LIFE'S A BATTLE

Tag: self-help

  • Maintaining Habits

    I’m a person who lives a pretty irregular lifestyle, switching jobs and moving often, teaching or bartending or doing whatever else to support my family and creative endeavors. My days are inconsistent in their orientation, which is something I’ve actively sought in my adulthood, but that can make routines hard to solidify. Luckily, I practice…

  • Beginner’s D&D

    This is going to be a quick one today because it is late and I’m really missing my tabletop games right now. With a lot of big things shaking up in my life, I’ve put my own games on hold, but playing D20 based tabletop RPGs is something that has drastically improved my life. Not…

  • Trying Contentment

    Whew. This is a late one, but I wanted to get a couple thoughts down. I’ve been trying to foster contentment in my life lately as a form of mindfulness. I think a lot of people mistake fostering contentment with giving up and a general disassociation with achievement, an outlook fraught with fallacies about the…

  • Monday Motivations

    I’m a big reader of self-help, mostly because I’ve needed lots and lots of help. So, on Mondays, I’m going to try and write about things that motivate me, and some tips and tricks I’ve picked up along the way. Their usages and applicability will vary dependent on our subject matter, but I will try…

  • And We’re Off to a Rough Start

    And We’re Off to a Rough Start

    Sometimes when there’s a lot going on in my life, I take a week or two and just, sort of, shut down. I use the excuse of business as a shield to let my productivity slump and my goals start slipping. But since I’m trying to mindful, let me try to recontextualize things. If I…

  • The Challenge of Accountability or Welcome to The Battle Blog

    Hello! My name is Kyle Battle, and I could write to you a number of things about my resume or qualifications, but we’ll get to that. I have decided to challenge myself by warming up my writing every day with a blog post. These are little tricks that help me to more consistently practice the…