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Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.
Take the word if out of your apology.
An apology with if in it quietly takes itself back; without it, the apology is whole.
Let go of one old grievance about something they have already changed.
Holding a debt they have already paid keeps the wound open to no one's good.
Apologise for what landed, not for what you meant.
If you owe an apology today, leave out the word "if" and leave out your intentions. Name what you actually did and what it cost them. "I dismissed…
Where the harm has truly stopped, begin to set down a grievance you have carried.
Not forgetting, releasing. Once the wound is no longer being made, let it start to close.
Say it, out loud if you can manage it: I am done for the day. A decision, rather than a slow guilty drift away from the desk.
The hours after a proper clocking off feel different from the same hours drifted into, even when nothing else about them changes. It does mean facing…
Half watching a programme while half answering emails is the worst of both. The work takes twice as long and the evening gives you nothing back.
Pick one and let it be the whole thing. If it is work, work, and you will usually finish earlier than you expected. If it is rest, shut the laptop,…
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