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
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
