My NPR app has become something of a lifeline to the real world for me this summer. You see, since I no longer have my 8:43 commuter train to Manhattan, I no longer have my dedicated reading time for my New York Times. I know what you're thinking -- now that I'm working from home don't I have big, fat, wide swaths of time available to leisurely read the paper cover to cover? (Or pageview to pageview?) Well, yes. I guess. But therein lies the problem. For whatever reason, in my life, Large Wide Swaths of Time seem to be the arch nemesis of Dedicated Time, and unless there is a ritual attached to something like reading, it becomes an effort. When it becomes an effort, it doesn't happen. One of my School Year's Resolutions is to figure all this out, but in the meantime, I have my NPR app. Lately I've been downloading a few programs to my playlist (usually some combo of "All Things Considered," "Fresh Air", and "Morning Edition") and listening to them while I go running. Not only does it make me feel a little more up to date -- it makes the run go faster. (Not to be misread as "It makes the
Holy Mackerel!
Holy Mackerel!
Holy Mackerel!
My NPR app has become something of a lifeline to the real world for me this summer. You see, since I no longer have my 8:43 commuter train to Manhattan, I no longer have my dedicated reading time for my New York Times. I know what you're thinking -- now that I'm working from home don't I have big, fat, wide swaths of time available to leisurely read the paper cover to cover? (Or pageview to pageview?) Well, yes. I guess. But therein lies the problem. For whatever reason, in my life, Large Wide Swaths of Time seem to be the arch nemesis of Dedicated Time, and unless there is a ritual attached to something like reading, it becomes an effort. When it becomes an effort, it doesn't happen. One of my School Year's Resolutions is to figure all this out, but in the meantime, I have my NPR app. Lately I've been downloading a few programs to my playlist (usually some combo of "All Things Considered," "Fresh Air", and "Morning Edition") and listening to them while I go running. Not only does it make me feel a little more up to date -- it makes the run go faster. (Not to be misread as "It makes the