Sylvia Plath’s purple figs lesson
November 10, 2016
Hello. Are you like me? As in, do you really, truly struggle with making decisions? I think many of you reading this blog do. As
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This brutal trick for A-types will sift out mediocrity
September 15, 2015
I came across a book by writer and business consultant Greg McKeown: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. I’m rather a fervent fan of the “less is
Louis C.K.’s decision-making rule
August 4, 2015
Making decisions is a theme on this site. It’s a theme in my life as I grapple with the confidence, laissez faire-ness, certainty and surrender
What Steve Jobs’ perfectionism has taught me
July 17, 2013
It truly is an oddity. It’s become a talking point among friends. A joke at first. I can’t buy a couch. And it’s come to
laugh and kiss him back
March 6, 2013
Sometimes you have to hand things over to the bigger picture. You have to do this when you just don’t know anymore. I have an
i’m choicely buggered…you decide!
September 11, 2011
This week I decide less I have two seemingly unrelated theories about life. First, successful people eat boring breakfasts. Crude, but true. Look around the
achieving with excitement
April 8, 2011
Ages ago I remember reading something by Leo Babauta about he’d given up goals. Instead he was achieving things with excitement. I’ve never really made
how to make easier decisions
April 5, 2011
I love this article on why easy decisions are so hard by the ludicrously young and authentic Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Decide and
continuing the single women v single men debate: who should take the driver’s seat?
January 28, 2011
On Tuesday I posted about how and why pursuing career puts women on the back foot when it comes to love and partnering. Ergo stacks
Sunday life: in which I try a new technique for making good decisions (in love)
February 14, 2010
This week I try out “satisfycing” for size. The inspiration for this week’s reflection is the release of Lori Gottlieb’s Marry Him: The Case for