Everyday Wellbeing
I Took a 90-Minute Nap and Woke Up Furious
Why you feel worse after a nap, and the small fix that helped: shorter, earlier, and somewhere slightly too uncomfortable to fully commit to.
Contributing Writer, Everyday Wellbeing
Dashiell Moore
Dash came to wellbeing writing after years of terrible sleep and worse coping habits, and he keeps the advice firmly at the level of what you do before bed and on your lunch break. He likes short walks, boring bedtimes and anything that lowers the cost of starting.
Articles by Dashiell
Work & Balance
Nobody Was Going to Notice My Work. I Checked.
If your hard work goes unnoticed at work, the problem is probably not your personality. It's that nobody wrote anything down. A one-line-a-month fix.
Work & Balance
My Laptop Shut at Six. My Head Kept Working Till Ten.
Can't stop thinking about work after hours? The problem isn't willpower. It's that unfinished thoughts stay open until you write down where you left off.
Work & Balance
The Slow Reply That Gave Me My Evenings Back
Your response time is a promise you never actually made. Here's how a quiet one-hour delay ended my evening on-call habit, with no boundary speech required.
Personal Growth
The Three Words I Used to Describe Myself for a Decade
Most limiting self-descriptions aren't lies, they're expired facts you keep quoting. Here's the small, slightly silly fix that helped me update mine.
Personal Growth
I Argued With Every Compliment Until a Friend Stopped Me
Deflecting praise isn't modesty, it's correcting someone's judgment. Here's the two-word fix that made compliments finally stick, and why it feels awful for a week.
Home & Routines
Why Does My House Fall Apart on Thursdays?
Your house gets messy by the end of the week because the same three tasks fail in the same order. Here's the midweek reset that beats a weekend rescue.
Relationships
We Had the Same Fight Nine Times Before I Noticed
If you and your partner keep having the same argument, you're probably solving the wrong problem. Here's what changed when we gave our fights a nickname.
Relationships
The Friend I Kept Meaning to Text for Two Years
Reconnecting with an old friend gets harder the longer you wait, because the message keeps needing to be better. Here's the case for sending a deliberately bad one.
Productivity
Sunday Me Plans Like a Tyrant. Tuesday Me Rebels.
Your weekly plan keeps dying by Wednesday, and it isn't willpower. It's that rested Sunday you is planning for a stranger. Here's the fix, built on slack.
Productivity
Why Does Being Busy All Day Feel Like Nothing Got Done?
Busy all day but feel like you got nothing done? It's not a focus problem. It's the gap between admin that pays out instantly and work that pays out in weeks.