Loved this article about “decoy habits.” According to author Gretchen Rubin, “a decoy habit is a habit that a person claims to want to adopt—but really doesn’t intend to do. Often, decoy habits reflect other people’s values or priorities.” In other words, decoy habits are behaviors or activities we say we want to embrace because we see what others […]
“If you don’t like something, change your mind!” An old boss of mine would drop this on me when he sensed I was developing an attitude about something at work. It used to piss me off because he was preemptively holding me responsible for my mood and behaviors. He was reminding me that how I […]
“The disturbers of happiness are our desires, our griefs, and our fears.” -Samuel Johnson Last week I shared my most recent, surprising, and disruptive experiences with Brandon. Despite this adversity, I was able to forge ahead and have a very productive, fulfilling week. While I suffered for Brandon and his situation, I was also quite focused […]
