The other day, I was helping arrange the move of a piano to a friend’s apartment and she had a very busy schedule that day and was concerned about what would happen if the movers were late. She said, “Do you have a plan B in case they’re late?” I said, “I not only have […]
art, backup plan, plan
I was listening to two people argue about the use of snooze buttons on alarms the other day. She said she loved the snooze button and used it several times each morning to have more time before getting out of bed. He said that’s stupid, you should just set an alarm for when you want […]
button, Sleep, snooze, snooze button
About a year ago, I started ordering breakfast every Tuesday morning at about the same time, by calling in an order to a local breakfast place. And by the time I got there, it was ready to pick up. A few months ago, the owner realized that I was ordering the same thing every time […]
benefits, habits, routine, routines
I was trying to free up some space on my iPad the other day and I deleted all the emails that were in one account. When I opened my laptop, I realized that those emails weren’t just deleted off the iPad, they were deleted out of the account entirely, and after I got over the […]
book, bookcase, cleaning out, removing
It is awesome in life to have someone we can share our secrets with, to tell both the good and the bad that is on our mind, knowing that they will not reveal that. In a study that was reported in a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal, the researchers in this experimental condition […]
Friend, secret, secrets, share, telling
One of the keys to happiness is showing gratitude for the good things in our lives, and one of the most effective exercises for doing that is called “Three Good Things”. There’s been a lot of research about this particular exercise that has shown that it reduces stress, increases resilience, improves work-life balance, and has […]
good, good things, gratitude, thankful
One of my college roommates used to buy an Entenmann’s fudge iced cake every Monday at the store, and then he would have a slice of it every night, and he would carefully cut and portion this out so that they lasted a whole week. And then the next Monday, he’d buy another one. Aside […]
cake, slice, sweet, sweeter
In season six of Seinfeld, in an episode entitled “The Understudy”, Elaine is very upset and distraught walking down the sidewalk at night. It’s pouring rain, she doesn’t have an umbrella and in that stage, she accidentally bumps into a man walking in the other direction, and she quickly apologizes and says, “I don’t even […]
destination, go, travel
A friend of mine recently asked for my help while he was preparing for a job interview. He asked if I could help him figure out the best way to answer the question so that the employer would think he was a good fit for the company. My advice to him was “be yourself”, because […]
be you, be yourself, who are you
In a recent issue of Psychology Today, there’s an article that lists ten hidden superpowers that we all possess, things that we are capable of if we pay attention to them. And one of those things is satisfaction. Although we tend to think that a superpower is drive and never being satisfied, and I’m one […]
satisfaction, satisfy, superpower