
Why the People You Love Keep Getting Your Leftover Time
It's an ordinary Tuesday. A work email needs an answer by noon, a permission slip is due in the morning, and the dentist wants you to confirm by five. All of it gets done. The friend you've meant to c...
9 Marras 4min

7 Good Minutes: Tonight - The Good Thing That Came Free
At some point this evening you sat down, on the couch, the edge of the bed, or the car in the driveway for two extra minutes, and your thumb went where it always goes. Maybe something went in the cart...
9 Marras 3min

7 Good Minutes: Extra - Cart to Calendar: A Two-Minute Swap for the Late-Night Pick-Me-Up
You're tired, the phone is out, and you're browsing for something to make you feel a little better. Not school shoes. Just a pick-me-up.This short practice takes two minutes. Leave the item in the car...
8 Marras 1min

Why the Shopping Pick-Me-Up Can Fade So Fast (And a Free Alternative to Try)
It's nine-thirty at night, the kids are finally down, and you're on the couch with your phone. A jacket, a set of nice pens, a kitchen gadget. It goes in the cart, and for a minute you feel better. Th...
8 Marras 5min

7 Good Minutes: Tonight - Today Is Finished
This morning’s job took thirty seconds: turn the bedroom clock to the wall. It probably didn’t happen. You were in the bedroom once, around six, long enough to drop your work clothes on the chair befo...
8 Marras 3min

7 Good Minutes: Extra - The Turned Clock: A 30-Second Setup for Night Waking
If your first move after waking in the night is to check the time, this is for you. That glance hands you a number, and the number can start a countdown: If I fall asleep now, I’ll get three hours.The...
7 Marras 1min

Waking Up in the Middle of the Night? The One Habit That Can Keep You Up Longer
The house is dark, nothing woke you, and before you’ve decided whether to roll over, you’ve already checked the time. 3:12. Then the math starts: if you fall asleep right now, that’s three hours and c...
7 Marras 4min

7 Good Minutes: Tonight - You Already Have The Line
Picking one short sentence to keep ready takes about four seconds, so trouble was never the reason it did not get done today. Here is what actually happened: to choose the line you had to picture the ...
7 Marras 2min



















