Why Perfectionism Feels Like Who You Are (and Why It Can Change)
I was 56 when I started taking private Latin [...]
The belief behind the blow-up: what’s really driving your anger
"Eh, you'd piss on your mother's grave." My father [...]
Why Pushing Through Discomfort Doesn’t Always Create Lasting Confidence (And What Does)
Donna Bauer had been invited to speak at one of [...]
Why I couldn’t think of a single failure (and what that told me about the life I’d been living)
I was in the shower, getting ready for a [...]
How Four Words Ended a Lifetime of the Same Argument With My Father
“Sock it away for a rainy day.” “Debt is [...]
How To Use Life’s Little Annoyances To Build Big Mental Muscles
This article was originally written in 2020 and is [...]
We Don’t Want More. We Want To Matter.
“Thank you so much for cleaning my room.” I [...]
How To Use The Extreme Thinking Method To Counter Upsets
The sandbox tree has thorns and poisonous fruit. Neither [...]
Why your mind races to the worst case first (and what to do before the spiral takes over)
I was sitting at my desk when the text [...]
The Distinction Habit: How Morty Learned to Stop Getting Hurt by Our Daughter’s Worst Days
Morty kept a written account of the year Brittany could [...]
