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... ]]> 158262 Sun, 11 May 2008 14:57:40 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/2034/158261.html?rss=1 As I've mentioned a couple times in the past, the newsletter is changing
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                                April 21, 2008

Feature: Take a Little Time for You

We live in a fast world, and it's getting faster every year. At work, we are
expected to do more, faster, with less... fewer people are there to do the same
job, and the pressure is on for it to be done immediately. We take this same
sense of rush in demand for immediacy with us everywhere, into our personal
lives, into our relationships, into the kitchen and the den and the bedroom. We
want it done now, and we want it 'just so'.

How often do you step back and take a breath? How often do you make yourself
slow down and enjoy a few minutes of free time? How often do you put your
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                                April 14, 2008

Feature: Data Dump

Three weeks ago I talked about doing the job right the first time, about taking
the time to do it well so that you wouldn't have to revisit work you had
completed to fix it later. The following week, I discussed relaxing your own
expectations around how well jobs needed to be done to be considered done well.
And last week, I offered guidance on recognizing your abilities for what they
are rather than demanding perfection in everything, about taking it in stride.

How do you get started though? All that is well and good when you get to the
end, but the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. What should
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                                April 07, 2008

Feature: It Is What It Is

It has been said that with anything in your life, any circumstance, any
condition, any result, you have three choices: you can leave it, you can change
it, or you can accept it. This is true of your job, your relationships, your
money situation... anything. While the best choice isn't always easy to see,
ultimately these are the only options you have.

Of the three, acceptance is the most difficult.

Leaving it behind is the easiest. Many people find it easier to walk away from
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                                March 31, 2008

Feature: Good Enough

How good is 'good enough'? I suppose that depends on what you're doing. If
you're building a bridge or a skyscraper or a submarine or a jetliner, 'good
enough' is nearly perfect, at least as close to perfect as we are capable of
achieving. If you are fixing dinner, 'good enough' might mean only that you can
swallow it without gagging. 'Good enough' is always changing.

There are some guidelines, however, that you can use to decide how far 'good
enough' needs to go. That's what I'd like to talk about this week.

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                                March 24, 2008

Feature: Do It Right

If being productive is important to you (and for most of us, being productive
is critical), you're probably looking for any and every way you can find to
improve your overall output and efficiency. However, productivity is not
something that can be simplified to one or two principles. Hopefully you're
starting to see that. A very large number of physiological, mental, emotional,
and external forces all affect what we do and how much we do it. Still, we have
to start somewhere, and we can make a difference in our results with small
changes in many places... the more changes we make, the bigger difference we'll
see.
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                                March 17, 2008

Feature: Over-Connected

In many ways, the modern world is a true marvel. We have unprecedented access
to information of all kinds. In many countries, even the lowest classes have
the ability to research and learn from the vast knowledge that exists online.
But the information age isn't just about data, it's also about communication.
More than ever, people anywhere in the world can effortlessly and instantly
contact each other and communicate at great length on any topic they please...

Furthermore, social networking sites have become an amazing phenomenon,
offering us the ability to meet and share ideas with people from all walks of
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                                March 10, 2008

Feature: Guilty Pleasures

I love food. For a variety of reasons, I have had the chance to eat the staples
and delicacies of dozens of different cultures. I love hot. I love salty. I
love raw. I love fried. I love... well, I love it all.

Who here doesn't have something they love to indulge in? For many of us, it's
something edible, like food, chocolate, wine, or candy. For others, it is
staying in bed or reading pulp fiction. It could be spending hours every day
browsing the Internet or watching TV or...

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                                March 03, 2008

Feature: A Dash of Unnecessary Flavor

There are many cooking additives in wide use around the world, but often I have
found that they take away from the food more than they enhance it. I enjoy
simply-prepared dishes, like steamed vegetables, fried meat with a dash of soy
sauce or curry, or yogurt and fruit. Whatever the French might say about the
complex blending of flavors, I've found the natural flavors inherent in the
foods I eat to be just as appreciable if I take the time to enjoy them. I don't
need a complex sauce with three kinds of cream, a simple curry or pico de gallo
will do.

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                               February 25, 2008

Feature: Preventative Maintenance

How many of you change your oil regularly? How many of you keep your kitchen
and bathroom clean? How many of you check the batteries in your smoke detector
several times a year? Hopefully, all of you do these things regularly. After
all, taking care of the things you need ensures those things are ready when
called upon to perform for your well-being.

And yet, how many of you neglect your body's health needs?

It's easy to see (and smell) the results of not cleaning the kitchen. It is
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                               February 18, 2008

Feature: Stopping Oxidation Damage

In the past, I've referenced antioxidants, but I've never elaborated on what
they are, what they do, and why they are beneficial to your health. Today we'll
take a look at all that and more.

Probably the biggest question in many people's minds is 'What are antioxidants,
anyway?'. Antioxidants are molecules that diminish the amount of oxidation
occurring within the cells of the body. Oxidation is when molecules react with
oxygen to break down into simpler molecules. This breakdown releases particles
that are themselves likely to damage other molecules they interact with; these
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                               February 11, 2008

Feature: Setting Boundaries

How good are you at setting boundaries in your life?

It has been my experience that most people I meet are not good at setting
boundaries. The majority of people in western culture are, in fact, not even
sure what their boundaries are.

What do I mean by boundaries? Many things. We all have limits on what we want
or need to allow in our lives. They can be physical, like limits on personal
space or on how much energy we are willing to give at work. They can be
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                               February 04, 2008

Feature: Does It Scale?

Whether we're working on our own health or trying to make large-scale changes,
there are many things we need to determine before we try to implement changes.
One thing that is often overlooked is the notion of scalability.

What is scalability? The term is used often in computer science (and many other
fields) to refer to how well a solution on a small scale can be implemented on
a large scale.

For instance, we know that beef is a fundamental part of the diet in many
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                               January 28, 2008

Feature: Seasonal Affective Disorder

In the depths of winter, some people find themselves feeling depressed,
anxious, and lethargic. For many of these people, the cause is Seasonal
Affective Disorder (SAD).

It is believed SAD affects about one in ten people in the higher latitudes
(above 60 degrees from the equator) and about one in twenty in the middle
latitudes (most of the US, for instance). The only part of the world where SAD
is not found is in the tropics, where daily sunshine is roughly the same at all
times of year.
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                               January 21, 2008

Feature: Your Habits Create Your Outcome

I was working at my computer the other day and found myself randomly wandering
around the internet. It wasn't long, maybe ten minutes, but it was enough that
I realized I had caught myself avoiding things I needed to be doing.

And then it hit me: I do this often.

I really want to be productive. Often I am. But it tends to come in spurts.
I'll have several days (even a couple weeks) where everything just clicks,
where I get tasks done at a rapid pace, where nothing is left undone. Then I
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                               January 14, 2008

Feature: Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Flu, Oh My!

It's flu season again. Actually, it's 'sick' season, as this time of year
brings outbreaks of a plethora of diseases, especially the flu, bronchitis, and
pneumonia. This week, I'll take a brief look at these three.

The most talked about of the three is, of course, the flu. Every year we the
urgings to get a flu shot, as I've reported before (http://
weeklywellnessnews.blogspot.com/2007/01/put-first-things-first.html). The flu
is always viral. It spreads through inhalation of vaporized droplets put into
the air by coughing and sneezing. It is fairly unpleasant for a couple days,
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                               January 07, 2008

Feature: Resolutions...

Happy New Year!

I decided last year that the first issue of the new year would be a 'bandwagon'
issue and focus on New Year's Resolutions. However, as you (hopefully) expect,
my suggested resolutions are general rather than specific. No one set of goals
will be right for everyone; however, a few basic approaches should apply to
everyone, regardless of who you are.

Remember last year's resolutions (http://weeklywellnessnews.blogspot.com/2007/
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                               December 17, 2007

Feature: What Christmas Means to Me

I'm a traveler. I can't remember the last time I knew where I would be spending
Christmas more than a few weeks in advance. Even when I thought I had it
figured out, something would change and I would end up in another city, state,
or even country.

It was never business that moved me, it was always opportunity: an opportunity
to explore a place I had never been; an opportunity to visit people I hadn't
seen in years; an opportunity to experience an event that was rare or hard to
get to.
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