How to feel less time pressured

Do you ever feel like you’re running at full speed down a mountain? This is what my life used to feel like. I was always in a rush. Always cutting it fine. Often running late. I was late for class. Late for dinner at friends’ houses. Late for meetings. In my world, being late was […]

The GAP and the GAIN: The secret to feeling happy, confident and successful

Adult colouring books were all the rage a few years ago. For many people, colouring in is a great way to reduce stress and calm the frenzied mind. But as much as I love coloured pens, pencils and crayons, I’m not keen on colouring in. Instead of decreasing my stress levels, it has the opposite […]

The art of combating time confetti

I’ve discovered a way to create more time. Drum roll please . . . Eliminate time confetti from your life. What’s time confetti? In her brilliant book Time Smart researcher Dr Ashley Whillans describes time confetti as the little bits of seconds and minutes that are lost to unproductive multitasking (e.g. texting and checking social […]

Flexing my thrift muscle: How to feel rich without having a lot

The ancient text the Tao Te Ching states: “He who knows he has enough is rich.” So I’ve been experimenting with this idea. I’ve been flexing my thrift muscle and making do with what I already have. Discovering the abundance of less When I was working on my PhD, I discovered how to feel rich […]