Simplify By Viewing Purchases As Subscriptions

Simplify By Viewing Purchases As Subscriptions

I explain how breaking down purchases into subscriptions helps me make smarter buying decisions. By calculating cost per use/day/month, I avoid impulse purchases, reduce clutter, and ensure my spending aligns with my values. This simple mental shift has transformed my approach to consumption.
Six Tools to Enjoy Your Job Like a Zen Monk

Six Tools to Enjoy Your Job Like a Zen Monk

I've discovered six Zen-inspired tools that help me manage work stress and enjoy my job more. By practicing awareness, pacing, mindful transitions, prioritization, routines, and relaxation, I've created habits that make my workday smoother and more fulfilling.
Using Excel To Take Apart and Consolidate Text

Using Excel To Take Apart and Consolidate Text

In this document, I discuss my fondness for spreadsheets, particularly Excel, and how I use it not for number crunching, but for text manipulation. I share how Excel can be a powerful tool for consolidating or splitting up text. I provide a detailed walkthrough on how to put text together using the ampersand (&) as a concatenation tool. Then, I demonstrate how to pull text apart using the Text To Columns tool. This tool is especially useful when you need to extract specific information from a chunk of text. I conclude by emphasizing that Excel is not just for numbers and can save you from having to manually retype text.
pareto housecleaning

Applying Pareto To Housecleaning

I've talked about the 80/20 principle before. Formally known as the Pareto principle, it says that 80% of the results will come from 20% of your effort. Today I want to apply this rule to housecleaning.