I find I m better more relaxed, generous, compassionate in my relationships when I take care of myself first. When you re unconditional loving towards yourself, it makes it easier to extend that same grace to others. Dear Therapists is a podcast that has helped me gain that deeper, more nuanced perspective on myself and other people. I first learned about it from one of its hosts, Lori Gottlieb, when I interviewed her about a very similar resource: Her book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone . Dear Therapists , like Maybe You Should Talk to Someone lets you step inside actual therapy sessions without going yourself. Gottlieb and her co-host, Guy Winch, record therapy sessions with people who write in about challenges they re facing (affairs, estrangement, stress, etc.). You get to hear the session, and Gottlieb and Winch offer a set of action items the person can take in the next week to improve their situation.
When I moved into my apartment, getting a mattress was a top priority. The only bed-in-a-box brand I had heard of at the time was Casper, but my coworkers knew the ins and outs of all the brands I had no idea even existed. I tapped into this wealth of knowledge and was ultimately led to Leesa. While it definitely is pricier than some of the other options I considered, I think it s so worth it we spend so much time in our beds that paying more for a super comfortable mattress doesn t seem outrageous. My only qualm is that it makes waking up a little hard, because truly it is so cozy I don t want to get up.
Audiobooks are convenient, low-lift tickets to another world.
Now, six years later, I find myself in a similar tear. A year of isolation and stress, it turns out, can manifest itself in a perpetual state of exhaustion to me, it feels like a listless (yet impatient) energy. At the end of the day, when my eyes are tired, a paperback can feel more like a stationary exercise in self-improvement than viable escapism.
Audiobooks are convenient, low-lift tickets to another world. And they allow me to pack more activities into a single day without burning out.
Sometimes I lounge in a bath listening to Bad Blood, or crank out some endorphins on a walk while a British narrator reads me a new mystery thriller or an author provides her first-hand experience researching extremism. And when I run out of baths to take or walks to go on,
On top of that, while you can usually submit the same resume you spent hours tweaking to similar jobs, the same can t be said for cover letters. Each new job posting will likely require the patient and potentially heart-wrenching labor of crafting a new letter.
If you want expert advice and guidance on how to create the kind of cover letter that gets pulled to the top of the pile, you might want to invest a little time into a cheap online course. Some are taught by HR veterans and professors who can tailor your application to perform well with screening software, and while it can seem like a bit of a time commitment, you ll at least know for certain that your approach to applying for jobs is the right one (over hours spent pouring over Google search results).