The Single Best Tool for Self-Development?

Writing puts things in perspective. As writer Oliver Burkeman wrote in his Guardian column, “It’s a curious truth that when you gently pay attention to negative emotions, they tend to dissipate — but positive ones expand.”

Working on a problem reduces the fear of it. By putting some structure and organization to the mental mess, I started to formulate a plan on what to do. I tackled the first obvious mini-task, and from there, it was much easier to keep going.