Discardia is a holiday celebrated by getting rid of stuff and ideas we no longer need. It’s letting go, abdicating from obligation and guilt, being true to the selves we are now. Discardia is the time to get rid of things that no longer add value to our lives, shed bad habits, let go of emotional baggage and generally lighten our loads. The core concept is this: if we continually discard what doesn’t help us, we’ll be left with more of what does – and our lives get better.Tumblr (3.0; @discardia)http://discardia.tumblr.com/“<p>Great be-honest-with-yourself reminder from David Allen:</p> <p>“But, to be exact, with those stacks, you could conceivably be ‘organized.’ It’s all relative—if you truly have decided that fifty pounds of miscellaneous paper material piled up all around your office is reflective of what it really means (these are all things that I just want to feel slightly pressured by but not actually do anything about, that I want to be able to find in a relatively short period of time, if I have to), then you’re organized.”</p> <p>Heh. Yeah, I’m not so happy about “feel slightly pressured by but don’t actually do anything about” in my life.</p>”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.davidco.com/newsletters/archive/0210b.html">Productive Living</a></em>http://discardia.tumblr.com/post/461767531http://discardia.tumblr.com/post/461767531Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:09:41 -0700<a href="http://whatconsumesme.com/2009/posts-ive-written/how-to-be-happy-in-business-venn-diagram/">how to be happy in business – venn diagram / what consumes me, bud caddell</a>: <p>Love love love this diagram of the intersection of What we do well, What we want to do, and What we can be paid to do. Succinct and lovely. We all can use more “Hooray!”</p>http://discardia.tumblr.com/post/460224871http://discardia.tumblr.com/post/460224871Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:14:34 -0700<a href="http://www.43folders.com/2010/03/18/crucible#pipeline">40 minutes of fascinating conversation with Merlin Mann on 5 by 5's podcast "The Pipeline"</a>: <p>A good interview, especially the bits about getting yourself in motion. I’m really looking forward to his upcoming book!</p>http://discardia.tumblr.com/post/457551897http://discardia.tumblr.com/post/457551897Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:31:15 -0700<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="266" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=dc3dfc1274&photo_id=2421493040&flickr_show_info_box=true" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=dc3dfc1274&photo_id=2421493040&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="266" width="400"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ettubrute/2421493040/">More cities should have beautiful canals</a></p> <p>Ahhhhh…</p> <p>Wouldn’t it be nice if this view was on the walk from your home to your favorite restaurant?</p> <p>Thanks for putting this up on Flickr, James, and to whoever tagged it ‘calm’ and allowed me to find it tonight.</p>http://discardia.tumblr.com/post/455675212http://discardia.tumblr.com/post/455675212Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:15:23 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzgguelV1B1qbsm25o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What one of the most visually exciting days of writing a book looks like (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/dinah">MetaGrrrl</a>)</p>http://discardia.tumblr.com/post/455671120http://discardia.tumblr.com/post/455671120Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:13:25 -0700