Thoughts & Reflections
Consider jotting down a few notes, perhaps in a journal or notebook.
What are some ways you know you’re bored? Or overwhelmed? What does your brain do or your body? Do you feel like your head is spinning or do your palms get sweaty or do you start thinking...
We can’t complete this mini-dive into flow without landing on the challenge/skill balance.
The challenge/skill balance is finding that sweet spot where learning isn’t too hard and it isn’t too easy. Take a moment right now and think about those moments in your day that you might...
Thoughts & Reflections
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Practice giving specific feedback within your family and friend group. Instead of just saying you like someone’s hair for example, you might say something like, “Your haircut frames...
Just-in-time feedback helps us stay present and propel forward.
In life we need to know what we’re doing (clear goals), but we also need to know how we might do it even better (just-in-time feedback).
In order to get the most out of feedback, we need to be present in the...
Thoughts & Reflections
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Last week, we talked about clear goals and creating the life you want. You might consider playing the what do you want game with yourself and see what arises. Be relentless and...
A quote from well-known music teacher and conductor Nadia Boulanger:
"Anyone who acts without paying attention to what he is doing is wasting his life. I'd go so far as to say life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece."
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Thoughts & Reflections
Consider jotting down a few notes, perhaps in a journal or notebook.
What are our twenty curiosities?
List one or two that you feel especially excited about and that ideally intersect with other curiosities.
Start to poke around the curiosity...
Are you interested in a high-quality leisure life while raising kids?
Do you ever lie in bed at night and feel like you’ve lost yourself somewhere along the way? Raising little humans is a joy, but most of us probably have those days where we are exhausted, stressed and wondering how...
Do you ever lie in bed at night and feel like you’ve lost yourself somewhere along the way? Raising little humans is a joy, but most of us probably have those days where we are exhausted, stressed and wondering how we’re going to wake up the next day and do it all again.
We all...
Thoughts & Reflections
Consider jotting down a few notes, perhaps in a journal or notebook.
Leisure Activities
Here are a few examples, but expose your child to many options and see what might spark curiosity.
- Sports, both team (such as soccer or volleyball) and more individual...
It may not work well just to take our kids’ phones away or limit screen usage without something to put in its place. While each family has their own comfort level and belief system around technology usage, you may want to continue to monitor the balance. The advantages and disadvantages...
Thoughts & Reflections
Consider jotting down a few notes, perhaps in a journal or notebook.
How do you feel about screen usage, in general? In your own child?
What parameters will you set (or wish you had set) as your child grows and develops?
What are the positives and...
