How to Herd Cats

It’s one of the most famous and fun metaphors out there: “It’s like herding cats!” It was the subject of a major and very popular technology company ad campaign, too:

Using Apathy to Overcome Self-Doubt

It’s a trite saying, but there’s some truth to it: before you can love someone else, you have to love yourself. There’s a lot behind that, involving self-care and not burning yourself out and not distracting yourself from your own problems by focusing on others — but…

Three Questions for Clarity of Life

The clickbait-type headline is actually a bit of a cheat; while I do believe that if you can answer these three questions, you’ll be able to more clearly navigate through life, they aren’t easy questions. If they are multiple choice, it’s something like:

Constraints vs. Boundaries

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The Hardest Person to Trust

In case you’re wondering — and I’m certain anyone who knows me personally isn’t — being a personal development blogger does not give you any advantages in the human experience. I still lose my temper, I still binge-watch TV, I still misplace my phone and still lust after the new…

The Harsh Realities of Time and Space

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A while back I talked about wanting to focus on mastering time. That’s as opposed to (as we call…

Practicing Time Off

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How to Be a Superhero Ninja of Joy

There’s an important reason that I didn’t talk about tolerations (gosh-durn-it, I still like “micro-annoyances” better) being applied to people. There’s a couple of reasons for that: one is that something that seems endearing one moment may seem unbearingly irritating…