When Doing Everything Right” Isn’t Enough In this phase of my life, I’ve been struggling—a lot. I graduated a year and five months ago with a business degree. Everything was on track. I had completed three internships, worked as an RA and received two “RA of the Year” awards, graduated cum laude, and built a wide range of project experience through personal development—more than many of my peers. I truly believed all of that would give me a head start. I expected some struggl

Disclaimer: This Post Contains Affiliate Links The Magic Tree House I used to adore The Magic Treehouse .   I remember learning so many random history facts from them. If you haven’t read it, it’s basically Doctor Who , but exclusively time travel, and with two kid siblings. They usually explored different times in history, which made learning so much fun. Fun fact: did you know McDonald’s once included entire audiobooks of The Magic Treehouse  on CDs as Happy Meal toys? It

You may have heard the term “the path of least resistance” or “desire paths.” If you haven’t, they represent the idea that humans—like much of nature—tend to subconsciously choose the easiest path forward, regardless of the long-term effects. When humans were evolving, this made sense: the less energy expended to reach an outcome, the higher the chances of survival. Although we no longer live in ancient times, we can still use this same concept to reduce stress and overwhelm