Archive
Articles from May 2010
9 articles at addresses from May 2010. The topics are the originals; the writing is new.
- Habits & GrowthDo You Recognise Yourself in These 6 Stages of Change?The six stages of change from the transtheoretical model, from not yet thinking about it to lasting change, how to tell which stage you're in and what helps at each.
- Stress & ResiliencePerception as Reality: How Your View Shapes Your ExperienceHow perception shapes experience, from the stories we tell about events to how others see us, and practical ways to check and reframe your perceptions.
- Purpose & MeaningWhat If You Only Had One Week?A reflection exercise: what would you do with one week left? How the question clarifies priorities, what people tend to answer, and how to bring those priorities into ordinary weeks.
- Decisions & GoalsHow to Stop Thinking and Start DoingHow to break out of overthinking and analysis paralysis: set decision deadlines, shrink the first step, act before you feel ready and learn from doing.
- Purpose & MeaningThe First Step in Finding Meaning for Your Life: Know Your ValuesThe first step in finding meaning is understanding your values. A practical exercise to identify what matters most to you and see where your life already reflects it.
- Purpose & MeaningThe Next Step in Finding Meaning: Turn Values into ActionOnce you know your values, the next step is acting on them. How to set value-based goals, build small daily actions and handle conflicts between values.
- Purpose & Meaning50 Reflection Prompts (and Why We Skipped the Usual Quote List)Fifty reflection prompts for journaling and self-discovery, plus a handful of properly sourced classic quotes, and why so many 'inspirational quotes' online are misattributed.
- Purpose & Meaning50 More Reflection Prompts for Journaling and ConversationFifty more reflection prompts on work, money, health, change, creativity and joy, for journaling, weekly reviews or deeper conversations with friends.
- Purpose & MeaningFailure and Imagination: Lessons from J.K. Rowling's Harvard SpeechWhat J.K. Rowling argued in her 2008 Harvard commencement speech on the benefits of failure and the importance of imagination, and how to apply both ideas.