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I find recovery from depression and anxiety to be one ongoing project. Sometimes I wake up and I’ve got plenty of energy to start cracking at the project, and other mornings I’m sick of the damn project, and I have no drive or discipline left to pursue it. This is where John Grohol’s tip for…

Nothing feeds procrastination like perfectionism. Because the fear of mistakes disables all efforts to start a project. In her Psychology Today article, “Pitfalls of Perfectionism,” Hara Estroff Marano writes a comprehensive piece about perfectionism and gives us a better idea of why it’s an enemy to mental health. To get to her piece, click here.…

Last August I unplugged for 19 days and I emerged a more resilient, more grounded person.   So I’m going to do it again this August. Yep close to three weeks my laptop will be hidden in my closet–back behind the hiking boots I never wear–so that I won’t be tempted to “just check the…

Kari Henley wrote an important post earlier this summer on the importance of vacations and why Americans are behind on taking time off. She writes: Only 14% of Americans took two weeks of vacation last year, and the number of Americans taking family vacations has dropped by a third in the past generation. The price…
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