Happy fall, friends. Pumpkins and periods of transition are in abundance right now as we navigate how we’ll come through this seasonal shift looking for more of a cocoon of retreat or more of connection to our purpose and people. Maybe this season you’re changing gears and changing sports. I hope these links give you the warm fuzziness of a hot apple cider in a corn maze underneath the cozy of a flannel blanket. And wash your gear.

wait wait don’t tell me.

Would you be in good company if I told you that I’d been sitting on this link for nearly a year? There’s much more to procrastination. {via NPR}

maybe you should write about it

How journaling can reduce stress and increase productivity. Enter, rumination. {via Fast Company}

work it out

The existential crisis of returning to the office. I thrive in work environments that are primarily work-from-home and where I can have the autonomy to choose what “office hours” work best for me. I am also a very social person. I think one should weigh the pros and cons of working remotely against office environments and culture… and reconsider the retired excuse from managers of “efficiency” as a means of micro-managing. Of course, this doesn’t account for folks who don’t have that choice, and I feel for you. {via The Atlantic}

tune in, drop out

Incorporating mindfulness work into mental training is a way of bringing about awareness to your sport and performance. Here, we get a little history lesson in the research and an exercise for being present. Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn talks with Mindful Sport Performance podcast. [Full disclosure: I am a Mindful Sport Performance Enhancement facilitator]

don’t overthink it

Ah, but yes. Sometimes it’s best not to be mindful. The conundrum! {via Scientific American}

As an athlete, do you know when you need to be mindful and when to be mindless? Let’s chat about it!