How changing when, where, and with what you do your work can help you get into the right mindset to get the work done.
All posts by “Chris Csont”
Wind Chimes
I haven’t had the heart to take down our wind chimes yet, though they should probably come in for the winter. But they’re a particularly pleasant set of chimes, and I’m predisposed to enjoy music with elements of chance built in. The sounds from the… Read More
The Next Right Thing
Part of what got me to finally write down some of my larger thoughts on Frozen was the release of Frozen 2. While I’ve only seen the new film once, and I haven’t processed it enough for a deep dive, it still hit me hard… Read More
Frozen: A Song of Doors and Windows
There’s a lot to love about Frozen, but for me, the part I always come back to is the way the movie uses doors and windows to express the inner lives of its leads, Elsa and Anna. It’s symbolism, but not the kind that makes… Read More
Meaningful Work
While heading home from picking up a pizza, another driver sped up and swerved in front of me. It’s a fairly busy stretch of road with two lanes going each way. I kept watching this driver weave in-between the other cars in front of me,… Read More
My Daughter Thinks She’s Getting Better At The Floss
The other day, my daughter started dancing to Fred Schneider’s cover of the Harry Nilsson song “Coconut,” and wanted to show us how she could Floss. It went something like this: Mid-way through her dance, she squealed, “I’m getting good at the Floss!” She’s… Read More
Non-Duality (For Writers)
On my flight back from Boston a few weeks back, I was reading my copy of The Mindful Way Through Depression. A man across the aisle from me asked if he could talk to me about my book, and I did something I rarely… Read More
