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The best advice I have is this: simplify.
If you don’t have any problems, you might not need this advice. That’s great! Otherwise, simplify.
You can reduce physical clutter in your physical environment. You can strip away the emotions from a decision that ultimately doesn’t require them. You can do less, slow down, and eliminate tasks, projects, and routines from your life.
Read MoreI dreamed that there was some kind of apocalyptic event that was dramatically changing society (a different one than the one that actually did, I guess), and I was attempting to leave an apartment in the city and head out to the country (I think to be better positioned to live life off the grid?).
Even though the logic of the dream was not exactly solid, I remember feeling conflicted. I was aware that what was most important for my old life (laptop, phone, nice clothes) was not relevant for my new life. I also didn’t know whether I’d ever be back. If my trip was just temporary, I needed to spend more time preparing my space instead of just abandoning it.
Read MoreHow do you transport an unregistered car to a new state in order to get it registered?
As it happens, there’s a plan for that. For instance, the state of Maine offers a ten-day transit permit that functions as a temporary registration.
And that would have been great for me, but the flimsy transit plate blew clean off the car somewhere in South Carolina only a few hours into my trip from Atlanta to Maine. So I got out the screwdriver and put on my old Georgia tag and hoped for the best.
Read MoreConfession: I talk to myself all the time.
Not just the banal, absent-minded things I might announce to the world, like “time for a snack,” or the occasional curse word when I hurt myself. I’m talking about full-on, dictating whole paragraphs into the voice recorder on my phone. Often, I do this while walking down the street, hoping that others will assume I’m doing the more acceptable thing of talking to a fellow human.
Read MoreRunning a tiny, weird school exposes some fascinating and frustrating human behavior.
From prospective families who decide not to enroll, I often hear, "We love your program, but we're going to give our public school a try first. Who knows, maybe we'll be contacting you again if it doesn't work out!"
It’s understandable that people would be reluctant to take the risk, financial and educational, of trying something different. But I also hear, equally often, "We wish we had started with you sooner!" from parents who return a year or two later, finally ready to give us a try.
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