Fake Promise

We play mind games to convince ourselves that we are doing the right thing, even though we know its not the right thing.

When we don't feel like doing something that we know we must do, the mind is quick to rationalize a delay by 'giving you permission' to start a ...

1. We say yes to things we find difficult to squeeze in our schedule. The key is to commit to less, and be committed to the task we say yes to.
2. We move around, fiddling with one task or the other, habitually keeping ourselves busy, because we aren’t familiar w...

Self-care culture encourages us to “set boundaries” that more often than not take the shape of flat-out neglect — whether that’s of our personal relationships or of our duties to ourselves and others.

The lie here is that neglecting responsibility does...