Dr. Tiffany Valvo: Practical Learning & Empowered Living

What if you prioritized having mental space? And you didn’t worry so much about time, but you worried about showing up to a task with 110% mental commitment to it?

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I have mixed feelings about the pomp and circumstance surrounding the new year. Don’t get me wrong, I love a cause for celebration and reflection, the opportunity to buy a new planner, a reason to commit to making all of my dreamy dreams come true.  But, the idea that we will be automatically infused with motivation and a path to achievement because the year turns seems inspiring at best and naive at worst.

NYTimes article
this article suggests picking a word instead of a specific resolution.

I will remember it is only me that can bring about change.
I will practice graceful and fast recovery.
I will prioritize long-term gain over short-term comfort.
I will create small, attainable goals that build momentum to achieving larger ones. 

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This is what I am recommending: become 100% conscious of why and how you’re using social media and the technology in your life and learn how to take the reins on your attention. As Cal Newport writes, “Your ability to concentrate is only as strong as your commitment to train it.” 

Social Media Stats: source
NYTimes: Addicted to Screens? That’s Really a You Problem
Nir Eyal

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There’s a lot of self-help talk about thinking positive. 

You can do anything! Just imagine how wonderful you are! Reach for the stars (or the moon, and then you'll apparently land among the stars?)  

Of course I understand and appreciate the essence of this advice, and I wouldn't be here unless I thought it was possible for everyone to accomplish what they want. But really, just blindly reaching for the stars isn’t very helpful.

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Tim Ferris
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"Your mind is good for having ideas, not for holding them." - David Allen

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"My freedom will be so much the greater and more meaningful the more narrowly I limit my field of action and the more I surround myself with obstacles. Whatever diminishes constraint diminishes strength. The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self of the chains that shackle the spirit." - Igor Stravinsky

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Continuous Calendar, Fall 2019, PDF
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Referenced things:

Frank Chimero, Improvisation and Limitation
"Getting Things Done" by David Allen
Sophie Leroy, “Why is it so hard to do my work” 

You know the scenario. You are overwhelmed because you haven’t done the things on your to-do list. You don’t know where to start, so you’re procrastinating. Then, you convince yourself the stress that your procrastination is causing (not the actual task) needs to be alleviated by some all-curing self-care. #treatyoself. 

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