A few weeks ago, I found myself standing in the cereal aisle at the grocery store and staring at the options from “high protein” to “low sugar” to “kid’s favorite.”   In that moment, I wasn’t hungry or excited. I was, however, quite overwhelmed. What should have been a simple task to select a cereal and continue shopping suddenly felt oddly draining. And I caught myself thinking: Wasn’t this easier when there were just a few options and you picked one without thinking? That m

Originally Published: February 1, 2022 Revised: January 1, 2026 This may come as no surprise. Whatever you last looked at (or thought about) will show up in your social media feed.  That’s social media “active listening.”   What is your feed often filled with? Amongst the shoes, random household gadgets, and t-shirts about punctation preferences, my Facebook feed is also filled with Day Planners. Yes. Day Planners.  There are so many to choose from with different shapes, size

Originally Published: November 3, 2023 Revised: December 1, 2025 Recently I accidentally scheduled two meetings at the same time because I overlooked a time-zone switch. Mistakes happen, right?   Sometimes we need to be patient and forgive ourselves.   Life is Too Short to Worry about Being Perfect   A few years ago, I created a business-oriented YouTube channel which I never intended to be a major hit or to make millions from it (although that'd be nice).  My primary goal wa

Every year, I have a goal to read the number of books for that year (e.g. 23 books in 2023, 24 books in 2024, 25 books in 2025).  I find that this goal supports me picking up a book instead of doing mindless doom scrolling on my phone, watching endless hours of streaming, or (heaven forbid) sitting bored in a waiting room.