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How Perfectionism Can Sneak Up On You

March 22, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Even when you know it’s a possibility, perfectionism can sneak up on you through the back doors of indecision, overwhelm, and the pretense of building skills. Here’s a real-life case study of how the cycle can unfold.

Filed Under: Coaching, Creating, Practice, Productivity Tagged With: Aries, busy, coaching, control, creating, creativity, fear, indecision, overwhelm, patterns, perfectionism, productivity, resistance

Can’t Focus? Try Zoning Out.

February 3, 2023 | Renée Fishman

When I can’t focus, my habitual conditioning is to “try harder” to reign it in. I’ve learned that this doesn’t work. It may seem counterintuitive, but zoning out is often the best way to hone in.

Filed Under: Coaching, Creating, Productivity Tagged With: attention, brain, distraction, focus, habits, haiku, mind, mindfulness, rest, thinking, zone out

The Ultimate Well for Creative Ideas

December 3, 2022 | Renée Fishman

The best way to “fill your well” with content and works that will provide fodder for constructive creativity.

Filed Under: Coaching, Creating Tagged With: creativity, emptiness, letting go, mindfulness, productivity

How to Sustain a Consistent Writing Practice — Even When You Don’t Feel Motivated

November 22, 2022 | Renée Fishman

I’ve published over 2,000 essays and sustained a daily blog for over 5 years. Here’s the truth about how to sustain a practice even when you don’t “feel motivated.”

Filed Under: Creating, Productivity Tagged With: commitment, daily practice, habits, lessons, motivation, practice, productivity, reasons, rituals, writing

The Most Important Lesson I’ve Learned from Publishing 2,000 Blog Posts

November 21, 2022 | Renée Fishman

Writing and publishing a daily blog is not a sprint or a marathon. It’s a completely different game.

Filed Under: Creating, Productivity Tagged With: challenges, creating, expression, goals, practice, rituals, writing

The Best Reason to Publish a Blog in 2022

November 19, 2022 | Renée Fishman

The best reason to publish a blog is not for what you can share with others but what you’ll discover for yourself.

Filed Under: Creating, Practice, Productivity Tagged With: blogging, ideas, organizing, personal knowledge management, PKM, practice, productivity, reflection, second brain, self-awareness, writing

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