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Decluttering- Finding ways to be more effective and satisfied.
Summary: Over 11 weeks of decluttering, I committed to and did at least 3 hours weekly, but found the clutter’s scope overwhelming. Much remains to be done. Moving forward, I’ll adopt a different approach inspired by Oliver Burkman’s Meditations for Mortals. It seems like just yesterday that I was proposing to my accountability group that I…
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Decision Making and Scope Creep in Home Renovation
The blog post reflects on a home renovation journey, starting with utility room upgrades and expanding beyond. It highlights decision-making challenges, evolving plans, and balancing aesthetics, functionality, and comfort while addressing scope creep and budget considerations. My wife and I have spent the week after Thanksgiving in our coldish house up north working on the…
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Plantar fasciitis story part 2: Human connection on my path to healing
While doing some cleanup in my yard a couple walking by on our country road called out to me to say hello. They looked familiar, though I did not fully remember them. I answered the greeting and walked closer, to continue our neighborly conversation. Debbie and Jim reminded me that we had met previously while…
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Sharing Our Knowledge to Benefit Others
Is sharing what we know with others, and putting our effort into meaningful, good work important or desirable? ….. Yes! Three years ago I left my corporate ergonomics…
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Unseen and Unheard
If I speak they might hear me …If I move they might see me ………. in the forest …Hikers, runners and walkers pass by ………. their words easily…
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Seeing with a Camera – On what do we focus, in the world around us? (Part 2)
Viewing the world in the frame of a camera allows me to zoom in, see detail and relationships among shapes, light and dark, colors, objects and more. These…
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Eyeglasses – On what do we focus, in the world around us? (Part 1:)
I recently bought a new pair of eyeglasses, and found in this an area for focus and significant impact in our lives. Many of us spend considerable time…
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To share or not to share, that is the question.
As an ergonomist my work often put me in a position where others were relying on me to point out opportunities or omissions that, if addressed, could make…
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My time to write has arrived
I have tended to be silent and listen to others, most of my life. Except when invited to share, I rarely insert myself into group conversations to tell…
