by Kim Ort | Dec 6, 2017 | Attention, Books, Contemplation, Habits, Inspiration, People, Practices
About six months ago, I listened to a podcast with Cal Newport, author of a new book called Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. This interview planted a seed that I’ve been nurturing ever since. I wondered what I could create if I...
by Kim Ort | Nov 22, 2017 | Attention, Contemplation, Habits, Inspiration, People, Practices
It’s Thanksgiving week in the U.S. of A. and I’m off visiting my family. Recently, one of my favourite sites, On Being, rebroadcast a podcast with the wonderful social psychologist Ellen Langer – The Science of Mindlessness and Mindfulness. Langer...
by Kim Ort | Nov 15, 2017 | Books, Contemplation, Habits, Inspiration, People, Photography
While at a workshop with writer, Dani Shapiro, she referred to a piece in her book, Still Writing (paid link) – Advice for Writers from Poet Jane Kenyon. I realized that I’ve incorporated many of these things into my life over the past few years. Below...