TGIF (TMBMS085)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. In the age of social media and 140 character limits, deep – and arguably philosophical – statements are made through the use of acronyms. This week, we focus on some common acronyms that could help shape our lives. Today, we focus our attention on TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Friday), which offers us two lessons. First, we are reminded that it is important to have down time, to look forward to the weekend as a time to refresh, recoup, and recharge ourselves. But TGIF is also a warning to avoid the tendency to focus so much on tomorrow, that we miss out on opportunities today. Don’t wish your life away by dreaming about Friday on Sunday night.
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When Parents Struggle with Discipline
Of particular interest today is a column at PsychologyToday.com offering some simple but worthwhile advice to parents who can’t seem to get their children to follow the rules, to do what is expected, to be obedient. The author begins by telling us that many of these struggling parents are asking the wrong question. Many parents come to therapy searching for new, clever, or interesting ways to get kids to follow the rules. Read More
TBT (TMBMS084)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. In the age of social media and 140 character limits, deep – and arguably philosophical – statements are made through the use of acronyms. This week, we focus on some common acronyms that could help shape our lives. Today, we focus our attention on TBT (Throw Back Thursday), which encourages us to look back at our lives – the good and bad experiences – and learn from them so that we make better decisions in the future.
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NSFW (TMBMS083)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. In the age of social media and 140 character limits, deep – and arguably philosophical – statements are made through the use of acronyms. This week, we focus on some common acronyms that could help shape our lives. Today, we focus our attention on NSFW (Not Safe for Work) and FYEO (For Your Eyes Only), both of which serve as reminders that we should be mindful of how our actions impact others. Sure the constitution guarantees freedom of speech, but some topics are best left for select audiences.
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Attention 2017
I have to admit I found another excellent article by Amy Morin this morning. I’ve mentioned her before. She’s the author of the USA TODAY bestseller, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Do. She titled today’s post “7 Ways Productive People Stay Focused.” Although Ms. Morin doesn’t do the research herself, she sure has a knack for finding the most important (and interesting) findings. For example, in this article, she cites a study at Microsoft that found that the average attention span in 2000 was 12 seconds, while the average attention span in 2013 was 8 seconds. Attention span is the amount of time that passes before you become distracted. Incidentally, the attention span of a goldfish is 9 seconds, so… . Read More
FOMO (TMBMS082)
Welcome to The Mental Breakdown Morning Show! Each weekday morning, we will to help get your day off to a great start. In the age of social media and 140 character limits, deep – and arguably philosophical – statements are made through the use of acronyms. This week, we focus on some common acronyms that could help shape our lives. Today, we focus our attention on FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), which could be used as a motivator to push ourselves to experience all the world and life has to offer.
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