ON OBSESSION
The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe
30.09.2021.
What do you obsess about? Obsession isn’t just a pastiche of a fragrance ad, with sandy-haired windswept models gazing dreamily along a beach.
We members of plankind all seem to gravitate towards obsessing about one thing or another and this fortnight, this...
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MAKING CONNECTIONS
The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Pen Le Kelly
22.09.2021.
I work in communications and engagement and quite often I have been a communications team of one. This can be a lonely place – no one in the business quite understands what you do – but they’ll sure as hell tell you if they think you are doing your...
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THE DREADED C-WORD! (CHRISTMAS)
The Relationship with Self Series from Make Me A Plan's Wellbeing Expert, Tamsin Cain
21.09.2021.
Yes, it’s only September and yes, I can feel you raising your eyebrows at me in horror but whether we like it or not Christmas is just around the corner. Now by nature, I am a Christmas elf and I know that not everyone has these warm, fuzzy feelings when thinking of...
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ON SIZE
The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe
16.09.2021.
Does one size fit all? This Philosopher-In-Residence has been pondering this of late. As regular readers and members of Plankind may well be aware, this blog is partial to taking an irreverent look at how the metaphysical relates to the modern ways of the...
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GASLIGHTING IN THE WORKPLACE
The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Penny Le Kelly
08.09.2021.
Fans of plans, we are covering some deep subjects in our blogs lately – but they are important and we shouldn’t shy away from talking about them.
In this blog, I cover the subject of gaslighting in the workplace. This is something that is more...
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BEING ALONE VS BEING LONELY; WHEN DOES LONELINESS BECOME ISOLATION?
The Relationship with Self Series from Make Me A Plan's Wellbeing Expert, Tamsin Cain
07.09.2021.
Loneliness and isolation are two very different things. You can be isolated but never feel lonely and likewise you can be in a room full of people and still feel lonely.
Loneliness tends to be an individual feeling and is more about how someone feels about...
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ON MONTSERRAT
The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe
02.09.2021.
Latterly, most members of the United Plandom have been confined to the breadth of their imaginations rather than their wanderlust. So, as our website’s third birthday month draws to a close, I’ve chosen a blog theme this fortnight combining a distant island, ways...
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DEALING WITH BAD REVIEWS
The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Penny Le Kelly
25.08.2021.
On the Make Me A Plan blog, we like to be chipper and upbeat. But there are subjects we have to look at that might not have such a positive feel to them.
So plantasitic people, in this blog we will be looking at the subject of bad reviews.
Now, this can...
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FOMO - FEAR OF MISSING OUT
The Relationship with Self Series from Make Me A Plan's Wellbeing Expert, Tamsin Cain
24.08.2021.
For regular readers of these blogs you will know that I mention the affect that social media can have us quite frequently. On social media everyone seems to have these perfect lives. Their photos and statuses show them as busy and constantly on the go; whether...
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ON BIRTHDAYS
The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe
19.08.2021.
This month, our website turns 3 and this Philosopher-In-Residence is eager to mark the occasion in true Make Me A Plan fashion. Duly, this fortnight’s blog is based around one of my favourite philosopher’s musings from each of those three years we have been...
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