🌻 A Year of Mental Health

🌻 A Year of Mental Health

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Woodworking Is 90% Sanding
Find something you love to do—even the boring parts.
 • Chris Guillebeau
How to Do the Thing You’re Putting Off
Stop fighting yourself and start working with yourself.
 • Chris Guillebeau
The Shame of Not Updating Your Website
How hard is it to fix simple things? Pretty hard, actually.
 • Chris Guillebeau
Where Do Your Goals Come From?
And to whom do they belong?
 • Chris Guillebeau
“What’s the cost of saying yes?”
Stop asking 'How do I say no?' and start asking this instead.
 • Chris Guillebeau
The Stardew Valley Guide to Finishing Things
Video games can capture our attention for hours, but we struggle to complete simple tasks. Try this tactile index-card game to bridge the gap.
 • Chris Guillebeau
The 5-Minute To-Do List
Keep an alternate to-do list that consists entirely of things that can be done in 5 minutes or less.
 • Chris Guillebeau
"Some days I hyperfocus, and some days I burn out..."
Other people work at a steady pace - why can't I?
 • Chris Guillebeau
My Brain Is Like a Luxury Hotel That Fails at Service
How executive dysfunction creates a minefield of constraints.
 • Chris Guillebeau
Productivity and Shame
Why being kind to yourself might be the best productivity hack of all.
 • Chris Guillebeau
New Year, New Inbox
Feeling behind as you prepare to start a new year? Archive everything and start over.
 • Chris Guillebeau
How to Get Better At Saying No
Two ways to turn down requests without being rude.
 • Chris Guillebeau
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