#BreakThings: Reframing Work

07.19.21

One of the things that most people don’t understand about anxiety is that nothing escapes its grasp. Of course, there are activities about which anyone would be anxious — the bar exam, a big work project, etc. — but anxious people have those feelings about everything, even happy and fun things. It’s exhausting.

A law school professor once told me that anxiety and excitement are the same physical reaction with a different emotion attached. And this week, I am having a lot of anxiety. A lot. So I’m trying to reframe these feelings as being excited about new opportunities, and mostly failing. But the only thing to do is to keep trying.

One Laundry Thing // How often should you wash your bras? Is it after every wear? Two wears? Self Magazine talked to several dermatologists about when bras should be washed. Are you washing them frequently enough?

One Memory Thing // The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve says that one day after listening to a lecture, you forget between 50-80 percent of the information. Within 30-days, it’s 97-percent forgotten.

Inc.com covers a simple method for remembering important information with just 20-minutes of your time. 10-minutes the next day. Five-minutes seven days later, and another five-minutes 30-days later. It’s brilliant.

One Shopping Thing // Need a clutch for summer weddings? This pleated bag is the perfect thing. It’s affordable (under-$40), holds your essentials and then some, and looks great. It comes in three colors.

One Cooking Thing // My knife skills are total trash. My husband watches me chop things with a look of constant fear that I may lose a finger. This tutorial from A Spicy Perspective covers fine chopping in a way even I can understand, but I’m definitely going to need to take this one technique at a time.

One Last Thing // We’ve all played the game. Some of us are terrible at it. I often get all the way to the car and realize my phone’s in the house. Helpful.

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