Procrastination is…Good?

Procrastination has a bad reputation. If you procrastinate, surely you wear the slacker label, at least from time to time. What if that’s wrong? You’re putting off your project, but you’re getting ready to get started. A quick Google search gave me the name for this: structured or active procrastination. While you seem to the …

What Do I Mean When I Say “Create”?

I’m always urging someone to create something. Most people think I mean they should write, and in a few cases, that’s true. I know people who give great advice, and, in my opinion, should definitely be blogging and helping others. I also know people who love to take photos but don’t take very many because …

The Best Reason To Act On Your Ideas

For the past couple weeks, I’ve had an idea for a blog post knocking around in my head and notes for it jotted on various scraps of paper. I’ve been thinking about writing about minimalism and how it’s good for creativity. I may have thought about this one for too long, because today in various social …

Creating After Success

I’ll be honest: I’ve been putting a lot of pressure on myself over this post. It has to be great, I tell myself. I have to write something that people will like, because they liked my last post, and now I don’t want to disappoint anyone. That’s why this post has been two weeks in …

Are You Really Wasting Time?

I don’t think it’s possible to waste time. Sure, we’re only given so much, but how can you waste it? Waste money, sure. Waste water, or food, or fuel? Definitely possible. How can you waste time? It passes at the same speed regardless of if you’re using it to watch bad Alaskan reality TV shows …