It’s not a Tiger: Conquering Negativity Bias
Last weekend, while visiting a town a few hours away, I got into a pickle with a parking spot. It was a pretty pesky parking pickle, to be honest with you. And thanks to negativity …
4 Ways to Build Resilience and Better Navigate Stressful Situations
Resilience often distinguishes my proudest accomplishments from those moments when I most disappointed myself or came up short. Same thing when I try to figure out what I most need to accomplish something big. Resilience …
The Hedonic Treadmill and the Insidious Toll of Lifestyle Creep
What do you think of when you picture a treadmill? Most likely, it’s some combination of working hard, going nowhere, feeling miserable, and wanting to be somewhere else. Similarly, the hedonic treadmill is an effect …
Single-Tasking: Debunking the Myth of Productive Multitasking
I hear a lot of skepticism about the idea of single-tasking. In a world that at every turn seems to become busier and more chaotic than before, we still talk about productivity in terms of …
4 Steps to Break Down Problems into Simple, Manageable Parts
Have you ever gotten yourself all worked up to solve a major challenge in your life? Was your solution to the problem to jump right in and go for it? This type of problem-solving approach …
Recognizing Optimism Bias: Are You an Irrational Optimist?
Would you believe that the average person expects to live a better-than-average life? The math doesn’t add up, but this skewed perception is quite common. This gap between perception and reality is due to a …
Set It and Forget It: 11 Easy Ways to Automate Your Finances
How much time do you spend managing your money each month – paying bills, checking balances, and moving funds around? Is it a few hours, maybe half a day? If you spend almost any time …
Emotional Labor: 4 Tips for Sharing the Mental Load
Have you ever felt, much like Jennifer Aniston’s character in The Breakup, that you didn’t just want your partner to do the dishes; you wanted them to want to do the dishes? If so, you …
The Inheritance Tax: Making Death and Taxes a Little Less Certain
As Benjamin Franklin stated over 200 years ago, “…in this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” The adage rings especially true where these two certainties intersect – namely, the …
17 Practical Time Management Tips for a Stress-Free Life
Have you ever woken up in the morning, and instead of feeling overwhelmed by everything you have to do that day, you feel calm, refreshed, and ready to face the world? No? Neither have I. …