A Good Place to Begin

Welcome to Positivity Prescription. You’ll find practical guides to everyday problems and essays about enjoying the life happening around them.

Start with what fits

For perspective on a setback: How to Be More Positive Without Lying to Yourself separates what happened from what you fear it means, then looks at what you can actually do.

For something lighter: You Do Not Have to Earn a Good Afternoon is about using a free hour while the laundry is still waiting.

For a day when getting started is hard: A Smaller Plan for a Low-Motivation Day helps you identify what needs doing, what can change, and where to stop.

There’s more in the reading room, including hobbies, friendship, and ordinary humor. Today’s Dose offers one short thought if that’s all you have time for. Pages to Keep offers free printable pages for a good memory, a useful idea, or something you want to work out on paper.