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Every Wednesday is Tip Day, or Quiz Day, or List Day. These days, I’ve been thinking and writing a lot about my Four Categories related to rule-following (I still need a clever name for the set). For me, this scheme–of Upholders, Questioners, Rebels, and Obligers–sheds a real light on certain aspects of human nature and behavior. I’m very curious to …
Assay: Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how different people respond to rules–and I use “rules” broadly (see below for examples) to mean any kind of instruction to do or not do something. I love to identify categories. Abstainers/moderators. Leopards/alchemists. Radiators/drains. And I now I can’t stop thinking about these four categories. To see if you spot yourself in …
Happiness interview: Piers Steel. I was fascinated by Piers Steel’s book, The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done. Procrastination is something almost all of us battle — to one degree or another — and the book is full of surprising information about who procrastinates most, and why, and how to prevent it. For …
Assay: A few years ago, I consciously decided that I’d no longer worry much about expressing my “personal style” through decisions such as my choice of clothes or the way our apartment was decorated. It was quite a relief. (I didn’t actually do much of this kind of self-expression, but I thought that perhaps I should.) Now I choose clothes …
Every Wednesday is Quiz Day, or Tip Day. Quiz: Are you a “Tigger” or an “Eeyore”? Plus a few points to consider. I can’t stop thinking about the difficult dynamic between Tiggers and Eeyores. This is a major insight for me! I’m excited! Having an original idea is a rare treat. (As so often happens with an original idea, once …
