why procrastinate joy?

Gotta Have a Reeses

If there’s one thing I miss in the world of advertising, it’s the good old Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercials. They would create absurdly complex scenarios whereby someone’s chocolate would end up in someone else’s peanut…

love is not all you need

Sorry, John Lennon. You’re Wrong.

This blog could have been entirely about love. It’s certainly a rich enough subject, in all the variations — filial, romantic, sexual, parental, environmental, self-directed, the list goes on. I could…

On Jealousy

In many years of dealing with many different kinds of relationships (both in counseling and personal situations) I can tell you that anyone who says “I don’t get jealous” simply hasn’t been in the right combination of circumstances. In fact, the longer it takes for them to come into actual contact with…

evaluate before you practice

Time Tips from XKCD:

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Habits: Prioritize for Change

Whoa There, Tiger

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See what you’ve been missing? HABITS IN ACTION![/caption]

Control

Control. It comes in many forms, and is a both an impossibly high standard to meet and also a seductive marketing ploy often performing the very act it promises — that is, controlling us through the tantalizing offer of letting us control. We crave control of so many things — data, weight, money, children…