Entries Categorized as 'Personal Development'

Still tired: improve the quality of your sleep

May 3, 2008

Spotlight Post: How to Sleep More Effectively, Starting Tonight
Tired after getting a full nine hours and still feeling exhausted? You sleep the sleep of the …

Free yourself from your cell phone

April 13, 2008

Cell phones are such a blessing in some ways. But when they interrupt your meals or bug you when you’re trying to finish a task, they can drive you crazy. …

How to deal with someone who self-sabotages

April 5, 2008

Some people get in their own way. We all do, really - it’s just that some people seem to cause themselves a lot more trouble than others. If you care about someone like this, it can be very frustrating trying …

What can you turn into “time for yourself”?

April 2, 2008

I often hear people talking about how, with everything they have to do in a day or a week, there’s never any time left just for themselves. Often, it seems like people assume that this time just has to take …

Looking at stuff in terms of how many labor hours it costs

April 1, 2008

Spotlight Post: The Real Cost of Financial Clutter on the Road to a Remarkable Life
Let’s say the true value of your time came out to be $5 an hour (it can easily be this low, even at a “good” …

Progress, Not Perfection

March 26, 2008

I am, in many ways, a classic overachiever. I have very high expectations of myself and I do a fairly good job of most things if I put my mind to it. This means that I can also get very …

Being inexorable: better than positive thinking

March 19, 2008

People like to believe that keeping your thoughts positive makes life good. If only it were that simple! It’s a great theme for books and blogs because when the reader buys into it, she gets a rush of endorphins and …

How to start meditating

March 5, 2008

I started meditating daily about two years ago. For me, it’s part of a spiritual practice, but a lot of people ask me how to get started just for relaxation purposes. The idea is appealing, but the image of a …

Is it unethical to take all your sick days, sick or not?

March 4, 2008

When employers hire someone, they factor in the costs of covering an absence of X days a year - those are your sick days, and they are considered part of your overall compensation package. Now, if you get paid (or …

Marrying someone who doesn’t approach finances like you do

March 2, 2008

Yesterday I talked about living with a roommate or partner who’s totally financially irresponsible, and my answer boiled down to: don’t. But what about a partner who just doesn’t agree with you about budgeting and saving? This person …