Tag Archives: time management

Back in the Kanban Flow!

Posted on July 26, 2015 by taijuando

I’m back like the Phoenix from the ashes–or the busy teacher in graduate school.    Summer is here and I’m in Japan for the summer.   I am taking two online graduate classes through Syracuse University as I slog along the path to … Continue reading →

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Bend Time Like A Samurai: Personal Kanban

Posted on September 10, 2013 by taijuando

Last week we trooped the family to Bushwick to visit another family.   The husband was really excited by a new time management system that he was using called “kanban.”   He uses it not only to organize his own life but … Continue reading →

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Samurai Getting it from All Directions

Posted on June 26, 2013 by taijuando

I loved it when Daniel Coyle, author of The Little Book of Talent and The Talent Code, mentioned the skateboarders highlighted in the documentary Dogtown and Zboys.   These outsiders and misfits changed skateboarding forever.   Part of how Coyle explains how they … Continue reading →

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Samurai Addiction: Become A User

Posted on June 1, 2013 by taijuando

I’m reading on the cloud these days and loving it.  I bought a Kindle from a friend and am enjoying the fact that I can read a book “on the cloud.”  I can read on various computers, my ipad, and … Continue reading →

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Push ‘n Play Samurai: Small Steps Big Results

Posted on May 21, 2013 by taijuando

My little music theory experiment continues.   Music theory has scared me in the past but I have books that I have accumulated over the years that have laid dormant and untouched.   I have decided to take one book, Theory for … Continue reading →

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Show Us Your Crack! (Reading, Listening)

Posted on January 30, 2013 by taijuando

Several posts ago, I tried to get you hooked on CRACK (Crevice Reading Acquiring Cool Knowledge).   This basically involves pulling out the most interesting little volume (evolume or paper) in little moments of time to up your skills or just … Continue reading →

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The Happiness Decision: Samurai Book Review

Posted on August 19, 2012 by taijuando

Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.  –Ben Hogan You don’t have to “feel”happy to put your mind in happy places. Focusing on happiness is a decision. It’s possible that happiness is a habit of turning your mind to … Continue reading →

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All”s Fair in Love and Reading

Posted on August 11, 2012 by taijuando

Okay, well far as love goes, you should try to be human , respect and work things out, and let them down easy but as far as books go, love ’em or leave ’em.   Here are some other important differences between love … Continue reading →

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Use Time Limits: Samurai Time is On Your Side, Part 3

Posted on July 31, 2012 by taijuando

“Prepare yourself in the subject so well that it shall be always on tap: then…trust your spontaneity and fling away all further care.”” William James “A man grows most tired while standing still” Chinese Proverb ‘Deadlines and things make you … Continue reading →

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A Day at the Office: Mangakissa Samurai

Posted on July 25, 2012 by taijuando

Getting work done at home, with a four year old and a one year old, is a Herculean task.  They are a lot cuter and more fun than a blank page or a stack of homework to grade.  In New York, … Continue reading →

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