How I Wrote this Post this Morning
When people tell me they're "overwhelmed" I know exactly why, so I can help them. Do I have your attention? People experience a sense of overwhelm when they don't focus on a single issue in front of them, but instead engage in
Enjoyment and Importance
if you really enjoy doing something that has great import to others, you have a "calling" and success. If you really enjoy doing something that has only interest for you and don't need others, you have a stimulus or an addiction
Read This, There Is No Option
I'm a big believer in options—my famous "choice of yeses" in proposals—but only a very limited number. I prefer three. Researchers call a surfeit of options "choice overload" (https://insidebe.com/articles/choice-overload/#:~:text=Our%20ability%20to%20make%20a,satisfaction%20with%20the%20final%20decision.&text=Choice%20overload%20is%20a%20result,avoiding%20making%20a%20decision%20altogether.) and it simply means that too many choices tend to paralyze the
School Days
Royce starts Puppy School tomorrow, twice a week for eight weeks. He's seven months and 70 pounds, and can hit 32 MPH. Those of you who are physics majors, figure out that impact. He has to have with him his
I Don’t Like What You Wrote. Funny, I Don’t Remember Asking You.
If you want to write easily and rapidly, write for yourself. Stop worrying about what other people will think, or whether you’ll be critiqued. Get your fragile ego out of the way—lock it in a closet. No one is erecting statues
Why Are You So Angry
There are a lot of inordinately angry people out there. Instead of disagreeing with you, they scream at you. Instead of merely unsubscribing to a newsletter, they launch an epithet. Their anger is disproportionate to the grievance they feel they've
Let Me Give You An Example
If a picture is worth a thousand words, an example is worth a thousand pictures. Use social proof wherever and whenever you can to quickly gain acceptance of your points and greatly reduce your own labor. Is it easier to show someone
Breaking Out into Mental Health
The chances are extremely hight that, if you are guilty and non-resilient about the past, you're going to dread the future. That makes the present pretty unbearable. Break out of that rut.
In Case You Want to Rely on ChatGPT Extensively
The first paragraph is the classic Steinbeck novel, The Grapes of Wrath, depicting how the earth had become useless for farmers. This was "the dust bowl." When I asked ChatGPT to improve it, the result was a reversal in the meaning,
It’s Not Your Fault, and Don’t Allow Anyone to Tell You It is
Low self-esteem can be so chronic that people suffering from it actually extend it to others. This is called "projection." For example, if you relate a problem with service or products or any experience, no matter how egregiously someone else's