“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” — John Steinbeck The holidays are over and it can feel like a dark vacuum just sucked all the fun out, only to leave us with bitter cold and (literally) dark days. We refer to this effect as the […]
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Year of the Settler or Explorer?
“I started out as a farm girl in Iowa, and I dreamed of being an astronaut and an explorer. And I made it.” — Peggy Whitson With the new year in full swing, everyone should have an idea of what achievable goals they set for themselves. While considering our own goals, we got to thinking […]
Try A New Resolution: Start Small
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — Les Brown Happy New Year! Welcome to the beginning of the 2025 calendar cycle. Now it’s time for people’s favorite thing to give up: New Year’s resolutions. Try something different this year and set small, obtainable goals. First succeed […]
Fight End Of Day Work Fatigue
“I prefer physical exhaustion over mental fatigue any day.” — Clotilde Hesme Workdays can be long and grueling. This has the potential to leave you completely drained afterwards. You want to be active in your free time, but pushing past the fatigue can leave you even more exhausted the next day. Conversely, you just hit […]
Tricks to Navigate Family Dynamics
“I had a great teacher in India who said to me, ‘If you think you’re spiritual and evolved and enlightened, go home for Christmas.’” — Elizabeth Gilbert For the holidays, or any gathering, everyone desires the picture-perfect family, sitting in social media-ready positions around the fire, having the best time with one another. But the […]
Snooze to Better Sleep
“The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald We at ETS have to confess that we are terrible sleepers. It seems a strange thing to say, but it’s the truth. With how important sleep is to recovery, longevity, and overall mental health, it is worth getting […]
Your Time is Valuable – Uninstall Games from Your Phone
“I don’t need to get a life, I am a gamer, I have lots of lives.” — Unknown “Do you?” — Another Unknown Phones are sneaky. They push updates and no longer ask for your permission to do so. This isn’t inherently bad, but we have noticed more and more apps being auto-installed. Games we […]
Write Your Way to Better Mental Health
“You can make anything by writing.” — C.S. Lewis As much fun as it is being punched in the face by social media platitudes, people showing off how good looking they are, and watching ads, it often isn’t particularly useful. The internets seem to contain a never-ending sea of random and disorganized thoughts. Luckily, there […]
Upgrade Your Meetings Game
“People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.” — Thomas Sowell Meetings are tough. They can either be super productive or a complete waste of time. The line between the two is often blurred, as what was supposed to be a constructive meeting can downward spiral into chaos. As your career progresses, […]
Automate Your Chores
“Automation is good, so long as you know exactly where to put the machine.” — Eliyahu Goldratt Chores suck. They’re time consuming and perpetual. As frustrating as they can be, they have to be done. No one wants to live in a place that looks like crap. That said, technology has produced some pretty amazing […]