Deeper into 2022 - Noise Reduction Monthly #1
It’s February already. That’s a bit of a shock to the system. As the year kicks truly into gear, here’s a digest of what happened in January in my Noise Reduction Newsletter. This is a bit briefer that it would usually be, because the newsletter has only been going for a couple of weeks. But, schools go back this week, so maybe brief is good this time.
[THREAD] "Stop telling me to be calm!" And anyway, why's it so important? You've had the experience of people - me included - telling you that being calm is important, right? Often, telling us to be calm produces the exact opposite effect.
Another book published
My new book, Finding Calm is published by Penguin Random House today. It’s all about managing fear and anxiety in uncertain times. Because you find and build calm for yourself: it doesn’t just happen. You can find it in all good bookshops across NZ and Australia from today, and globally on eBook.
Finding Calm by Sarb Johal - Penguin Books New Zealand
We live in a troubled world - so many changes, so many uncertainties. This book gives a range of practical skills to help anyone come to terms with feelings of anxiety and learn to thrive.
Feeling socially rusty?
The Coronavirus Made Us Socially Awkward
As people enter go through the Omicron wave throughout the world, how we are with each other may have become a little more awkward that it was before. Sounds like your experience? Check out the NY Times article I’ve made available for you on yet another side effect of the pandemic.
When your mind drifts to what is wrong in life
How to Appreciate Your Life More
Life can definitely be problematic right now, but sometimes your brain may play tricks on you, and you see problems where there aren’t any. Here are some techniques to combat that.
We have 30,000 days to live
I think about my own death all the time - in a good way. It helps me to focus on what is important. I made a video about how we have 30,000 days to live, all being otherwise well. What will you do with the rest of your days?
When you need more wordle that isn't wordle
Once a day may not be enough. Try these 14 alternatives.
How we think about the pandemic will change
I woke up at 4am feeling like I was going to explode. I honestly thought I had deployed my most pragmatic self on all this. But still, massive dread rocks, fatigue and feeling so, so flat. This is so worth listening to from @sarb https://t.co/iBrJWzAwd0
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