gnothi seauton

Today's must-read: Ten simple ways to save yourself from messing up your life. A few of these I'd already discovered for myself, but it's good to have affirmation thusly:

Let go of worrying. It often makes things worse. The more you think about something bad, the more likely it is to happen. When you’re hair-trigger primed to notice the first sign of trouble, you’ll surely find something close enough to convince yourself it’s come.

Give up on feeling guilty. Guilt changes nothing. It may make you feel you’re accepting responsibility, but it can’t produce anything new in your life. If you feel guilty about something you’ve done, either do something to put it right or accept you screwed up and try not to do so again. Then let it go. If you’re feeling guilty about what someone else did, see a psychiatrist. That’s insane.

Picspam, Lost-season-finale edition

If you've given up on Lost, like I did, let me recommend you watch tomorrow's season finale and give it one last shot. For a show that's always struck me as cautious and cagey and outright coy, you might be pleasantly surprised by the raw amount of stuff that happens. Especially the end. (Pay very close attention to Jack's flashbacks. That's all I'm saying.)

And if you missed any of Lost up to this point, quick: catch up here!

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