Tag: mental health
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Redefining Productivity To Fit Your Life’s Goals
It is tough being ambitious and lazy at the same time. Living in a state of constant flux doesn’t do my mind any favors. The battle between the goal-getter and a vibing hippie never seems to end. This is an example of the inner monologue that is happening inside my head literally every day. “I…
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How To Avoid Creative Burnout
I know how burnout feels all too well. It’s the sinking emotion of dread and misery that sits somewhere between my chest and my stomach. It senses like a spring that gets compressed just a bit more every time I think of the task to be done. It is the feeling that makes me wonder…
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Pets And Plants: Why Taking Care of Others Makes You A Healthier Person
Taking care of physical and mental health seems like a lot right now. We’re all scared, be it of getting sick or being broke. And yet I still think that we are better off having something or someone to take care of. Taking care of something or someone else is a luxury – it requires…
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Ways To Cope With The Coronavirus Pandemic
Sometimes I have to remind myself that not everybody out there is an introvert like me. It’s a funny concept, yes, that people are indeed different and that they behave in different ways. Shocking, I know. Yet we always get surprised when another person refuses to comply with the rules. That is especially true if…
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Some Thoughts on Perfectionism
No other destructive trait disguises itself as a virtue as well as perfectionism does. That’s why people bring it up during job interviews, or use it as an excuse for being an absolute nightmare to work with. I remember being proud of the fact that I could name 10 things wrong with any object, any…
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Some Thoughts on Perseverance
Sometimes life just sucks. In one week I got an IRS letter, got my insurance cancelled, as well as some not-so-great news concerning health of the loved one. Sometimes a day feels extremely long and overwhelming, and then I look at the clock, and it’s not even noon yet. If you know this feeling, congratulations…
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