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 […]
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Feature Friday: “30 Things to Start Doing for Yourself” from Marc and Angel Hack Life
A friend passed this one along to me the other day… At Marc and Angel Hack Life, this cute couple shares “practical tips for productive living,” often through easy-to-read lists. […]
Planned Laziness: The Cure to the Lazy Trap?
The Lazy Trap (en-n; phrase, made up): A common conundrum often caused by stress or fatigue in which it is decided that engaging in mindless, solitary, meaningless activity (such as watching TV) […]
Letting Go: Destroying Diaries?
This morning, I had the unfortunate and amusing privilege of hearing some of the drivel I put into my 9-year-old diary. I have few memories of actually writing the clearly […]
Gold Stars: Praise as a Powerful Self-discovery Tool
We humans love praise. We don’t like to admit it, and we’re usually uncomfortable receiving it. We’d like to have some transcendental, detached attitude about how we do what we […]
the self-styled life 