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The ‘wrongest’ question and what to do about it

by Havi Brooks | Jan 9, 2008 | mindful time management, noozletter, stucknesses & stuckification

Ask a stupid question, get a wrong answer I know, I know. “There are no stupid questions”. And yet, it turns out you and I are probably asking questions every day that are getting us into trouble. I’d hate to write one of those boring articles about...

Self mastery is a big ol’ waste of time

by Havi Brooks | Dec 13, 2007 | noozletter, not hating on yourself

News flash: self-mastery is a big ol’ waste of time As the new year approaches and resolutions start piling up, it’s easy and tempting to slide into “self-mastery mode”. You’re determined to do it right this time and beat your bad habits...

The worst thing about Thanksgiving (and a game!)

by Havi Brooks | Nov 14, 2007 | noozletter, not hating on yourself, working on patterns & habits

The worst thing about Thanksgiving The worst thing about Thanksgiving is the flood of email, newsletters and essays trying to shove another dose of gratitude down your throat. Don’t get me wrong. I’m seriously pro-gratitude. Done right, it hooks you up...

Calm techniques vs. ‘conventional wisdom’

by Havi Brooks | Sep 10, 2007 | calm techniques, noozletter, working on patterns & habits

Gee, thanks for the paradigm shift Hanging out in the waiting room of my doctor’s office the other day, I meant to catch up on some work. Instead, I got distracted by a handout called “The Top Ten Ways to Calm Down and Get Rid of Stress”. Or...

A communication breakdown and an emergency calm technique

by Havi Brooks | Aug 21, 2007 | calm techniques, noozletter, stucknesses & stuckification

I know you don’t speak Yiddish but Gaaaaaaah! You’re barely two minutes into the conversation and all of a sudden you’re in a fight. Or not in a fight, but irritable enough to get in one. The words have somehow gotten twisted together. Everything is...
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