How Optimism Helps You Rise Above Life’s Biggest Obstacles

The alarm goes off at six, and before your feet find the floor the phone is already in your hand. The weather. A terrible headline from the other side of the world. A work email marked urgent that cam...

10 Nov 5min

Somewhere on the drive home you thought, for about half a second, about calling someone. Then a reminder popped up, or the radio came on, or you just needed the quiet. At home it was dinner, homework ...

10 Nov 3min

There's a friend you keep meaning to call, or a parent, a sibling, or a partner you mostly talk logistics with. There's also a drive, an errand or a walk you already do every week.This short practice ...

9 Nov 1min

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 Nov 4min

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 Nov 3min

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 Nov 1min

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 Nov 5min

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 Nov 3min