Posts by Hillary
“I was held captive by perfectionism.”
A short but vivid description of one woman’s struggle. The writer gets so much right: that it’s a trap that it often begins in childhood In high school: “I sat before my Spanish teacher in tears over a B+.” Heavy involvement with ballet, an endeavor that “required excellence.” As an adult, a perfectionist approach to…
Read More“Pajama Days”
I love the term Pajama Days for days when you simply can’t get motivated.
Read MoreTelling Your Future
OK, this guy sounds crazy or a scammer, but reading the article I realized a Future Telling machine is probably possible. If a computer has enough information about your past behavior (and one will, given the increasingly larger percentage of our lives we live on line) it will probably be able to predict your future…
Read MoreVienna (with Lyrics)
Slow down you crazy child You’re so ambitious for a juvenile But then if you’re so smart tell me, Why are you still so afraid? (mmmmm) Where’s the fire, what’s the hurry about? You better cool it off before you burn it out You got so much to do and only So many hours in…
Read MoreDaily Dog: More Dogs Allowed in Hospitals to Comfort Ill
A lovely development. When my dad was in a nursing home, we used to bring our basset Elvis to visit him. It took us forever to get to my dad’s room because *everyone* wanted to say hello to Elvis. And Elvis, a typical friendly basset, had to stop and say hello to everyone. I can…
Read MoreBillboard Helps Man Find Kidney Donor
Too bad it has to come to this (in countries where the default is that you donate your organs, not that you don’t there’s no waiting list), but I’m glad he found someone. Kudos to the donor.
Read MoreOvercoming Procrastination So You Have a Chance to Save Someone’s Life
A terrific article by Sargent Janelle Dean about how she overcame procrastination to register as a bone marrow donor. Yes, there was a fear of needles, but after learning more about the procedure she realized it wasn’t so bad. (The donation procedure, not the registry procedure, which is truly painless, involving just a few mouth…
Read MoreNutrition vs. Deadline
from my friend Deborah Underwood, who writes wonderful kids’ books
Read MoreDaily Dog: Gus has a Strategy
from dog-shaming, of course
Read MoreProcrastination is ALWAYS Caused
The big mistake people make when they try to solve their procrastination problem is assuming that they’re something wrong with them – they’re weak, lazy, undisciplined, etc. Then they beat themselves up trying to solve that problem. This article about how musician Hayley Williams was blocked for a couple of months perfectly illustrates that: “The…
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