tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855265565742759541.post10871350157012940..comments2023-05-01T02:21:53.582-07:00Comments on Disciplined Rebellion: GuiltAmanda Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10761963395018749172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855265565742759541.post-67554213526535290492014-09-30T04:15:16.181-07:002014-09-30T04:15:16.181-07:00"Living in the moment." This is somethin..."Living in the moment." This is something I have recognized as a personal challenge for a long time. I agree that if I could master this philosophy it would make the limited time I have with family that much sweeter. I'm working on it!Amanda Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761963395018749172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855265565742759541.post-65849452080034703942014-09-30T04:13:20.679-07:002014-09-30T04:13:20.679-07:00A lot of comments I'm receiving are "comm...A lot of comments I'm receiving are "commiserative" in nature. I think this is an issue that haunts many educators. Maybe it's a positive sign that it's something that disturbs us; a step in the right direction anyway. Congratulations on the upcoming birth of your first child! And yes, time will take on a whole new type of urgency once she comes into your life.Amanda Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761963395018749172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855265565742759541.post-47981402320204192322014-09-29T05:24:00.848-07:002014-09-29T05:24:00.848-07:00You might try David Allen's _Getting Things Do...You might try David Allen's _Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity._ Confession: I haven't finished it myself. He does have two really good wonderful points in the opening chapter(s?), that make me think it's worth finishing:<br /><br />1) We want our mind to be like water (martial arts analogy), with which we are always living in the moment and, like water, able to respond to disruption and disturbances like water. Think of a rock, it falls in the water, the water waves in equally response, not more, not less.<br /><br />2) Our brains are built for recognizing complicated patterns and problem solving, but NOT for storage. When we have too much "stored" in our brains, it's like filling up the RAM on a computer; we get slower and slower and maybe even "crash," because our brain is reminding us of things we need to do at time when we can do nothing about them. Counterproductive to the " Mind like Water" Analogy.<br /><br />Other than that, it sounds like you're doing a ton! And you forgot to mention you wrote a blog post that same day!Ann Wysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518058157879483801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855265565742759541.post-43268742272748812822014-09-28T12:55:25.455-07:002014-09-28T12:55:25.455-07:00I have no solutions, just commiseration. So far I ...I have no solutions, just commiseration. So far I am able to balance work and home life, as it's just me and hubby, so I don't feel so guilty about spending 4 or so hours on the weekend working. But I am pregnant for the first time, and I am terrified about what it will be like to balance it all once she arrives and I go back to work. I wouldn't want to quit my job if I could--at least, I wouldn't as I sit here before the kiddo arrives--but I imagine I will be greedy for time with her when she gets here. <br /><br />Thanks for the honest post.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888081929539943621noreply@blogger.com