work day

Finish today’s work today. More work will arrive tomorrow.

recipe for clearing

If you do not want to go look for the forgotten food in your pantry today, then perhaps you might want to throw it away today.

below the horizon

Don’t invest much of your energy into things you cannot do today or tomorrow.

title

Imagine that a day was a story with a title. Think of a title you could use for the story of today.

progress

Free will includes the possibility of making the end of the day today better than the end of the day yesterday.

ungrumbled

If you find yourself complaining about the things that other people are not doing or that you are not doing, shift your attention to the things that you could be doing right now. Changing just a few words, you can move from suspense into action.

another new

Every day is a chance to do something new.

today 2.0

When you don’t know where to go next next with your life, do what you are doing already or what you think you should be doing, then find a way to do a better version of it.

independent

“I personally believe that the ideal situation would be not that you are conditioned for good things or bad things, but that you are independent of them, so that . . . you can make the choices that are best for you and your biological systems in the moment. If you have to plan for that, that’s just another form of conditioning and thought, programming and stress and all of that.” — Deepak Chopra

you, better

You unconsciously imitate the people you focus on, so focus every day on people who are better than you are.

closer to the heart

Improve by doing the same thing with greater precision.

no time

When you have something important, inspiring, captivating to work on for much of the day, it is easy to live well. You do not overeat. Bad habits are interrupted. Worries and fears do not linger and turn into the headlines of your day. There is not much time to brag either.

calculus

“You don’t take the baby steps for the distance they cover.” — Mike Dooley

beyond blue sky

If you don’t seem to have much to do today, think bigger, better, broader, or bolder.

new skill

Think of one thing you can do today that might help you qualify for more or better jobs.

on a day like this

The routine obligations that you stretch to meet on a bad day may be done before 9 a.m. on a day when you are at your best.

simple silence

Go for an hour without saying the word “but.”

featured problem

When you keep a problem secret from your friends, you lose the chance to get their congratulations when you solve the problem. Keep most problems from your friends anyway. Seek advice from friends and acquaintances for only a select few problems, usually no more than five problems on any given day.

unboxing

Imagine how you feel when someone gives you something that you know will look impressive. Imagine how you feel when someone gives you something that solves your most pressing problem of the day.

the current war

No one has a perfect sense of time, but you do better to follow the lead of those who know what day it is.