by Havi Brooks | Aug 24, 2008 | book reviews
So I read about three nonfiction books a week, mostly biggification and self-work (what regular people call business and self-help). Rated on a scale of ducks: 1 duck = Stephen Covey (yawn) and 5 ducks = Malcolm Gladwell (do a little dance). Books worth reading are...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 31, 2008 | calm techniques, stuff I think about
If you’ve ever found yourself in a meltdown moment, you know how annoying it is when someone says, “Breathe”. Because when you’re freaking the heck out, other people’s advice usually seems stupid and irrelevant — just in general,...
by Havi Brooks | Jul 8, 2008 | working on patterns & habits
Wait, what are you talking about? Okay, I just wrote a whole noozletter about breaking your patterns down into their various components. And about how you can then use that information to figure out which part of your pattern is going to be the right doorway for you....
by Havi Brooks | Jul 3, 2008 | calm techniques, stuff I think about, working on patterns & habits
Because anxiety sucks. That’s why we need coping tactics. Some woman contacted me this week kinda randomly because she was hoping I could give her some techniques to help her deal with anxiety. Which always makes me wish you could hug people over the internet....
by Havi Brooks | Apr 30, 2008 | mindful time management, noozletter, stucknesses & stuckification
But I just don’t have time! There is this weird and yet totally understandable thing that happens to people (and by people I mean: me and everyone I know). It happens when you find yourself in deep procrastination avoidance, in deep freak-out mode, or both....
