Emotions

Anger, envy, dread and boredom treated as information rather than as weather.

I Wrote Down Who I Envied for Three Months, and It Was a Better Career Assessment Than Any I Have Done

The feeling is unpleasant and socially unmentionable, which is why it goes unexamined. It is also unusually specific about what you actually want.

Ade BalogunSep 2 — 2 min read

Psychology

I Stopped Treating Boredom as a Failure of Attention

Every time I was bored at work for six weeks, I wrote down what I was doing. The pattern was not what I expected and it changed what I delegate.

Ade BalogunAug 23 — 2 min read

Psychology

My Anger Is Almost Always About Something That Happened Earlier

I kept a log of every time I was disproportionately annoyed. In four cases out of five the actual cause was hours old and had nothing to do with the trigger.

Ade BalogunAug 14 — 2 min read