Stewie Writes
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- Stop Calling People “Toxic.” (Do This Instead.)
- My Many Shopping Lists
- Is This a Pattern or an Exception? (It’s Probably an Exception.)
- So you've joined our startup and you're itching to refactor everything…
- Dear Dude with too many T-shirts: no one wants to buy them—just recycle/trash them
- Dear Car Dealers: I Don't Want a "Free" T-shirt with your Logo
- Clear Clutter by Zoning your Home
- Hold each item and ask, "Does this spark joy?"
- When the "Does this Spark Joy?" fails you, ask these 6 questions
- How I Answer the Question: “What if I Need this Later?”
- How Screen Time Kills your Motivation to Declutter
- Create your “Discard by Feb. 2022” Box
- Feeling Unmotivated? Declutter with a 5-minute Time Box
- Your Home is an Expensive Container for your Stuff. What's your Cost per sqft?
- 21 Questions to Ask Before you Buy
- 3 Thought experiments to adopt a decluttering mindset
- Stewie’s Decluttering Mental Models
- Your home is not a storage unit for other people's crap!
- Imagine your Ideal Home… Imagine all the Clutter is Gone…
- “The Container strategy” will Simplify your Decluttering
- None of my clothing sparks joy—so what do I get rid of?
- What's in Stewie's Wardobe?
- How do I create a capsule wardrobe?
- Is it OK to declutter nice clothes that still fit me? (Yes, absolutely!)
- Don't Sell Clothes Unless You Earn $15/Hour
- Want to Boost Your Motivation to Declutter? Immerse yourself in Decluttering Videos, Podcasts, & Books!
- Which clothes should I get rid of?
- I have way too many jeans and T-shirts. How many do I actually need? (2 week's worth.)
- How do you deal with the guilt of getting rid of perfectly good clothes? (2 Suggestions.)
- Should you Keep Clothes that Still have Tags on Them? (Maybe.)
- Is it OK to Keep Maternity Wear? (Of course!)
- Should you Keep Clothes that don't Fit? (It depends.)
- Are Garage Sales Worth It? (Probably not.)
- Should you Sell Clothes at Consignment Stores? (Maybe.)
- Is it Worth Selling Clothes Online? (No way.)
- Swift Decluttering for Clothes
- Notes from Badass: Making Users Awesome
- Swift Decluttering: Selling clothes is for suckers
- Decluttering yearbooks? Ask these 8 questions first
- 7 Clutter-Free Gift Ideas For Mom
- Yes, You Can Use A Smartphone And Be A Minimalist
- Stewie's Complete Guide To Decluttering Clothes
- Less Space, Less Stuff
- That’s right, you and I pay for the privilege of seeing viagra ads
- Change Your Environment, Change Your Consumption
- Limit Pleasurable Things So They Don't Lose Their Novelty
- Before you buy stuff, do this little mental exercise
- Fill the Void with a Long Term Goal
- Reminder: Happiness Levels Stay Consistent
- I Wasted So Much Money Starting Projects (And How I Fixed It)
- How Craving Completeness Drives My Consumption (And How I Handle This)
- Save Money By Controlling Aspirational Identities
- How Consumption Spirals Work
- We're Trained To Be Dissatisfied With What We Have (And How To Fix This)
- Don't be like my friend Giorgio with his 400 Hawaiian shirts
- Buying A House Led To An Enormous Consumption Spiral
- The Radical Way To Measure Wealth, Part 2
- Can You Tolerate Boredom?
- The Radical Way To Measure Wealth, Part 1
- Joyful Living #1: Hofstadter's Law
- Joy In The Smallest Of Things, Like A New Rice Cooker
- Wait 48 Hours Before Buying Stuff
- Stay Within Your Circle Of Control
- Letters To My 20-Year-Old Self
- Why Stewie Didn't Trust People
- How Can I Influence Group Decisions?
- How Free Are You? 3 Questions To Ask
- Cousin Joe Dislikes His Wife's Hair
- Consent Made Simple
- How Do I Convince My Wife To Get A Dog?
- Saturday Treats & Positive Action Language
- How Do I Say No To An Invite?
- Should We Reserve ICU Beds For Folks Who Wear Masks?
- How To Be A Good Person
- Rules For Respect
- Favorite Quotes From “Mini Habits” by Stephen Guise
- How To Defend Personal Space With Soft Resistance
- Defend Your Personal Space
- When Is It Ok To Say No?
- I Hate Camping—How Do I Say No?
- How To Push Back Against A Micromanaging Boss
- Boundaries Made Simple
- The 5% Rule—When To Be Assertive
- Favorite Quotes From “The Obstacle Is the Way” About Handling Distractions
- Eliminate Distracting Belongings
- Favorite Quotes From “The 4-Hour Workweek” About Eliminating Distractions
- Proximity Matters
- We Want To Be Distracted
- How Do I Stop Endlessly Researching Topics And Get Stuff Done?
- Stop Looking For Drama
- Beware Of Taking On Extra Responsibility
- Track Your Distractions
- Limit Distractions From Slack
- Follow The 2-Minute Rule
- Close Your Browser Tabs
- Try An App Blocker
- Leave Social Media
- Find Your Den Of Productivity
- Just Say No
- Silence Your Phone
- Close Your Email
- Limit Distractions With The Pomodoro Technique
- Feel Stuck At Work? Make A List Of Questions
- Limit Distractions With Music
- Limit Disruptive Noise
- Keep Track Of Your Life With Project Documents
- Make An “I Won't Do” List
- Make A “Big Rock” List—Instead of a To Do List
- How To Do Lists Keep Me Focused
- Tech Workers' Guide To Distraction Free Work
- Tech Workers' Guide To Distraction Free Work
- Dissecting Trump's Words
- The Assertive Mindset
- Grocery Shopping With Cousin Joe
- Dear Stewie, How Do I Stop Procrastinating On Long Term Goals?
- Dear Stewie, How Do I Convince My Wife To Get A Dog?
- Quotes On Being Assertive
- 19 Quotes From “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway” by Susan Jeffers
- 17 Quotes From “Give and Take” by Adam Grant
- 8 Ways To Get Your Kid To Read More Books
- Want To Improve Your Relationships? “Chocolate And Flowers” Is Not The Answer!
- Conversations With My 8-year-old Son
- The Veto Strategy: How My Wife And I Make Decisions
- Positive Action Language Will Change Your Life
- The Power of Positive Action Language
- How To Push Back On Your Boss Without Being A Jerk
- 13 Writing Lessons From “Style: Toward Clarity And Grace”
- Craving Never Stops And My Potato Chip Addiction
- 12 Practices That Keep Me In The Circle of Control
- Our Thoughts Shape Our Relationships
- No One Knows What You're Thinking
- You Need To Be Needed
- You Need Attention
- You Need Validation
- How To Validate Someone's Feelings
- Reframe The Debate: Should Amazon Pay So Little In Taxes?
- Your Negative Feelings Come From Unmet Needs
- 11 Reasons Why The Kindle App Is Better Than Physical Books
- You Are Special
- Should Writers Wait For Inspiration?
- How A Grocery Shopping List Saves Me Time, Money, and Pounds
- Sleep Deprivation Made College Miserable
- Things That Help Me Sleep
- Why I Don't Rate Books On Goodreads
- How I “Look Forward And Reason Backward”
- It's 2020 and I Feel Good! (Update On 2019)
- The Questions I Ask When Starting New Project At Work
- Here's What I Do When I Feel Stuck On A New Project
- Why I Named My Ego Taz
- How I Reduced My Anxiety By Creating A Home For All Of My Stuff
- The Taylor Principle
- How Fruitless Debates Inflame My Anxiety
- Netflix Really Wants Me To Learn Portuguese
- How Thrive As An Adult
- How Social Media Affects My Anxiety Level
- How TV Shows Affect My Anxiety Level
- How Following Sports Affects My Anxiety Level
- How Caffeine Affects My Anxiety Level
- The Anxiety Jar - How I Think About The Intensity Of My Anxiety
- Names Matter
- You Are Responsible For Meeting Your Needs
- You Have Some Basic Needs
- Our Collective Goal Is To Work Fewer Hours, Not More
- Watch for Patterns of Behavior
- That time my wife asked me, “Are we roommates? Or a family?”
- The Grody Blender
- Which Kinds Of Halloween Candy Do You Refuse To Share?
- You Aren't Paid According to the Value you Create at Work
- Parkinson's law and Time Management
- Protect Your Autonomy
- Stop Making Passive-Aggressive Demands
- Save Money By Waiting 48 Hours To Buy Stuff
- Take A Monday Morning Minute And Choose Your “One Thing” For The Week
- What's The Purpose Of Your Life?
- What Every Aspiring Artist Doesn't Know But Needs To Hear
- Discipline Equals Freedom
- Stewie's Recommended Books
- How To Instantly Improve Your Relationships
- Spend 2 Hours A Day Investing In Yourself
- Why People Behave Badly
- Welcome To Stewie Writes!