Do you ever find yourself in a situation where you’ve dedicated time, effort and/or money to something and that makes it difficult to see when it’s time to let it go? That’s called the sunk cost fallacy and it can be really hard sometimes to recognise when that’s what you’re experiencing and do something about […]

Have you ever had a situation where you’ve tried really hard at something, swung wildly out of control and then over-corrected, so you ended up going too far back the other way? I know my humans have experienced this when trying to drive a narrowboat. it’s very easy to steer too far in one direction, […]

Do you ever find yourself worrying about how much you might owe one of your friends after a night out? Or what to get a friend for their birthday, just because they got you something last year? Keeping track of what your friends do for you and trying to make sure you reciprocate to an […]

Do you ever find yourself looking at your to-do list and feeling completely overwhelmed by all the things on it? So much so that you’re paralysed by indecision about where to even begin? Don’t worry – you’re not alone. A lot of the humans I know and love find themselves with too much to do […]

One of my human Annie’s regular editing clients, Regula Fischer, hosts a podcast called Many Firsts, where she interviews people about experiences they’ve undertaken for the first time, which have had a major impact on their lives. On reflecting back over the last couple of years, Annie and I have undertaken ‘many firsts’ of our […]

Do you ever find yourself pushing against the situation you’re in, wishing it could be different but unable, for whatever reason, to change it for the better? If so, based on my interactions with humans, you’re definitely not alone! But there is a seemingly paradoxical way to make things easier – accepting what is. It […]

  Do you sometimes find yourself doing the things you do every day or every week and not really paying attention to what you’re achieving. Or are there things someone close to you does on a regular basis that you take for granted? It’s very easy just to carry on with your regular routine and […]

  Most of the humans I know thrive on feeling productive.   No matter what kind of paid work they do or don’t do, they also find time for plenty of other projects.   They set themselves challenges for all sorts of things – finding geocaches, knitting a certain amount every month, reading as many […]

  Quite a few years ago now, my human, Annie, signed up for a freewriting workshop with Clare Pearce from Write For Your Life – and she discovered that it’s a fantastic exercise for tackling all sorts of things!   Freewriting is where you just write whatever comes into your head for a certain period […]

  Every human I know (and some bears!) has struggles they have to face in their lives. And, no matter how large or small they may seem when compared to those of others, they are still struggles and however you feel about them is valid.   That said, a positive mindset has been proven to […]