Tag: Writing

  • The Power of Flowers

    The Power of Flowers

    We bought this orange poppy a few years ago from the markdown rack at the Lowe’s garden center. It’s a complete outlier in the flowerbed and my personal favorite because its intense orange jumps out like an orange safety cone in the middle of comparably tame daisies out of control mint. This particular flower is…

  • Working with Family Distractions and Getting Things Done with Pomodoros

    Working with Family Distractions and Getting Things Done with Pomodoros

    If you spend time working from home on tasks that require absolute concentration and attention to detail and have kids, you know these two aspects of your life can be incompatible. In other words, sometimes your deep work is not compatible with your dad work. As the father of four young children, I have had…