I’m trying to be good and avoid trouble. How can that be wrong?

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My character traits of tenacity (less flatteringly: stubbornness) and self-reliance have gotten me pretty far. The challenge for me is learning to let go and ask for help.

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Self-pity makes us live beyond our values, which makes it difficult for us to live with integrity, and therefore impossible to gain peace and serenity.

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https://medium.com/press-pause/self-pity-is-the-enemy-of-integrity-ed92570c7b7f?source=friends_link&sk=60e44bc28a38521cd0e3a3aca5a2ff67

As an educator, I have been watching ChatGPT with great interest. The opportunities for learning from AI are quite boundless, when used effectively.

You can read the text of this episode on Shaney Crawford dotcom.

https://www.shaneycrawford.com/2023/03/i-asked-chatgpt-to-analyse-my-writing/

I have never been fond of doing dishes. In fact, I don’t like doing anything that never gets permanently “done”, like making my bed, doing my laundry, cooking, or cleaning.

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https://www.shaneycrawford.com/2023/03/living-in-a-fantasy-world-where-dishes-do-themselves/

Trying to figure out DEIJ in schools is hard work, or rather, complex work, but it is important for all educators to have a very robust understanding of how power, privilege, oppression, and marginalization play out in schools.

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https://www.shaneycrawford.com/2023/02/staying-open-humble-and-teachable/

This week, I had one of those days where I couldn’t seem to win. I had two particular encounters on that day that didn’t go my way. In the past, this would have been a very good reason for me to go out and eat fast food, or junk food, or a lot of food, and then go to bed with a stomach that was too full.

In this episode, I mention "exploratory writing".  You can read more about this idea here.

Exploratory Writing: Everyday Magic for Life and Work by Alison Jones

In August 2022, one of my colleagues introduced me to the concept of coaching. Everyone knows what a coach of a sports team does, but this was different. He was talking about a coach who works with you in your workplace to become better at what you do.

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https://www.shaneycrawford.com/2023/01/getting-out-of-my-own-way/

As a workaholic, I have a tendency to forget to put white space around my time and energy, in particular. I will use up these resources right until the last drop and not leave any extra for later, like I somehow believe that time doesn’t apply to me, or that I have limitless energy.

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https://www.shaneycrawford.com/2023/01/leave-some-space-around-it/

I like the idea of making small commitments to action rather than large, wide-ranging, and ill-defined resolutions (e.g. “lose weight”, “be happier”, “make more money”). I think that taking small, concrete actions over a longer amount of time is more likely to get me moving in the right direction.

You can read the text of this episode on Shaney Crawford dotcom:

https://www.shaneycrawford.com/2023/01/small-commitments-to-action/