Hi Reader! I'm taking a moment to recognize a small win business. It’s so small it’s almost embarrassing to share. But then I realized with the housing disruption going on right now, any win I make is huge. I've started creating a new course, From Inbox to Offer, the email blueprint for job seekers. I got one lesson done last week, with plans to build out everything from the cover email to negotiating the salary. Building a business is really hard. Most people focus on the really big wins to...

Saving Throws | Mindset & Goal Setting While Burned Out In this lesson, I refer to the "Valley of Despair" within the Dunning-Kruger Effect. I'll share more about it in future ID lessons, but for this lesson specifically, all you need to understand is the concept of the "Valley of Despair." The Valley of Despair is a phase where a learner’s initial confidence dips sharply as they confront the complexity of a new skill or topic. Feelings of frustration, overwhelm, and self-doubt are common....

Hi Reader! Did you know that toilet tanks can crack? If your house is plumbed a certain way, the hot water from a shower can back up into your toilet tank, heating up and expanding the porcelain. The cold water that replaces it then cracks the tank. And that tank will run all night trying to refill itself. And you'll wake up to a flooded house.... I'd like to put in some metaphor about how we can't continually try to fill ourselves up when there are cracks in our self-care. But seriously,...