tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post1840731776594569249..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen RubinBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-74292684463249767752015-12-17T12:03:31.598-05:002015-12-17T12:03:31.598-05:00For all my grousing about 'screens', I bou...For all my grousing about 'screens', I bought myself a Galaxy Tablet for Christmas. I am not sure why. I think I will mostly use it when I travel but it makes for an expensive travel toy. I get so irritated with myself when I realize that some piece of technology has sucked hours out of my day! <br /><br />And, Kat, I wish I were more deliberate about how I spend my time. Some days I just willy-nilly jump from one distraction to another. I need a time management course...or a personal assistant!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-59560999153281518682015-12-15T19:28:34.385-05:002015-12-15T19:28:34.385-05:00This sounds like a lovely book. Today was so gloo...This sounds like a lovely book. Today was so gloomy and cold I didn't take a walk; I always feel better when I do. And we all have that screen problem. Putting the devices in another room is a good thing to do! I've had a Big Birthday and am paring down on my online time, because how do I want to spend my time? becomes a problem at my age!Kathttp://mirabiledictu.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-4697801516060157912015-11-16T12:33:55.837-05:002015-11-16T12:33:55.837-05:00Hi, Kathy. The thing I like about Ms. Rubin is tha...Hi, Kathy. The thing I like about Ms. Rubin is that she puts a name to things. I knew I had all those tendencies, I just didn't know that made me an Upholder. And the naming of the Strategies. So helpful.<br /><br />Yes, reading on the Kindle does have its downfalls. I do like the highlighting feature although I rarely go back and look through the Notes section. Just not the same as flipping through real pages. <br /><br />That is a good idea about taking notes on the index cards (I love index cards). I actually thought about going back through the highlighted notes and copying out some of that information. I probably won't though. Idler that I am...Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-58234910027972190202015-11-15T11:10:21.621-05:002015-11-15T11:10:21.621-05:00I loved this book (and her others, too) and I appr...I loved this book (and her others, too) and I appreciate the way she digests so much information and makes it practical. I'm an Obliger with Questioner tendencies, and I intend to reread this with the intent of adding the habit of sketching (again!). I haven't chosen a habit to quit yet, though I know there are several! <br /><br />I know what you mean about reading things on Kindle--I've found that very same thing troublesome. I find that "out of sight, out of mind" is very much in evidence--without my paper books with tape flags or highlighting, I tend to forget the things I most want to remember. I've been trying to overcome that by using 3 x 5 cards to jot down notes, but then I end up having to copy out everything and that can get tiresome as well.Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.com