What is this for?

People often spend hours nitpicking slide designs, the exact wording, and the perfect animated transition for a PowerPoint presentation. It’s rare to find someone in creation mode asking whether the presentation itself should instead be a memo or email. Frequently reevaluating exactly what you’re trying to accomplish can save hours of wasted effort. You should definitely labor over the exact specs of a screen door. But if you’re fitting it for a submarine you might want to start asking better questions.

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Getting past overwhelm

Stress increases in proportion to how out of control we feel. How much influence does it seem we have in changing our circumstances, environment, and a general feeling of satisfaction? Sometimes it’s overwhelming just to consider what steps to take to stop feeling overwhelmed.

One thought exercise is to picture your life and relationship to stress/overwhelm at some point in the future, and ask: what one thing can I change, start, or stop doing so that future me is in better control?     

You won’t have all the answers to this question, but there’s no reason not to start with just one.

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The sweetest revenge

Feeling vengeful when we believe we’ve been wronged is a natural human instinct. There are many things you could “do” to get revenge, but consider also what you would “become.” The best revenge might be getting to a place where you no longer care about revenge.

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