Podcast Episodes

Living from Rest

Episode 10

So, I discovered that otium was the Latin word for leisure, and although I have not encountered it in education talks, it seems to have been the word used by philosophers to mean precisely what Piepe…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

Interval Planning: Keep laser focus

Episode 9

Leverage the interval training technique in your personal life by setting up your calendar in intervals and planning goals accordingly. Planning and executing in short-term bursts is a great way to k…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

Seeking or Seeming?

Episode 8

Would we rather look good than be good, than do what is right? What if we prioritized being and doing good over looking good? And I’m not talking about makeup. It is simpler and more immediately rewa…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

Interval Planning: Take a restful break

Episode 7

Breaking up your year into intervals is a simple way to sharpen your focus and stay engaged with projects and the things that need to be done to keep life at home rolling along. Instead of looking ah…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

Interval Planning: Making an Interval Plan

Episode 6

Welcome to The Simplified Organization Audio Blog! Releasing weekly on Mondays, this podcast gives you short and punchy action items and mindset resets. Check out the podcast page here and please lea…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

A Life of Repentance

Episode 5

Education is For Life

This motto keyed into a vague notion I’ve been pondering lately: The idea of focusing more on the process, on doing what I should do, and leaving the results, the outcome, to God…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

Daily Faithfulness

Episode 4

Faithfulness doesn’t imply large, impressive deeds. Faithfulness is all about doing what’s in front of you – your own duty, however humble that is – reliably and earnestly. Faithfulness does not eval…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

The Simple Life

Episode 3

Often when we plan out our goals, we think in year-long chunks of time, either personal goals in January or academic goals in August. If you’ve ever done this, perhaps you’ve noticed that it’s really…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

Realistic Goal Setting: Interval Training

Episode 2

Often when we plan out our goals, we think in year-long chunks of time, either personal goals in January or academic goals in August. If you’ve ever done this, perhaps you’ve noticed that it’s really…

Published on 11 years, 4 months ago

Daily Faithfulness

Episode 1

Festina Lente, or Faithfulness part of the Education Is for Life series This series was inspired by Chrisopher Perrin’s great webinars on the principles of classical education. One of my favorites so…

Published on 11 years, 8 months ago