Why a One-Word Reply Can Take Over Your Whole Afternoon
You send a long message. A careful one, where you rewrote the middle twice to get the tone right. Back comes one word. Ok. With a full stop. By four o'clock you've scrolled up to compare it with last ...
14 Nov 5min
7 Good Minutes: Tonight - You Don't Have to Do Bedtime Right
You're somewhere between dinner and bed. The kitchen is mostly handled, or it isn't and you've decided it can be tomorrow's problem. There's washing still sitting in the machine. You sat down for the ...
14 Nov 3min
7 Good Minutes: Extra - Swap Falling Asleep for Resting With Your Eyes Closed
One instruction, given to yourself as you get into bed tonight, and it isn't go to sleep. It's this: I'm going to lie here and rest, and I don't have to sleep.Then do exactly that. Lie still, eyes clo...
13 Nov 1min
Why Trying Harder to Fall Asleep Can Keep You Awake Longer
It's a quarter past eleven. You were falling asleep on the couch an hour ago, and now you're in bed, eyes shut, lying very still, doing it properly. And a small calculation is running. If I'm asleep n...
13 Nov 4min
7 Good Minutes: Tonight - The Balance You Closed Too Fast
The banking app asked for a password you haven't typed in months. Or you got in, saw the balance, felt your stomach drop and closed it again. Then someone needed a bath, a ride or a missing shoe, and ...
13 Nov 2min
7 Good Minutes: Extra - Map Your Month on One Page to Find the Tight Week
A sheet of paper, your banking app and a little time at the kitchen table. That's all this practice needs.Number the page from the first of the month to the last. Mark each payday, then the big regula...
12 Nov 1min
Why Money Feels Tight Before Payday Even When Nothing Went Wrong
It's a few days before payday. You're at the grocery store with an ordinary cart, doing math in your head as the total climbs, and you hold your breath for half a second when you tap the card. Two wee...
12 Nov 4min
7 Good Minutes: Tonight - Every Square Already Had Something in It
Maybe you opened your calendar today to add something nice, and every square was already taken: the early meeting, the orthodontist on Friday, a birthday party with a gift you still haven't bought. Or...
12 Nov 2min
