Personal Development

How Perfectionism is Holding You Back

As I sat down to write a new blog post for this week, I grappled with finding the perfect way to kick off this article. "It must be catchy", "It must grab attention", "It must be interesting", "It can't be too boring", I thought to myself as I mused over how I could best craft… Continue reading How Perfectionism is Holding You Back

Personal Development

The Problem with “Self-Help”

For years, I've been obsessed with self-help books and podcasts. Nothing has made me feel more alive and human than diving deeply into content that I believed would lead to me to achieving the peak of Maslow's hierarchy of needs: self-actualization. As a perfectionist, it gave me some type of weird, crazy adrenaline rush to… Continue reading The Problem with “Self-Help”

Behavioral Economics, Routines

Managing Your Habits in a Post-COVID World

Picture this: It's January 2020. You're on the train on the way to work, listening to The Daily. Later, you grab sushi with a few coworkers. You knock out a cycling class at the gym before heading home to make dinner and catch up with your roommate or significant other. No masks, no hand sanitizer… Continue reading Managing Your Habits in a Post-COVID World