MENTAL HEALTH BOOSTS
MENTAL HEALTH BOOSTS
When was the last time you got your hands dirty?
The next time you feel exhausted with life, turn off your work and logical prefrontal cortex and turn on the work-with-your-hands mindset instead. Tinker, build or create something just for the sake of creation. And then let that strength and empowerment fill you back up to tackle whatever comes next.
Don’t let that summer goal fall with the Autumn leaves.
It’s August already?! Instead of thinking about the end of summer, think of August as the beginning of the harvest when it comes to your summer goals.
The Anticipation Trick
The positive experience of looking forward to something has a name when it comes to behavioral economic theory: Utility of Anticipation. Take it from noted author Thomas Hardy, “Pleasure not known beforehand is half-wasted; to anticipate it is to double it.” (The Return of the Native)