“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.” –Serenity Prayer If you want to save wasted energy, stress and pain, stop worrying about things when you don’t have any power to control them. Ignoring something when you’ve decided […]
7 Reasons Why the Gym is Better Than Therapy
I have a love affair with my gym. She’s not much to look at: a rubber track and weight room in a dank basement, but appearances aren’t everything. She’s there on my best days and on my worst days. We never fight, and she doesn’t care what I look like as long as I give […]
Schedule Footprints Vs. Deadline Counts: How to Hack Your Stress Levels
Note from Scott: Cal Newport, MIT graduate student, author of two books and blogger at Study Hacks has offered to help me out during the recovery from my illness by writing a guest post. You can check out his fantastic blog at: http://www.calnewport.com/blog/ or read his other popular guest post on this website, The Art […]
Having Fun With Suicidal Productivity Missions
I have a habit of self-destruction. Every several months, I burn myself out. I let too many projects overlap for a week or two, and the result is usually lost sleep and high stress. The surprising thing is, I do this intentionally. I’m a believer that if you want to know where the line is […]
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