<p>In this week’s essay, John discusses the Pomodoro Routine (among other productivity routines), why he especially needs a meditation pillow, and how a particular teacher captured his heart. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notebook Entries:</strong></p><p>Notebook 75, pages 8 and 9. September 2021</p><p><em>OReinstating the Pomodoro Routine…</em></p><p><em>Starting Marshall again…</em></p><p><em>Write Brice…</em></p><p><em>Send Laura the larger project list…</em></p><p><em>Work on budget to get accounts in order</em></p><p><em>Meditation pillow upstairs.</em></p><br><p>Notebook 18. December 6, 2009</p><p><em>Instapaper</em></p><p><em>Alpha Smart</em></p><p><em>Richard Hugo on poetry</em></p><p><em>Degrees of Gray In Philipsburg.</em></p><br><p>Notebook 18, page 105. June 4, 2011</p><p><em>Visit to Mr. Mead. He was playing piano as we entered. [During our conversation, he asked]: do you find your work fulfilling? Do you have a close circle of friends? Questions about life and living it well…</em></p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><p><a href="https://gettingthingsdone.com/">Getting Things Done</a> - David Allen</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519">The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People</a> - Stephen Covey </p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/questions-will-get-me-through-pandemic/613144/">The Questions That Will Get Me Through the Pandemic</a> - John Dickerson</p><p><a href="https://www.43folders.com/">43 Folders</a> - Merlin Mann </p><p><a href="https://johndickerson.com/book/the-hardest-job-in-the-world/">The Hardest Job in the World </a>- John Dickerson</p><p><a href="https://www.everand.com/book/204643364/Essays-of-E-B-White">Essays of E.B. White</a></p><p>“<a href="https://thegreatdiscontent.com/interview/merlin-mann/">Merlin Mann</a>” - Tina Essmaker for <em>The Great Disconnect</em></p><p><a href="https://www.meadendowment.org/mr-mead">More about Ernest “Boots” Mead</a></p><p>“<a href="https://www.43folders.com/node/47254/316673">Because Buying New Running Shoes is More Fun Than Actually Running</a>” - Merlin Mann for <em>43 Folders</em></p><p><a href="https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits">Atomic Habits </a>- James Clear</p><p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Creative-Habit/Twyla-Tharp/9780743235273">The Creative Habit</a> - Twyla Tharp</p><p><a href="https://www.danpink.com/books/free-agent-nation/">Free Agent Nation</a> - Daniel Pink</p><p>“<a href="https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/sharon-salzberg-582">Sharon Salzberg On: Openness, Not Believing the Stories You Tell Yourself, and Why the Most Powerful Tools Often Seem Stupid at First</a>” - Ten Percent Happier</p><br><p>Want to listen to Navel Gazing uninterrupted? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock ad-free listening to Navel Gazing and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit <a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=plus_pod&amp;utm_content=Navel_Gazing&amp;utm_source=podcast">slate.com/navelgazingplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><p> </p><p>Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.</p><p>Email us at [email protected]</p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>