Today is the feast day of Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, who is well known for her autobiography, A Story of a Soul. Like Louis, I am a father of only daughters so I payed very close attention to Therese’s description of her “Papa” in her autobiography. There…
The Learning Log
Instagram Replaced Blogging
Almost ten years ago I started a blog. It was a new concept. There were people who built an audience from scratch and had thousands or millions of readers of their blogs. I started one as a way to publish resources for religion teachers. It was free. There weren’t any editors to convince to publish…
The Purpose of the Morning Preview
I have a long checklist of things to do immediately when I wake up in the morning during my Morning Preview, but when you break it down to its most basic elements, the purpose is waking myself up with a reminder of my priorities. I start the day in prayer and try to make sure…
7 Lessons for Writers from Make Your Bed by Admiral William H. McRaven
On a five mile run last week, I listened to the entire book (1.75 speed on the Overdrive app), Make Your Bed, by Admiral William H. McRaven. As a writer, here are seven lessons I learned while listening to the book: 1. Make your bed literally and figuratively. Make your bed in the morning. It…
The Celebrity Method: How to Add Credibility to Your Content
I’ve written about time batching and time blocking (time boxing) in multiple places recently: Batch Your Weekly Work Ahead of Time Time Batching vs. Time Blocking While both pieces are practical, neither one is as convincing as Thomas Frank‘s video above. Why? Because he used credibility to convince people to try this strategy. If it…
