Tag Archives: productive

keep the peace

It’s Not Your Job to Keep the Peace

Being a good person and keeping the peace aren’t the same thing. Sometimes you have to say something that might make someone uncomfortable because it’s the right thing to do. For example, Last week, my household had a fairly typical… more →

check email less

How I Learned to Check Email Less (Finally!)

Checking your email seems like such a productive thing to do, doesn’t it? It means you’re staying on top of things, being responsive, and dealing with things as they arise so that they don’t pile up. Or does it? If… more →