Do you ever distract yourself from what you most want to do? Over the years, I’ve repeatedly observed this habit in myself. It makes no logical sense. If we really want to be doing A, why do we so often find ourselves doing B, or Q, or Z? This is especially...
I’ve decided to go on a news fast. Now there are many types of fasts my body could use: a sugar fast, a cheese fast, a burrito fast. But for now I choose a weeklong news fast . . . and I’m very excited about it. For the last year, I’ve been hitting...
Things change. Problems that we think are insurmountable get solved. Ten years ago, standing up in front of an audience was the last thing I wanted to do. Back then, I was resigned to making do with a speech impediment I was ashamed of. It never occurred to me...
Get Your Goat: To annoy you to the point of getting pissed. Urban Dictionary Do you ever have thoughts that just get your goat? Then your goat gets all spooked, jumpy, and agitated. Meanwhile you are left feeling generally, completely miserable. Yesterday I...
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