New year, new you! 2020, baby – this is it! This is the year you’re going to maximize your potential. You’re going to work out more, eat less sugar, quit vaping, learn a second language, read 50 books, and get [...]
As I write this, my 16-year-old cat Lily is sitting on the cushion beside me purring – but two weeks ago she nearly died. Let me explain. Lily went under anesthesia for a routine diagnostic procedure, and coming out of [...]
Someone recently called me a “professional conventional wisdom assassin,” which I really loved. It’s true – society feeds us all kinds of expectations about how pieces of our life are supposed to go. When our narrative doesn’t fit that, it [...]
This morning, I went to an Emmy’s “For Your Consideration” event for the TV show “Crazy Ex Girlfriend” where the show’s producers, including frontwoman Rachel Bloom, were interviewed. “It’s amazing, what you’ve done here,” said the interviewer. “And this is [...]
It’s not your fault. Before I dive into a blog article about sexual assault, I had to say that. You may feel like it’s your fault. Not only is that extremely common; it's also trying to protect you from your [...]
I have fairly sensitive teeth. This may be genetic, or perhaps it’s because when I had braces as a young teenager, I wasn’t as fastidious about brushing and flossing as I ought to have been. Regardless of the reason, I’ve [...]
There are many things you don’t know about self-criticism and it’s because you are very stupid. You should know these things - they’re really obvious. I bet the guy in the office next to you knows these things… Phil, with [...]
Over a year ago, I wrote a series of articles about recognizing symptoms of workplace burnout and how you can manage that with self-care. I described that burnout often looks like depression: you have trouble getting out of bed, you don’t enjoy [...]
Yesterday, on Valentine’s Day, maybe you bought someone flowers. Maybe you took them out to dinner or prepared them an extravagant meal. Maybe you told them you love them to the world and back, and wrote them a card saying [...]
I want you to imagine you’re at work, and someone brings in donuts. Do you think to yourself: I’m going to have a donut. I bet they taste really good, and I see no reason to deprive myself. Why the [...]