Written By Paula Pant
You’re home alone and you walk into a dark room. What do you do?
You flip a light switch. Duh.
But what if an electrician moved the location of that switch this morning? Would you reach for the new location?
Nope. Not yet. You’ll reflexively reach for the old location until you break that habit — despite the […]
Written By Paula Pant
People eat at restaurants for many reasons:
It’s convenient. The food is delicious. We crave social interaction. We want a new environment. We like novelty. We can’t read nutritional labels – out of sight, out of mind.
I used to dine out frequently. A few years ago, I resolved to cut back. But I can’t snap […]
Written By Paula Pant
Today, Afford Anything turns one year old.
Exactly a year ago today I wrote my first post on this website, and geez, it was a terrible post. I’m too embarrassed to link to it.
I had no clue what I was doing when I started this site. I didn’t know HTML coding. I didn’t know […]
Written By Paula Pant
I spent the weekend slaying the distractions in my life.
I flung the junk out of my file cabinet. I brainstormed goals for the New Year, ranked them, and eliminated most.
Most of us are pulled in too many directions: too many goals to chase, skills to learn, career avenues to attempt.
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