managing attention

Tips, tricks and observations about living an ordered life, despite being arguably crazy. If you have issues with focus and attention, these posts might be helpful. Or at least entertaining.

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  Defragging your physical environment

  Posted on January 16, 2012 by Kat French in managing attention

  Yesterday, I spent 5+ hours cleaning my 7 year old daughter’s bedroom. I had spent several additional hours a week or so ago just going through her clothing and purging anything that didn’t fit, was unfit to wear, or that she just didn’t like. All together, I removed 11 trash bags of stuff from her [...]

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  Three words for 2012

  Posted on January 3, 2012 by Kat French in managing attention, real life

  Fellow web nerd Chris Brogan regularly distills his “New Year’s resolutions” into three code-word themes.  Last week, he once again sent out a year-end reminder and request for people to do likewise.  I don’t always play along, but this year in particular it seemed like a good tool for what I have planned. My three [...]

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  What I mean by #lifeisattention

  Posted on January 2, 2012 by Kat French in managing attention

  I’ve been quietly making little notes to myself on Twitter for a few weeks as the year winds down to a close. I’ve been hashtagging the notes #lifeisattention so I can find them easily later.  The short format of Twitter forces me to keep things concise and specific, which is also good when your attention [...]

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  Ready to suffer, ready to hope

  Posted on December 17, 2011 by Kat French in managing attention, story & craft

  And I’ve been fool and I’ve been blind I could never leave the past behind I can see no way, I can see no way I’m always dragging that horse around All of these questions, such a mournful sound Tonight I’m gonna bury that horse in the ground Cause I like to keep my issues [...]

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  Leading from any position

  Posted on November 3, 2011 by Kat French in managing attention, relationships

  Chris and I decided to create new characters and play through the first two Mass Effect games, this time making choices bearing in mind what we know about the last game in the series. We also wanted one last run through each to see some of the differences in plot that would come from making [...]

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  Costumes & Candy, Cider & Cornbread

  Posted on November 1, 2011 by Kat French in managing attention, real life, relationships

  I think it’s safe to say that “Halloween @ Aunt Katina’s House” is now a family tradition. It’s probably 50% location, and 50% my extreme enthusiasm for any holiday that involves shameless chocolate consumption and flamboyant costumes*. My sisters both live in much more typically suburban or straight-up rural neighborhoods, with no sidewalks, long driveways and [...]

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