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Don’t *Face* Your Fears. Dip Your Toe. (You’ll see what I mean.)

by Heather Maidat

Have you ever heard this advice to someone afraid of performing: “Imagine everyone in the audience naked!” I’ve heard it …

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No Premarital Text

by Heather Maidat

If you just met someone and the person called you on the phone three times the next day – three …

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Thank You For Not Wasting My Time (Why this should be your motto.)

by Heather Maidat

When I was ready to get married and have a family I felt the pressure of time. With the acceleration …

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Do You “Tame Your Tech”? Take this Quiz!

by Heather Maidat

Information noise is everywhere. Social media, pop-ups, click bait, advertising, news outlets, reviews. The pervasiveness of cell phones and computers …

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Valentine’s Day Ideas That You Can Actually Relate To

by Heather Maidat

When I was single and living in L.A., on Thanksgiving as well as around The Holidays, people always asked if …

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3 Weird Ways to Answer “How Are You Doing?”

by Heather Maidat

I noticed this creepy new-ish thing. When I use my gmail account and am about to reply to an email, …

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Timesaver: Get Over Heartbreak in 3 (Not So) Easy Steps.

by Heather Maidat

If you’re trying to get over someone, I know you want to get right to it, so let’s jump in. …

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Not Enough Time in the Day? Try This.

by Heather Maidat

I was having trouble finding time. My schedule went from one thing to the other, priorities changing by the day, …

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In 3 Seconds: What is Your Identity?

by Heather Maidat

I’ve changed the name. ThankYouForNotWastingMyTime.com has become my name, HeatherMaidat.com. Originally, before anyone subscribed, this website was called “Nobody Weekly” …

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Thank You For Not Wasting My Time: The Origin Story

by Heather Maidat

A Super Happy Fun Time Excerpt from the Romantic Comedy Novel Thank You For Not Wasting My Time: I waited. …

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Want to Break a Pattern? Here’s a new way how.

by Heather Maidat

I’ve noticed it takes at least 7 times to see a pattern in my life that I want to change. …

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The Crucially Vital Extremely Indispensable Importance of the Romantic Comedy

by Heather Maidat

Lloyd Dobbler said it best: “I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I …

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Interview: The importance of nuance, comedy, and blinking.

by Heather Maidat

I sat down with Thank You For Not Wasting My Time writer, Heather Maidat, and asked her a question. Q: …

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It’s Time for the Game: Spam or Not?

by Heather Maidat

Sometimes I have to figure out if a comment that comes in is spam. See if you can tell what …

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How To Get What You Want… Faster

by Heather Maidat

Getting stood up on a date lead to one of the greatest revelations of my life. This guy and I …

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Set Yourself Up for “New Year’s Resolution” Success

by Heather Maidat

I like a day where we have a worldwide holiday encouraging a new start. Here’s my question about making New …

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Have You Seen a Phone-y? (Of course you have.)

by Heather Maidat

A Phoney is someone who cannot put their phone down despite how rude it is to the other person. Look …

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7 Ideas For Your Dating Burn Out Comeback

by Heather Maidat

There’s a time in every dater’s life where bad date goes from entertaining story to panic-stricken reality. You might suddenly …

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How To Handle Time Wasters

by Heather Maidat

What do you do when someone wastes your time? Thank you to a fabulous reader who inspired today’s post. She …

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Quote of the Minute

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Why is it when a person is choosy about who they date they’re considered picky but when they’re choosy about …

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The Bank of Self-Worth

by Heather Maidat

A friend of mine called and said, “You have to come see my new car!” I did. When I saw …

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How Critical Are You? Take this quiz.

by Heather Maidat

The opportunity on-line for everyone  to react, review, “like”, give stars, and broadcast their inner thoughts about each other – …

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Open Letter to People Who Say “Live in the Moment”

by Heather Maidat

Dear People Who Say “Live in the Moment”, Hi. I’m Heather. I’ve heard many many times how I’m supposed to …

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The Attitude of Gratitude

by Heather Maidat

Do you keep a gratitude list? Well, rip it up. I’m kidding. Lots of folks recommend keeping a Gratitude List …

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Emotional Time Management

by Heather Maidat

You know the phrase “Time flies when you’re having fun.” Well, what does it do when you’re not having fun? …

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How to Forgive (Without Letting Anyone Off the Hook)

by Heather Maidat

I always had a problem with the word “forgive”. It puts the burden on the person who was hurt to …

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How to Tackle Being 21 Years-Old (Or Unemployed)

by Heather Maidat

Turning 21 years-old is great since you don’t need to use Fake I.D. anymore to get into a bar. But …

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Are You a Marriage Virgin?

by Heather Maidat

Move over “Spinster”. Later for you “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette”. If you’ve never been married before or have been asking, “What …

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Turn Your To Do into To Done

by Heather Maidat

I have a problem. My To Do list is ongoing. More than ongoing. It’s two columns on two full pages …

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Autocorrect Just Wants to Mess With You

by Heather Maidat

When Autocorrect started to be a thing, my new boss sent me this text: Dying. I wasn’t sure what to …

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The Truth About Commitment-Phobes

by Heather Maidat

I was trying out a bed in a bed store when I realized I had a fear of commitment. I …

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