“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” — Socrates A busy life is too often seen as a badge of honour. Everyone is constantly busy. Schedules are overloaded. People rush from one thing to another while often accomplishing little or nothing during a day. Life is busy yet it feels empty and unproductive. My threshold […]
Happiness in Retirement
How to motivate yourself
Do you know how to motivate yourself? Are there aspects of your lifestyle, habits, or health that you want to change but you find yourself stuck in old routines? Do you find yourself in a holding pattern that needs invigoration? After almost five years of retirement, I find myself repeating patterns that satisfy me. Unfortunately, […]
Can a Password Mantra Change Habits?
Can a password mantra change habits? Have you tried using a mantra to reinforce a habit change? Can you use a computer password to reinforce your mantra? This idea of using a computer password as a mantra sounds weird — yet intriguing. To reinforce a new habit of keeping only two items per day on […]
Do You Understand Your Habits?
Do you understand your habits? Do you want to change your habits? Are you aware that habits, both good habits and bad habits, control most aspects of your life including how you spend your time, how you relate to others, and how you experience pleasure or pain? In the past months I’ve noticed that many […]
Living with Purpose
In 2015 I am determined to live with purpose To make it a more rewarding year I’m making a few changes. Even though the New Year is a few days ‘old’, this is still a time of new beginnings as I suffered a bout of the flu during the celebrations. I’m feeling rejuvenated from the rest […]
Year-end Evaluation
It’s time for the postworksavvy 2014 year-end evaluation. With two days left until a new year begins, this is the time to take stock and to think about changes in 2015. Regular readers of the postworksavvy blog know that I stopped making resolutions for the new year. Instead, I prefer to think of this time as an opportunity […]
7 Tips to Avoid the Last-Minute Christmas Crazies
It’s time for a bad case of the last-minute Christmas crazies. With only days before the 25th, many of us are moving close to panic mode. I’m at the front of the line. December has flown past and the Christmas crazies have hit me and, it seems, many around me. This happens every year. I […]
What’s the meaning of “I’m too busy” ?
Do you often hear words like “I’m too busy” or “I’ve been busy” or, simply “busy” as a response when greeted with ‘how are you’? When someone greets me with “how are you?” — too often, I respond with words indicating that I’ve been busy. The response says little yet it is socially acceptable. “I’ve […]
Too Many Commitments
Is your retirement happiness compromised by too many commitments? Is your daily/weekly schedule overloaded? Are you stressed out with too little time to smell the roses? Do you have time for goofing off or doing nothing? Too many retired people say they are busier than ever. As a result, they find themselves overwhelmed because a […]
American Thanksgiving Celebrations
American Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday! As a Canadian, I consider it a great privilege to celebrate this holiday with long-time friends who live in New York. Tomorrow we plan to drive from Toronto to New York City. The trip itself is always exciting. It’s a drive that takes nine or ten hours, depending on […]
