


The Routines that Get Us Through
Those of you who get my newsletter (it’s free, go sign up) were aware that I’ve been dealing with some extended family “stuff” including medical and care taking (everything is OK by the way). We will be back to our regular schedule this week....
Becoming Habituated
I started this series on habits discussing how habits are good because they free up our brains for more interesting and creative stuff. Then I dipped into the idea of good and bad habits, questioning whether — beyond a certain baseline — we can judge...
The Cobbler’s Children Have No Shoes
Or why I sometimes have a hard time following my own advice. Once upon a time, when the budding psychonaut was a tiny psychonaut, the hub and I volunteered to run the kitchen for a weekend martial arts sports weekend and dojo “campout”. We created the menu...
What is a Good and Bad Habit?
I’ve been obsessing on habits for several months now (I’ve been thinking about them for a couple of years). One of the questions I keep coming back to is what is a good habit and what’s a bad habit? When people talk about changing habits they are...