Five Easy Ways to Make Your Life Better for 3/17/21
| Today’s boosts are about putting less pressure on yourself. |
You Don’t Have to Work On Yourself Forever
(Shayla Love | Vice | 3400 words)
Self-improvement can become an unhealthy obsession.
Nobody’s perfect. You can always improve yourself.
This may lead to believing you’re never good enough. Or working so hard to improve that you don’t enjoy life.
I found this article in The Idea Enthusiast
Related: Don’t Challenge Yourself
How to Stop Being a People Pleaser: 7 Powerful Habits
(Henrik Edberg | Positivity Blog | 1600 words)
Being too much of a people pleaser turns you into a martyr, making yourself miserable, and ultimately making those you try to please unhappy as well.
To prevent this:
- Learn how to say “no.”
- Remember people don’t care that much about what you say or do.
- Learn healthy ways to handle criticism, verbal attacks, and disagreements.
It May Be Time to Give Up on Your Passion
(Brian Miller | Thrive Global | 1250 words)
Not every idea is good. A bad idea won’t work no matter how much effort you put into it.
A Job is what you do for money. A Career is a job you love. A Hobby is what you do for fun. A Vocation is something you feel you were born to do, whether or not you make money from it.
Not everyone can turn their vocation into a career. It’s okay to use a boring job to fund your vocation and hobbies.
Related: It’s Okay to Quit – Sometimes That’s a Good Thing
The Life-Altering Practice of Making Cuts
(Courtney Carver | Be More With Less | 825 words)
Write up a list of things you regularly do. Consciously choose to stop doing what’s unimportant, makes you feel bad, or doesn’t work in your life.
Do the same with your worries and regrets.
How to Stop Feeling Productivity Shame
(Jory MacKay | Doist | 3450 words)
You’ll never run out of tasks to do.
If you see productivity as completing everything on your to-do list, you’ll always feel guilty.
If you see productivity as being busy, you’ll spend too much time on unimportant tasks, and any downtime feeling guilty that you’re not working.
Instead, think of productivity as making progress toward important goals. Relaxation is an important part of progress. It’s necessary to recharge your energy and avoid burnout. (Plus live a happy life.)
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