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Organize Your Kitchen
When it comes to your family’s bottom line, I usually head for the kitchen. When you can see your food inventory at a glance, you’ll save...
Evan Z.
Jan 30, 20203 min read
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Not Feeling the Love? Make Your Own.
I am so grateful for the recent feedback I’ve gotten about my work. The funny thing about it is that I’m not telling anybody anything...
Evan Z.
Jul 19, 20173 min read
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Conspiracy Theory Monkey Twaddle
It’s apparent that the ‘powers that be’ are not telling us everything there is to know. Our history is filled with horrific examples of...
Evan Z.
Jul 19, 20173 min read
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How to Get Organized for Camping Season
Juniper was only three months old on her second real camping trip. My parents drove up from Phoenix for my first Father’s Day weekend and...
Evan Z.
Jul 19, 20173 min read
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How to Effectively Promote Your Small Business for People Who Can't Stand Self-Promotion
Let’s talk small business promotions. By promotions, I mean strategically positioning your product or service for the purposes of...
Evan Z.
Jul 19, 20173 min read
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How to Know if You're a Sh!tty Boss and What to Do About It
Like stinky cheese, obnoxious bosses come in two aromas: those blissfully unaware of their subtle smelliness, and those unapologetically...
Evan Z.
Jul 19, 20173 min read
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After a Debilitating Work Injury, How Martial Arts Helped Save My Life
I’m an efficient guy, so when I expend effort and energy I like to double down on results. That means I tend to look for simple methods...
Evan Z.
Jul 16, 20173 min read
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Roaring Fork Leadership: 30 Years of Collaboration and Civic Engagement
There are some things we know we do well. These things don’t feel like work, even when they require considerable effort. These things are...
Evan Z.
Jul 16, 20173 min read
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God's Miracle: The Working Mommy
Allow me to introduce the working mommy. You think you know her but I assure you, she is running circles around us, and it’s time we give...
Evan Z.
Jul 16, 20173 min read
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8 NEW Concepts that Deconstructed my Understanding and Changed Me Forever
What if the human brain evolved to sabotage our own thinking in order to keep us safely on the sideline and out of harm’s way? That is...
Evan Zislis
Jul 15, 20173 min read
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Neuroscience of Happiness
Collectively, we have become obsessed with our happiness, or lack thereof. Like a single-serving dark chocolate square of fleeting...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read
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The Firebox: What it is and Why Every Household Shouldn't Be Without One
Twice a year my family takes an inventory of our immediate assets. I don’t mean our investment portfolio. I’m talking about immediate...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read
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Emergency Surgery: Clearing my Biological Clutter
I’m writing this from a partially reclined hospital bed on the lavish fourth floor of Valley View Hospital – on Thanksgiving Day. As I...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read
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Most People Get Stuck in These 4 Ways
As humans, most of us don’t take action until our pain becomes intolerable. Any of the following caricatures sound familiar? The stuff in...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read
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Those who Choose the Zen Approach
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read
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Junk Box or Storage Success
‘Storage’ is a specific concept with an ambiguous definition. Simply, it’s a means to hold something for future use. Without further...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read
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How This T-Shirt Saved Me 30 Years Later
My favorite picture is a photo of myself on my first day of kindergarten, standing at the bus stop with my arm around my big sister. I’m...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read
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How to Get a Grip on Your Mental Clarity
I recently saw a woman wearing a t-shirt sadly affirming, “I can’t brain today. I have the dumb.” I can relate, but at the time, I...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read
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The Toxic Irony of Envy
Sometimes I catch myself wanting things that others have. People do this. It’s called envy. The problem with fantasizing about what...
Evan Z.
Jul 14, 20173 min read
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Balanced Parenting Styles Work Best
As a holistic organizer, I focus on four primary areas of life: spaces, systems, time, and content. My tag line reads, “Who we love, what...
Evan Z.
Jul 14, 20173 min read
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