by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Sometimes the road ahead is paved, well-lit, cleared of debris, and visible for miles. You are the driver on a smooth-as-silk highway. You hit the accelerator and ride like the wind. Sometimes you are a hiker in the wilderness. There is a rough path lined with trees,...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Coming from a lineage containing what I consider “real” artists, I could not, for years, give myself any mercy or permission to create anything. None of my creations would have any value, so why bother? Then, I reconsidered the word “value.” And I started creating...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
You have finished a huge project. You rolled the product out. You launched the initiative. The “go live” date has gone live. You cut the ribbon. You take a deep breath; you’re ready to move on. You likely have a hundred other tasks that have been languishing on your...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
In the past few days, I have been in home appliance Hades. As I hemorrhage money in the general direction of the kitchen, the wall oven decides to join the party. WALL OVEN I am done with life. Goodbye. MELISSA No. No. NO! Please stay with me! Insert montage of...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
I enjoy mobile video games. Full stop. I think that this is an important admission to make at the outset of this post because there are productivity experts out there who might call the time that I spend gaming “wasted,” even though it does not interfere...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
When I opened my business in 2007, I spent lots of time guiding clients through the process of sorting, purging, and organizing paper files at work. Being overrun with paper was a huge impediment to individual and team productivity. Yet, reducing paper...
