7 Good Minutes: Extra - Put One Small Good Thing on This Week's Calendar
Your calendar is full this week. Meetings, practices, appointments. Almost none of it is something you're looking forward to.This short practice changes one square. Pick something you'd genuinely enjo...
11 Nov 1min
Why the Vacation Glow Can Fade by the First Week Back
It's the first Monday after the trip. The suitcase is still half unpacked on the bedroom floor, there's sand in the car, and the inbox has a number on it you'd rather not read. By Wednesday the vacati...
11 Nov 4min
7 Good Minutes: Tonight - The Day You Braced For
The alarm went off, and your hand found the phone before your eyes were all the way open. The time, the weather, a headline, and an email marked quick question that was never quick. Then a lunch to pa...
11 Nov 3min
7 Good Minutes: Extra - News After Ten: A Two-Minute Setup for a Quieter Start to the Morning
If the phone is in your hand before you're out of bed, this short practice is for you. You set it up once, any time today, and it does its work the next time your alarm goes off.Set your phone's sched...
10 Nov 1min
Why What You Check First Thing in the Morning Can Follow You All Day
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
7 Good Minutes: Tonight - Nobody Sent a Reminder
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
7 Good Minutes: Extra - Bring Someone Along: Keep a Relationship Going Without Finding Extra Time
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
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 Nov 4min
