You will probably never feel brave or interesting or mysterious
what you feel when you're being brave is: scared. You will actually probably feel weaker and shakier than when you're not doing anything particularly brave.
Keep your house less cluttered by dealing with greyspace
If you struggle with clutter, I bet you a billion dollars you don't have proper solutions for your greyspace stuff (grey as in, neither one thing nor the other)
How to remember a thought you have while someone is talking so you can bring it up afterwards (rather than derailing them)
Conversational pins! I use this constantly, and I take it so much for granted that I almost never tell people about it, even though it is one of the most practical things I use.
"What to do when you and your domestic partner have wholly different eating habits?"
It seems to me this question is not really about food. Because no one writes in for advice on simple scheduling issues.
Thoughts don't create actions. Thoughts create emotions, emotions create actions.
You think that if you don't be a bit harsh with yourself when you genuinely mess up then you'll let yourself get away with it in future, etc, etc.
Mental health tips from babies
You have to remember that you're probably as strongly affected by tiredness as the kid throwing an absolute tantrum.
Why do women cry more than men?
"According to research, women cry 30 to 64 times a year, whereas men cry just 6 to 17 times per year."
Be less easy-going about sickness (originally written 2017)
Getting a cold sucks SO MUCH and most people don’t do the slightest thing to prevent spreading it.
A few skincare tips / why you should avoid Lush
All citrus oils - lemon, grapefruit, tangerine, bergamot, yuzu - are irritants, and worse, they are UV-sensitising so if you use them during the day, you will increase the amount of damage sun does to you.
Productivity tip: Interstitial journalling
Interstitial journalling is a minute or two of journalling that you do in between tasks to help you clear the old task out of your head and re-focus on the new task.