the self-styled life: part 2
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve come in to my blog, started typing–maybe even finished a first draft of a post–and then ultimately not posted. When I first […]
Author Archives: Jean Brown
The Ideal Self
The Ideal Self is that perfect version of you you’ve always kept on a pedestal. It’s the image you want everyone else to see. It’s the mirror against which you […]
Sometimes Life Laughs at your Little Plans (an example from my life)
A big point that came out of the discussions on habits and how to break bad ones was the notion of flexibility. The fact is, if you want to be […]
Breaking Bad: How to get out of Destructive Routines and Habits
In my previous post about habits, I promised to offer solutions for defeating bad ones… Ha! What was I thinking? I’m no psychologist and this is a pretty technical subject when […]
Habits and Routines: The good, the bad, the non-existent…
Habits and routines are a bit like patterns: that pleasant sense of repetition, the comfort of knowing what’s coming up, the order they can bring to life. Even the bad ones–ultimately […]
the self-styled life 