How I stopped wasting energy trying to be someone I'm not
Writing these bloglettes is definitely a passion project of mine. I love discovering new ideas, researching, writing about and sharing them. But, since I launched this blog 7 months ago, it’s sometimes been like pulling teeth being consistent about writing and posting these.
If this is something I really love doing, why is it so hard for me to get it done?!
For a while I thought that it should be easy to sit down and artfully pump out these little bloglettes in one sitting. After all, it’s ONLY 350 words and I’m writing about subjects that I love! What could possibly be hard about that?
But this wasn’t happening.
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Do nothing. Why adding this to your To-Do list could help you get more done
Here’s something to add to your ever-growing to do list: Do nothing.
Sounds ridiculous, right? But what if this was the one thing that could actually help you get MORE done?
In the 5th chapter of his book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Greg McKeown discusses why deliberately scheduling downtime with no phone, email or distractions is the most beneficial thing you can do to boost your productivity.
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Is it time for a cell phone cleanse?
Yes. I was that girl, sprawled out on the sidewalk after tripping because I was immersed in my phone and oblivious to my surroundings. Luckily no serious injuries ensued, but my acrobatic fall was a sharp wakeup call.
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Can you train confidence with gratitude?
Last fall I was listening to a School of Greatness podcast interview with sports psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais about High Performance Mindset Training and an idea peaked my interest - we can train optimism and confidence by writing down three amazing things that we are grateful for each day.
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Take the stress out of email
EMAIL. There’s always a lot of it and it’s so easy to feel swamped.
I recently read an incredible book called "Unsubscribe" by Jocelyn Glei. It’s a clever, quick read about the psychology of email and how to diffuse “email anxiety” so that you can be most productive.
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Why the Productive Musician? And what's a bloglette?!
My name is Sarah Whitney and I'm a professional violinist, teacher, artistic director, career coach and entrepreneur.
To me, the word “productive” encompasses a broad spectrum of topics. The Productive Musician bloglettes will include practical time-saving email tricks, mindset-altering techniques to get into a good headspace, and health and wellness tips. I have found all of these tools essential to my wellbeing as a musician and human being.
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