End-of-Year Anxiety: Why We’re All Counting Down to December

Brodie Earl

29 October 2024

End-of-Year Anxiety: Why We’re All Counting Down to December

The Problem with December’s Finish Line
As December approaches, it’s easy to feel like we’re all sprinting toward an imaginary finish line, only to land in the usual lineup of holiday chaos. End-of-year anxiety is real, affecting productivity, relationships, and mental health. The blend of work pressure, holiday planning, and personal “to-do-before-2025” lists has a way of turning even the most relaxed among us into ballpoint-hoarding list-makers.

Brodie Earl

23 January 2019

Can you be too perfectionistic?

Brodie Earl

23 January 2019

“Perfectionism in a lot of ways can be helpful – often it helps drive people to do more and be better. But it becomes a problem when we become so overwhelmed with the task that we procrastinate or avoid it, or we work ridiculously hard at getting it done, often at the expense of other important areas of life.”