Articles
From the journal
Short, plain pieces on the small work of paying attention. Written to be read in a few minutes and, now and then, paired with a planner.
On the difference between rest and stopping
Two things we tend to call by the same word, and why the distinction is worth keeping close.
Small questions are allowed to be enough
A note on why the plainest prompt is often the one that gets answered.
What we mean when we say "later"
On the quiet ways a task moves from today to someday, and how to notice it happening.
Starting before you feel ready
Readiness is not usually a feeling you wait for. It is more often something you find partway in.
The quiet usefulness of writing by hand
Why a pen and a page still hold a kind of attention that a screen tends to scatter.