Filing my paycheck stub.
Old method:
Pull open file drawer.
Put paystub in correct file.
Close drawer.
Wonder when the hell I should throw things out.
The new, paperless office:
Clear off desk next to scanner.
Bring laptop to desk.
Hookup scanner.
Turn on laptop, wait for it to boot.
Log in to Mac OS, wait for login, and all the little menubar items to finish doing their startup thing.
Open Scansnap application.
Open password secured sparsebundle from Drop box.
Scan paystub.
Name scanned file properly so Hazel will file it for me in the right place.
Shred paystub.
Close and detach scanner.
Turn off laptop and put it away.
Wonder when the hell I should delete my old files.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Friday, January 3, 2014
Mindful Eating
I love the literature on mindful eating. I read Leo Baubata's commentaries on the subject on Zen Habits. I love the One Bowl Book by Don Gerrard. I take to heart Thich Nhat Hanh's exhortations to be mindful while eating, meditating on the interconnections of all things that lead to one particular bite of food at one particular moment in time.
I am, however, an admitted failure at mindful eating. The morning paper is a ritual for my wife and I. I love to flip through the paper while I eat, and when I sit down to have a salad for lunch, I tend to open a magazine or a book. I am a mealtime reader.
I may work on that in 2014. I may eat a few meals alone, without distraction, savoring each bite. However, I also want to mindful of who I am, and the way I do things. Why try to change so much, so often?
I am, however, an admitted failure at mindful eating. The morning paper is a ritual for my wife and I. I love to flip through the paper while I eat, and when I sit down to have a salad for lunch, I tend to open a magazine or a book. I am a mealtime reader.
I may work on that in 2014. I may eat a few meals alone, without distraction, savoring each bite. However, I also want to mindful of who I am, and the way I do things. Why try to change so much, so often?
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