Stress kills.
So reducing stress is pretty important, wouldn’t ya think?
Now I know some of you are thinking “what do you know about stress, Keener? You’re retired, so what could stress you out, dude?”
Well, it turns out that retirement is pretty stressful, racking up 45 stress points out of a possible 100, with the death of [...]
From the category archives:
Procrastination
You’ve finally gotten to where you can handle distractions from associates, only to find that you are the cause of some of your distractions.
But, you may be thinking “so what?” and you may be on to something. Like Sarah McLachlan says in her song Angel, “I need some distraction.”
She’s right: We all need distractions from [...]
This article describes how I procrastinated on some projects over the past few weeks. I share this with you because the trap I fell into is one we can all fall into. The root cause of the problem: assigning projects to myself without really being ready to commit to them, assigning them just because I [...]
Now that I am semi-retired, I have observed my growing tendency to procrastinate. I have had to work on this before, so I know it is manageable. But, I also know it can be harder for some people to manage than it is for others. Hence, I thought sharing some resources on managing it would [...]
I’m 58 years old and I should know better: there are times when I find myself hoping something will work out.
Who doesn’t, you say? You are right: we all hope for things. Having hope and optimism in a situation you cannot control makes sense. But, when you can control the outcome, why hope? Why not [...]
