The Now: January 4, 2023

I'm back in action! Yesterday was our required day of faculty professional development and, today, I'm in my cubicle digging out from the break. Our students don't report back to classes until Monday, so I have a few days off the reference desk to work on other things.

Here's where my attention is at:

1. Digging Out of Email: After being offline for work for two weeks, my inboxes are a disaster. I've got hundreds of messages to wade through. While I can easily delete the holiday greetings (and up-sales) from vendors, other things actually need to be read, responded to, and filed. My goal is to hit work inbox zero by the end of the week.
2. Book Chapter: The first draft of my book chapter for Person-Centered Management is due at the end of next week. I'm reviewing the comments on my outline to adjust the draft, then I am going to sit down and do a few sprints of writing. My outline is comprehensive, so it's just a matter of turning bullet points into sentences.
3. New Year Strategic Planning: In my personal life, I did not get a chance to plan for the new year at the end of 2022. Thus, I am doing it now. That includes reviewing my aims and intentions, to do lists, projects, Rule of Life, and anything else I want to tackle in the new year. Unlike last year, my word of the year came to me early: engage. I want to spend less time passively consuming things and more time doing and creating. 

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