Defy Parkinson’s Law to Be More Productive
Photo: Lazy_Bear (Shutterstock) Parkinson’s law is an observation that suggests the longer you give yourself to do something, the longer you’ll take to actually get it done. But it’s always…
Use Cognitive Restructuring to Be More Productive
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) You may have never heard of “cognitive restructuring,” but it’s a real way to adjust your thoughts, make them more positive, and be more productive. Though it’s…
Teach Your Kids the Difference Between a Real Worry and a ‘Trick’ Worry
Anxiety is hard enough to cope with when you have the life experience to distinguish real threats from imaginary ones. We adults may know that the odds of an alien…
Use the Two Minute Rule to Stop Procrastinating
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) Even when you’re overwhelmed by looming tasks, there’s an easy way to knock out several of them to gain momentum. It’s called the “two-minute rule” and it…
Calm Your Worried Mind With These Self-Soothing Techniques for Adults
Photo: OPOLJA (Shutterstock) Parents of little kids with big feelings may be familiar with self-soothing techniques—or ways their children can help regular their own emotions and calm themselves down. And…
TikTok’s Screen-Time Limits Are the Real Distraction
My first cell phone was a brick-shaped Nokia with a couple hundred minutes loaded onto it. My parents gave it to me when I got my first car, on the…
How to Cope With Layoff Anxiety
Photo: Amnaj Khetsamtip (Shutterstock) Even people who absolutely love their job have to deal with at least occasional work-related stress and anxiety. And while plenty of companies like to talk…
A Parent’s Guide to ‘Pathological Demand Avoidance’
Photo: Ground Picture (Shutterstock) All kids need occasional (or constant) coaxing to complete the hundreds of tasks we expect from them in a day. Having to tell your kid to…
Stockholm Syndrome, Midlife Crises, and 10 More Suss ‘Phenomena’ in Pop Psychology
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) Grit, or the drive to persevere despite setbacks, is a favorite subject in the teaching world. It’s not that grit doesn’t exist—we can certainly describe this trait…
How to Build a Parenting ‘Village’ When You Feel Isolated
Photo: Rawpixel.com (Shutterstock) We all got the memo that “it takes a village.” It’s easy to imagine raising your children in an idealized community full of elder villagers who nurture…