What is boredom? Boredom is feeling uninterested in, unattached to the situation at hand. I have always felt boredom is unhealthy, a...

In the face of hardship, stoicism recommends negative visualization as a coping mechanism, the practice of imagining the very worst that...

I always feel either too full or about to starve. It's a really disruptive way to be because when I feel too full, I'm regretting...

Raising and rescuing animals is not always easy. I don't always know if I can do it. Not each moment is fun with a new pet or rescue...

A part of being self-aware is realizing that my perspectives are only so negotiable. At a point, I have to accept myself biases, quirks,...

Self-indulgence is an instance of putting comfort above practicality or answering a call to responsibility; it can be saying "yes" to a...

Practicing self-discipline does not mean I have forever extinguished my fast-changing moods, anxieties, heartache, or my own vices, like...

If I could go back in time and advise myself one thing when I was going through a nasty, dirty, painful back-and-forth breakup, it would...

Experience trained me to think that if results weren't forthcoming, it was a sign of incompetence. Others did things with such ease and...

Balance regarding productivity is planning my time so that my level of activity, discipline, and production is high enough that when i...

For me, writing does for my conversations what meditation does for consciousness. Namely, it’s a byway for articulation, poise, and...

Little things I do to undermine my own needs: Attempt to cuddle while falling asleep. I crave touch, but I know it precludes getting in...

When does discipline become nothing more than fidgeting, tweaking? When it lacks productivity. I could spend forever tweaking. It's...

Why should I make concessions for someone I love? Not because I should "grow up" and "deal with it;" not because it's "the adult thing to...

I used to tell myself: "This is the last time you'll ever have an anxious episode; it must be," because you can do anything if you pump...

I was once in a social circumstance in which I had to daily interact with a group of people who I did not wish to be around but who would...

Chances are that my ideas, feelings, and insights are not going to download in a logical order and automatically arrange themselves into...

It's amazing how programmable our bodies are. That's why I'm an advocate for discipline. Discipline means sitting upright in a chair at a...

Some days I wake up feeling fanciful. My inner world is bright and sunny and made for frolicking (with complete disregard for my actual...