Productivity

February 10, 2021

A tough-love junkie's guide to self-care: 3 steps for self-compassion

Usually, January is my month of momentum when I take life by the tits and make progress on all of the goals that I set during December. This time it went down a little differently than usual. The first week of January I felt stuck and unmotivated. For someone who typically earns self-worth through achievement, it was a bit of a shocker (and not in the “two in the pink, one in the stink” kind of way).

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June 18, 2020

How to make 2020 your best year yet

Prepare yourself. You’re about to read a sentence that’s going to feel like reality just meat slapped you and hit you with a fat load of realization. Ready for it?

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April 16, 2020

Why Wearing Busy as a Badge of Honor is Total Bulls#!t

Busy has become a modern-day dick-measuring contest. Everyone is trying to one-up each other with tales of all the crap they have going on in their lives. Who’s busier? Whose life is crazier? Who has more problems? We feel significant and important if we win. But winning the busy contest is like winning a 72 oz. steak challenge at a restaurant–you manage to smash all that meat down your face-hole in under an hour and end up feeling both proud and shitty at the same damn time.

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March 20, 2020

How to Avoid COVID-19 Cabin Fever During Self-Quarantine

Picture this. You are several days into your self-quarantine/WFH/shelter in place order. You’ve managed to be fairly productive working remotely and have only slipped up and had Oreos for lunch twice so far. But in light of the ever-changing developments with the coronavirus, the situation has taken a turn.

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March 12, 2020

How to Work from Home and Not Become a Lonely Bum

So, you just got the thumbs up to work from home from your employer because of the quickly spreading coronavirus? Congratulations on being one step closer to productively contributing to society from the comforts of your couch. #livingthedream. Be warned, though, it’s not all slippers and sweatpants. If you’re new to remote working, there are some key things you must do to make sure you don’t end up turning into a lonely, hygienically challenged sofa spud fueled by Mountain Dew.

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