Jon Spayde
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5 Strategies for Not Keeping Up With the Joneses
If you’re hanging out with pals who have a lot more money to spend than you do, it can be awkward. Money expert Ruth Hayden offers rich advice.
Strategies for Cultivating a Healthier Mindset With Work-Life Balance
If job-related thoughts dominate most of your waking hours and energy, it may be time to rearrange your priorities and give the other aspects of your life some room to grow.
How to Stop Overreacting
Do you fly off the handle at the slightest provocation, or mount a major defense to even the slightest criticism? Here’s how to ditch the drama—and manage a more measured response.
5 Strategies to Cope With Bottled-Up Emotions
Suppressing intense feelings can carry a heavy emotional toll. When letting it all out just isn’t a good option, here’s a healthier way to cope.
Upgrade Your Brain
Your brain changes over the course of your lifetime — for better or for worse. Here’s how to make the most of your gray matter.
How to Break Free From a Rut
Frustrated with doing the same old thing, day after day? Here’s how to wake up and break free.
Speaking Your Truth
Voicing your opinions can be uncomfortable. Here’s how to speak your mind when it counts.
How to Ease Flu Anxiety
Feeling panicky about pandemics? Here’s how to ease your worry while taking practical steps to stay safe.
How to Say No to Your Kids
Dealing with your kids’ endless requests for cash, games, etc., can be stressful. Here’s how to take a more balanced approach—and teach them better fiscal values.
Tips for Getting Outdoors Despite a Busy Schedule
Yearning to get out into nature, but burdened by your to-do list? Here are some hints for giving yourself some quality time outdoors.
Reinventing the Way We Work
Had enough of an office grind that demands all of your time and offers little flexibility or freedom? You may be destined to become part of a win-win workplace revolution.
How to Cope With Time Anxiety
How to identify and remedy the stress caused by chronic overscheduling and time poverty.
How to Deal With Constant Complainers
How to cope with the stress of being subjected to the negativity of a chronic complainer.
The Importance of “You” Time
Lack of solitude can lead to increased stress and undermined health. Here’s how to find some quality time—with yourself.
Tips and Strategies to Help You Tap into Your Creativity
Expressing your creativity is an important part of living, growing and becoming your best self. Here’s why creativity matters — and how to bring more of it back into your everyday world.
Why Community Matters
A strong sense of community adds real value to our lives. It not only helps us feel more connected to the world around us, it also makes a measurable difference in our happiness — and our health.