Go Ask Ben

I believe that people by nature are "future facing". This simply means that we look forward to the future, wonder what it'll be like, how we will live, and what will be different.  When we're not future facing, that should warn us of a problem. It means that we have to run the diagnostics on our life to see what's wrong and get help if we need it.

I have been in search of a perfect task manager to help manage my chaotic schedule. I wanted a task manager that could integrate with a calendar as a single tool. Most task managers are great list makers but the tasks don't easily find their way to my daily planning. There should be a more natural way to schedule work through tasks.  Time Blocking is a popular planning technique taught by Cal Newport. It requires a consolidated to-do list and schedule. Taskito is the only solution I have found that elegantly blocks time by creating calendar events or tasks in a beautiful timeline view. When I review the day with completed calendar and tasks, I feel a little more in control and accomplished.  Taskito is currently Android only but the developers are working on a web version. Taskito syncs with Google Calendar.

"Strength, even pushed to the breaking limit, becomes stronger." - M.P. Potter

Sometimes the source of trouble in life is us.

I have found three important reasons to journal and I'd like to share them with you. Journaling creates space for thinking -- everyone needs to process the day's inputs and outputs. Journaling helps create an anchor for your memories and what you learn. You can have more insight about your life and it can be captured. Journaling is an instructor as few of us have a mentor or counselor. How fast you grow depends on the amount of learning from mistakes and problems you can solve.