When work is a bento box
Oh, hi friends!
One of my favorite little luxuries this year is ordering a Japanese bento box for dinner.
I like this because there are so many different things to eat: rice! salmon teriyaki! shumai! seaweed! salad! The list goes on. And so I enjoy this buffet while diligently plugging away at season three of The Crown and eat a bite of salmon or a bite of salad or a bite of sushi.
There is no rush. There is a slight hierarchy, though. The salmon is warm, so I should finish that first…and so on.
And honestly, this is exactly how I should approach my projects.
When there’s a lot of things on your plate, you can only concentrate on one thing at a time. Some get priority. Others might be there for garnish. When you feel like you’re done for the day, you can — you should — step away.
(Is this a reach? Can you tell I wrote this before dinner?)
And if you feel like there’s simply too much, take the smallest bites you can.
You are doing great.
“I like to teach kids that the ‘crazy cat lady’ down the street who is feeding all the strays isn’t actually so crazy,’ he said. ‘She’s doing what she can to help. And anyone can do the same.’”
I just love this uplifting profile of Sterling Davis, aka “TrapKing,” who went from performing as a rap artist to starting a company in Atlanta that humanely traps stray cats, gets them spayed, neutered and microchipped, and returns them to where they came from.
People are doing good things in this world!!
Thanks to Colin, my #1 Cat Man, for sending.
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You know me — I love an application or a deadline! That’s why I was intrigued by the new Audible Podcast Development Program. They’re awarding folks $10,000 to develop podcast ideas and providing editorial, script, and production guidance, resources, mentorship, and more. You can submit your idea (it needs to be a new idea, not a podcast you’ve already started) and there are more details over here.
As a chronic applier-to-things, I have to say…the effort you put into an application is always worth it, no matter the outcome. Even if you never hear from them again, you took the time to think about your idea, develop and articulate it, and push it forward. That can lead to more/better/bigger developments down the line. Working backwards works. Apply away!
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Thanks, as always, for reading.
Love, Kara