My daily routine has been a little different lately. I’ve been waking up early, taking my Neuroscience, and putting in some time on our elliptical machine. The first couple of weeks were brutal. I could barely make it 15 minutes before it felt like I […]
Category: Self-Help
How to Date Online Successfully
Online dating is one way to meet people. Even though you can chat and find out information from a profile, some things still need to happen the old-fashioned way. Does it feel like the person you’re with makes you better? Do you enjoy spending time […]
How to Emotionally Detach from Someone
Friends are often made for a lifetime. Some people develop toxic traits that require us to separate from them. It isn’t easy to cut the chords on a friendship. In some ways, it feels like you’re betraying a part of who you are. We become […]
Use Exercise to Help Overcoming Smoking
When people try to stop an addictive habit, they often trade one thing for another. That means if you want to quit drinking, you might pick up smoking as a habit. If you want to stop taking painkillers, you might start using alcohol to numb […]
5 Tips for Sneaking Away from Holiday Gatherings When You Need a Break
It would be nice if every family got along. It would be great if each supervisor, manager, or executive understood the daily circumstances of their direct reports. Unfortunately, we often gather with people to celebrate the holidays that put us all near the border with […]
5 Steps to Overcoming Frustration Caused By the Holidays
The holidays aren’t a joyous time for everyone. It can be a month filled with depression, stress, and frustration. If you don’t have coping mechanisms to deal with these emotions, the holidays can even hurt your health. That’s why it is essential to plan ahead […]
Use a Moving Checklist to Move Smarter, Not Harder
One of the main reasons we all dread the moving process is because we worry too much about what could go wrong during transit. However, if you pack correctly with sturdy boxes – not flimsy ones which are more likely to break open en route […]
4 Promises to Make Yourself Before the New Year
I gave up making New Year’s Resolutions about a decade ago. It’s not that I didn’t have new goals to meet, but that the process of promise-making from this tradition wasn’t working to meet my needs. Let’s take the year I resolved to start losing […]
4 Steps to Ending Procrastination
Have you ever run into a task that you didn’t want to complete? It probably felt good to put off that work for a while. The idea is simple. If you procrastinate for long enough, you won’t need to put in the effort to complete […]
3 Classic Songs to Learn on Acoustic Guitar
The acoustic guitar is most fun when you have songs you’re trying to learn to play. There a few classics that you should definitely know before you sit around a campfire with an acoustic again. Impress your friends and have fun learning a few classics! […]