You Don't Have to Carry Someone Else's Bad Mood
Someone comes home with a flat "hey," or a two-word text lands with no punctuation, and suddenly your whole evening takes the shape of their bad day.That's emotional contagion: moods pass between peop...
20 Sep 5min
Call It a Tie: The Coin-Flip Rule for Small Decisions
Here's a practice for the next time a small choice freezes you: call it a tie.If you've gone back and forth twice, stop and ask one question — would I be fine with either one? If the answer is yes, fl...
19 Sep 1min
Why One Small Decision Feels Impossible When You're Tired
It's late, the day is behind you, and one tiny choice stops you cold. Which shirt. Which takeout place. Which of two birthday gifts. You go back and forth, and then comes the second sting: I handled r...
19 Sep 5min
The Full-Picture Check: A 2-Minute Reset When Someone's Good News Stings
When someone's good news lands hard, a short written check can take the personal sting out of it.In this 7 Good Minutes: Extra, Clyde Lee Dennis walks you through the full-picture check, five quick st...
18 Sep 1min
Feel Like Everyone's Getting Ahead But You? What That Picture Leaves Out
A friend gets the promotion. A cousin closes on a house. You put your phone down, and your own life looks a little smaller than it did five minutes ago.In this episode of 7 Good Minutes, Clyde Lee Den...
18 Sep 5min
The Visible Twenty: Take 20 Minutes for Yourself Without Paying It Back
If you keep canceling time for yourself, or you take it and then feel like you owe someone, this is a short, practical way to start.The Visible Twenty is a simple plan for this week. You pick one twen...
17 Sep 1min
Why You Feel Guilty When You Put Yourself First
You finally get a quiet half hour. Instead of using it, you go over everything you should be doing until the time is gone. Or you take the time, but it feels borrowed the whole way through, and you qu...
17 Sep 5min
7 Good Minutes: Extra — Name It, Park It, Give It a Reason
Here's a two-minute move you can use right before your next break, so the break actually gives you something back.The guilt you feel when you stop isn't really about your list — it's about where your ...
16 Sep 1min
