The Lazy Genius Way

Sure, that thought feels icky, but the real truth is that we don’t resent giving gifts; we resent not having the margin to be more thoughtful about the process.

so I decided once on a Monday uniform and never looked back.

I hated the pressure of Mondays because I felt like every decision reset to zero.

That’s the irony of perfection: the walls that prevent your vulnerability from being seen also keep you from being known.

I’m not trying to get into your business, but you likely have shame, fear, or insecurity about something and put forth a lot of effort trying to hide it.

expert at creating systems to finish tasks.

We need a filter that allows us to craft a life focusing only on what matters to us, not on what everyone else says should matter.

Telling yourself you’re better than someone is just as harmful as telling yourself you’re worse. We don’t get to measure a person’s authenticity based on how real her struggle is. That scale is broken.

Intellectually, we know we can’t do it all, but still we try.

You and I and the pretty stranger at Target all have stories that keep us trying hard at the wrong things, and the harder we try, the stronger the lie.