verb

to explain yourself, to yourself

noun

a daily antivirus scan for your brain (beep-boop-beep)

noun

an experience that makes you better yet the same, smarter yet the same, attached to your phone yet the same.

verb

to ditch self-optimization in favor of self-compassion

verb

to make the behavioral scientist in your brain sing for his supper

noun

that feeling when you realize that it’s pronounced moave not mawve

noun

self-improvement that doesn’t mind roasting you a bit

noun

a back-and-forth with your kooky/eccentric psychology-loving friend

noun

self-improvement with a sense of humor

noun

where the question is even more important than the answer

noun

those “how did I not know that already?” moments

noun

when you realize WHY the sky is blue doesn’t matter so much as your PERCEPTION of blue

verb

to search for the last puzzle piece, only to realize you’re playing Connect-4

noun

those “how did I never see that before?” moments

verb

to pound the shower wall and shriek “WHY AM I LIKE THIS?”

noun

bite-sized activities that you can’t eat but are surprisingly rich

noun

the emotional intelligence version of Whack-a-Mole

noun

an exclamation to denote a pleasantly boggled mind

verb

to transform your life without waking up at 5 AM

noun

the realization that you may never hit inbox 0 and it’s OKAY

noun

unexpected texts that say stuff like, “Saw this ugly cake. Thought of you.”