You have flashbacks to your childhood arguments when the banter quickly goes to “your momma.” Yep, it’s the age-old ad hominem attack strategy. Unfortunately, it’s still a go-to strategy in the adult world. We’ve called it out and offered you counter-punches that even a saint might use.

The brain is for thinking. It doesn’t work well as a drawer to store unfinished tasks. This article gives a name to that menacing, reoccurring thought of what I need to do.