A skeptical dive into the weird, sketchy, occasionally life-changing world
of self-improvement.
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Knowing isn’t half the battle
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There’s this little aphorism that I’ve heard floating around: “knowing is half the battle.” I don’t think it is.
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Most people are good sorts
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A lot of folks with ADHD have a thing they call “rejection-sensitive dysphoria.” In the olden days we would have called this being a sensitive wee sausage. RSD is a bit of a meme in the extremely…
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Hip hip hooray, the world didn’t end today
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But it could still end tomorrow, depending on what whispers the Mad King hears (real or imagined) that cause him to thumb a button in a fit of demented pique. I’m a bit over it, honestly! I…
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The Third Way
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Daily blogging! What fun. I’m kicking off today by talking about a specific kind of procrastination that I get, and who knows? Perhaps you do too. That’s why we’re all here, right? Let’s say there’s something you…
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We have to go back
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And we’re back. I have been quite tired, and more than a bit sad, and very busy, in that weird way that eats all your time while not providing nearly enough money that seems unique to freelancing/contracting/self-employment.…
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All the ways we accidentally procrastinate
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Here is a non-exhaustive list of the ways I procrastinate on all sorts of things, and how you probably do it too
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You and your monkey mind
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Why do anything you want to do, when everything you want also comes pre-packaged with self-inflicted injury and insult?
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It’s the most blunderful time of the year
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Christmas is tricky and exhausting. New Year’s is fraught. The world’s most powerful people are insane. Read this post for a break from all that.
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The culture warrior weirdos are coming for ADHD
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The keyboard warriors of the Culture Wars have found a new battlefield. But do they have a point? (No. Mostly.)
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Go warm turkey on screen-time
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It’s Thanksgiving, or near enough to it, and that’s enough of a segue to another article about the benefits of cold-turkeying your phone screentime