Why Small Hassles Rattle You So Fast (And What Calm People Do Differently)
It's a quarter to eight. The cereal goes over, the permission slip is missing, a work message buzzes in early, and the car is almost out of gas. None of it is a big deal on its own, but together it le...
4 Nov 7min
7 Good Minutes: Tonight - The Moment You Only Half Saw
Somebody held something up to show you today. A child with a drawing, a partner starting a sentence about their day, or just someone standing in a doorway waiting to see whether you would look up. You...
4 Nov 3min
7 Good Minutes: Extra - A Two-Minute Short List for the Small Stuff That Grabs You
A snippy text, a passing comment, a small mistake you can’t stop replaying. Something minor grabs you, and the rest of the evening follows it.This short exercise sets up a two-minute short list: no mo...
3 Nov 1min
Why Small Things Take Over Your Whole Evening
It’s a quarter past six, dinner is half made, and a message from the school parents’ group sounds a little pointed. Maybe even pointed at you. You read it twice, start a reply, delete it, and keep wri...
3 Nov 7min
7 Good Minutes: Extra - Ask This at the Last Red Light Before Home
You're shutting the laptop or sitting at the last red light before your street, and tonight hasn't been decided yet. That's the moment this short exercise uses.Ask one question: what is tonight for? A...
2 Nov 1min
Why the Hours After Work Seem to Vanish
You get home, there's dinner and dishes and someone needs help with something, and you finally sit down to catch your breath. The next time you look up, it's 11:40 — and if someone asked what you did ...
2 Nov 6min
7 Good Minutes: Extra - A Five-Minute Progress Report for the Plan You Keep Talking About
If there's a plan you've talked about more than you've done, this short exercise gives you a different way to share it: report progress to one person instead of collecting applause from everyone.First...
1 Nov 1min
