Hockey - Teacher & Musician 