For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi describes flow as “…a single-minded immersion and represents perhaps the ultimate experience in harnessing the emotions in the service of performing and learning.” Thanks Wikipedia! And now back to our regularly scheduled programming… I know it goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: New York City is awesome! …
The Best 15 Minutes of My Day
On March 11th, 2013 I began the 21 Day Perfect Health Meditation Challenge hosted by Deepak Chopra and Oprah. Why 21 days? Probably because popular belief dictates that it takes 21 days to form a habit. Apparently this idea originally came from anecdotal evidence in Maxwell Maltz’s self-help book Psycho Cybernetics. Personally I’ve found there …
The Universe is Whispering, Are You Listening?
If you’ve spent any time with me at all (yes, reading this blog counts…sort of) you’d know that Oprah Winfrey is one of my biggest role models. I aspire to achieve her level of success and share it with the rest of the world. My friends have even nicknamed me “Shoprah” as a result. Has …
How I Reach Inbox Zero in Under 5 Minutes Every Day
Now that you know that I do not check email from 12 pm – 9 pm every day, we can get to the specifics of how I actually process my email. A few months ago I started using the Mailbox App for my iPhone and iPad. I’m such a big fan that it has actually …
The Hidden Costs of Email Addiction and How I Finally Kicked the Habit
“Hi my name is Shir, and I’m an email-aholic.” At least, that’s what I would have said 3 months ago. Does any of this sound familiar? Just got out of the subway? Let me check my phone. Waiting in line at the grocery store? Maybe I’ve got a new message. Walking down the street in …