The Slow WIP (aka a Work In Progress podcast)
When is a hostful not actually a hostful? When it's a WIP! (Otherwise known as a Work In Progress).
A few weeks ago I wrote a post over on The Art of Simple, outlining mine and Ben's weekly WIP. I was a little worried that it would be boring, but it turns out this is an idea that resonated with lots of readers so I thought it would be a good opportunity for Ben and I to look at another really practical thing we've implemented over the past year and a half of self-employment. Essentially it allows us to work together, be productive and actually like each other at the end of (almost) every day.
We look at the structure of our WIP, why they work and how we use them to give shape and direction to the rest of our week, as well as how we each manage when unexpected things pop up.
Interestingly, this also leads us in to a wider conversation around the issue of living a less-than-slow life right now, and how we find balance between building a business and maintaining a certain level of slow-ness in our home home and family life. It's not an easy one to strike and there are a few times in today's poggie where I admit to the toll it takes when advocating for slow while not being able to live it. But on the flipside, I also talk about how I've turned that from a guilt-ridden experience to one of learning and gaining a deeper understanding of what the mindset of slow living looks like - even when it's not slow-paced.
Ben and I also talk about some of the changes we're in the midst of making in our work and how we think it's going to impact the podcast and the ways in which we can help you live a slower, simpler life yourself.
There's plenty of honesty in this poggie, that's for sure!
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