So it's been about two weeks since I started my Facebook Fast and I'm back to report on the experience.The first thing I can tell you is Facebook + Smartphone = very addictive habit.Holy moly, I did not realize how I had subtly become one of those people who pulls out his phone everytime there is more [...]
So I am about a week into my Facebook fast. I'll be writing about some of my experiences with it in a future blog post.But the thing I wanted to share quickly was a response I got from a half a dozen friends - the SAME thing - when I posted that I was going [...]
I was bowled over this morning reading a great article in Business Insider that held a good tool for the Nice Guys and the People Pleasers of the world. It was an approach to saying No and turning down requests I hadn't thought of before.Here's the pertinent piece of the article:Overworked and overburdened is a recipe [...]
The concept of doing technology "fasts" or "breaks" has interested me for a while.I think taking time off from something - whether it's news, video games, porn, or social media - can be a good way of understanding what impact that usage is really having on you.So two days ago I entered my second ever [...]
I may be getting older, but I may also be getting wiser (not sure, depends on the day). But as I look at all the vast changes in our lives from technology, I start to think of how special and unique the therapy office is really becoming.Soon, it may be one of the only places [...]
Today is the first Friday of the first full week of all-day kindergarten for my son. And I cannot believe what a huge difference it has already made - to me and my wife!After 5 1/2 years of mostly having him at home (with some co-op preschool, 3 hours - 3 days/week) we actually have [...]
Hey guys,I have to tell you this first. I am not Puritanical. I like sex. I love women. I like porn.But I have wondered, at age 46, what it would have been like to have unlimited Internet porn as a teenager, rather than the rag-tag underground railroad of magazines that we had back then. Would [...]
Bruce Springsteen Hi everyone,This post isn't just for the nice guys out there, heck it's not just even for guys. It's for anyone who is living with depression - either in themselves or someone they love.I think as a man, I often used to equate depression with the feminine. It was just about being [...]
Hi folks,Twitter is at its best for me when it delivers something of real value.Today, found an article posted on a Psychology Today blog entitled "Speak Up! 18 All-Purpose Assertive Phrases".I found it really useful - hope you do to! Best, PeterNice Guy counseling in SeattlePS - Twitter hat tip to @psychfeed
If you can't also say "No". Another image quote for the day....
