These are the chronicles of one simple fella's steady pursuit of intentional living and contentment.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Prefer to listen to this post? There have never been more ways to spend your time. Even if you have chosen to sit on your duff and watch a screen, the choices are endless. Do you want to watch Netflix? Hulu? HBO? It seems like we’ll never scratch the surface of even figuring out what… Continue reading Determine How to Spend Time With One Question
Reading Time: 11 minutes Prefer to listen? My jar ain’t big enough. There’s a classic story told by Stephen Covey in his book First Things First entitled “The Big Rocks of Life.” In this story, a person speaking to a class of business students uses a gallon-sized jar to symbolize their schedule. He also uses various items to represent… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why I Left Social Media (and 4 Things to Consider)
Reading Time: 3 minutes A little news before we begin: For those of you who prefer to listen rather than read, I’ve started recording audio versions of my articles going forward and reaching back. Also, look for “TheKenLane.com” on your favorite podcast player to subscribe. Thanks! – Ken Prefer to listen to this piece? When was the last time… Continue reading Living 25 Minutes at a Time
Reading Time: < 1 minute This post is the first among my Short & Simple category—short realizations I’m come to almost always while journaling my own problems. ************** Rarely in life is force a necessity. Most executions of force eventually backfire. Force within a relationship strains trust. Force in the body often leads to injury. Force within the mind saps… Continue reading Let’s Stop Forcing Things
Reading Time: 4 minutes Disclaimer: I’m by no means a medical professional. I’m just a guy who has lost many nights of sleep due to nervous anxiety. The following are a few ways I manage my thoughts. Hi, I’m Ken, and I’m a hypochondriac. About once a year for a span running either a few weeks to as much… Continue reading 3 Ways of Quelling Hypochondria-Induced Anxiety
Reading Time: 4 minutes I recently started using the Pomodoro Technique. This technique is a work/break scheduling tool used initially by medical school students to foster focused “deep work.” “Pomodoro” simply means “tomato” in Italian — which was the shape of the kitchen timer used by its Italian developer, Francesco Cirillo, in the late ’80s. Here’s how it works: Step… Continue reading 5 Things I Really Like About the Pomodoro Technique
Reading Time: 5 minutes Last year, I cultivated four incredibly beneficial lifestyle habits (and wrote a free book about the experience) that I continue to utilize in my daily life. As 2020 rolled around, I was incredibly inspired to see what other habits I could develop. As I began to look into my spiritual life, though prayer was now… Continue reading Giving Up is Immensely Underrated