Essays
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It’s the beginning of a new month, which means it’s time for a monthly recap. I’ve absolutely loved doing these recaps all this year! I feel like I’m always focused on the next thing, so it’s nice to have this routine to prompt me to stop, reflect and recount what happened the previous month. If you have today off work, this could…
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Happy Monday! & Happy Labor Day Weekend and Shanah Tovah to all who will celebrate Rosh Hashanah tomorrow. It’s also a new week, which mean it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a…
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It’s the last Monday of the month, which means it’s time for the next installment of the Lighter & Brighter series. The Lighter & Brighter Series is like a monthly book club discussion… but sans books and with simple “happiness hacks” instead. If you’re interested in more, you can read past discussions here (we’ve covered Mondays, budgeting and taking care of home so far…
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Happy Monday! What a weekend… thinking about everyone in the path of Hurricane Ida and about those who have loved ones in the path. But alas, it’s still a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to…
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With the situation unfolding in Afghanistan, the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, and the continual uncertainty around COVID-19 variants, it’s impossible to turn on the news and NOT experience some sort of overwhelm, anxiousness or helplessness. After writing last week about the connection between attention and happiness, I worried that this idea I had been so excited about now felt out-of-touch. …
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…
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One of the books I’m currently reading is Deep Work by Cal Newport, who is a computer science professor at Georgetown and author of a few books (I just finished one of his other books, Digital Minimalism). Deep Work is Newport’s take on the underappreciated value of intense focus and explores how today’s emphasis on distracting communication tools might be holding people back from producing…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…
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Last week, I stumbled upon this podcast titled A Late Summer Reflection. It was a brief (6 minutes!) and as I listened, I found myself resonating with the below musings about the month of July: “Be honest, do you have a complicated relationship with July?,” the podcast host asks. “Like the quintessential middle child, July stands between the young excitement of June and…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…
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It’s a new month, which means it’s time for the next installment of the Lighter & Brighter series. The Lighter & Brighter Series is like a monthly book club discussion… but with small everyday shifts instead of books. If the month’s topic resonates with you, I’d love for you to share any tips or tricks you have. The submissions will be featured anonymously in an…
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Happy Monday! It’s a new week, which means it’s time for your next Monday motivation newsletter. Read on below for some steps to a happier Monday, a short story and a roundup of positive thoughts to get your week started. Three Steps to a Happier Monday Each newsletter starts with three prompts to inspire gratitude and simple intention setting. Take a…
Monthly Recaps
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