Irish Inspiration
26 April 2016
Allison read How to Calm and Reshape an Anxious Mind in the Irish Times and signed up for a course on wholeheartedness and gratefulness with one of her favorite poets, David Whyte. It’s good to get wisdom from across the pond.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make me a Match
19 April 2016
Allison read Feel Like a Million Dollars: Matchmaking and Happiness by Lalin Anik and Katherine Bowers and learned about research that shows professional or personal matchmaking can lead to greater well-being for the matchmaker.
Use Your Favorite Crime Show to Help You Manage Frustration
12 April 2016
Allison read Don’t Let Frustration Make You Say the Wrong Thing by Tara Healey and Jonathan Roberts on HBR.org and appreciated a useful tool for making sure your emotions don’t hijack you in the heat of the moment.
Increasing Productivity
5 April 2016
Janie read How to Be More Productive and Eliminate Time-Wasting Activities by Using the Eisenhower Box by James Cleary and learned a new strategy for increasing daily productivity.
Learning to Live Well in Midlife (or Any Other Time in Your Life)
29 March 2016
Allison read 8 Ways You Can Survive — And Thrive In — Midlife and thought that many of these life lessons could be helpful to people at any stage of life.
