Mindfulness at work

Mindful writing, journaling, and productivity: a week's worth of articles to help you thrive in work and life.

👋 Howdy,

I've been blogging every day for the past three months and to kick off the new year, I decided to share a summary of my recent posts in newsletter form.

Here's what I covered so far in 2023. (Check the archives to see what happened in 2022.)

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I've been reflecting on the year ahead and thinking about how I can set myself up for success. One way I do this is through journaling, and I shared some tips on how to make the most of it.

These included a few things about writing and journaling:

• The benefits of doing regular brain dumps,

• embracing the messiness of freeform journaling.

• And establishing some rules for extracting maximum value from your journal.

I also wrote about work and productivity:

• Exploring the connection between leadership and making art,

• the dangers of delegating decisions to institutions,

• and the benefits of using a one-month project plan to boost productivity.

Finally, I shared some ideas on how to find peace through mindfulness, including:

• The ways in which creative activities can bring order to life,

• and the importance of finding relief from the pressure to be perfect.

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I’ve been reading Shop Class as Soulcraft. Here is a quote from it:

When the point of education becomes the production of credentials rather than the cultivation of knowledge, it forfeits the motive recognized by Aristotle:
“All human beings by nature desire to know.”

Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford

Thanks for reading.

—MZ