An important element of perfectionism is a sense of scarcity and deprivation, so this quotation from iconic graphic designer Milton Glaser offers an important antiperfectionist message: "If you perceive the universe as being a universe of abundance, then it will be. If you think of the universe as one of ...

Meditations on failure, from some leading writers. I like this quote from Margaret Atwood: This playful doodle is by none other than Margaret Atwood! Failure is just another name for much of real life: much of what we set out to accomplish ends in failure, at least in our own eyes. ...

[please scroll down to see participant feedback from my last session at Mark Twain House] "One of the most popular writers from our 2nd Annual Writers' weekend returns to jump-start your writing this summer." Would you like to boost your writing productivity, finish your projects, and find more joy in ...

[Note: I'm pretty sure none of my readers would mock a contestant, so please don't think I'm speaking to you personally, so much as the entire Internet. - Hillary] It seems to be evolving into a seasonal pastime to mock beauty pageant contestants who garble their speeches, but here's why ...

I had a really bad night's sleep last night, even for me. At one point, I actually dreamt that I was being judged by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor! Could be worse--could have been Scalia or Alito or Thomas. So the yield of twelve+ years work helping others overcome their ...

Just posted new, updated sections on how to recognize and overcome Procrastination and Perfectionism. Please check them out! Also posted a new article called How to Help Your Kids Kick the Video Game Habit. It's adapted from one I published a while back on the Psychology Today blog, andit will ...

Here are ten apps that let you write on a "clean" screen without distracting menus or other junk.