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https://media.blubrry.com/theworkbench/content.blubrry.com/theworkbench/EP_014_Workbench_Tool-The_Pomodoro_Method-Full.mp3The Pomodoro Technique Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Workbench! Today, I share one of my go-to Workbench tools. I hope you enjoy this short episode! Who knew that a red plastic tomato would start a productivity revolution? I didn’t. But when I ran across this idea in a blog post by a writer […]
https://media.blubrry.com/theworkbench/content.blubrry.com/theworkbench/EP_013_Jumping_Back_Into_The_Workbench_Take_5-Full.mp3Welcome back! Hi All, and Welcome Back to the Workbench. I am so happy to be here with you today! It’s been quite a year, and I’m looking forward to being back in the saddle with the podcast! There has been a lot going on behind the scenes over the past several months. In today’s […]
In most of my job interviews, we get to a point where the interviewer asks, “Why did you choose anthropology?” It’s said with an amused tone, like that choice somehow wasn’t sensible. Like it was a lightweight option – not nearly as useful as business or science or marketing. However, I would argue that Anthropology […]
What does it mean to have Vermont Roots? It’s a set of experiences and a perspective different than any other in the United States. It could be argued that I can’t claim this, having been born and raised in upstate New York, but a good percentage of my family hails from this part of the […]
I Didn’t Cry at the Dentist Today This is a post about stress and how it manifests. And about becoming aware of our own stress responses & mitigating the damage that comes from not looking our stress behavior square in the eye. At the Dentist For years, I have had so much fear, pain, and […]
Facing the Earthquake I woke up this morning thinking about Pema Chodron. She is a source of strength when I’m in struggle. We (people everywhere) are in deep pain right now. The Coronavirus pandemic brought the world to its knees, and the seismic forces of deeply rooted racism, grinding under – and above – the […]