MENTAL HEALTH
A Super Simple Maths Question to Help Beat a Bad Day
The part of you that isn’t feeling good isn’t the whole story, or the whole you.
I was halfway through a producing a six-week film shoot, and I felt like I was falling apart. It was the most stressful thing I’ve ever done. I was hiding in the bathroom with wet eyes, working out how to get the strength to get back out there and get things done.
And then I realised. I was, mathematically speaking, completely fine in almost every way. I quickly felt much better — good enough to get out of the bathroom and back on set. You can still find the DVDs of that terrible film in the bargain bins in Walmart. I didn’t nail the movie, but I did nail a way to beat hard times when I was struggling.
Parts of You
Look at all these parts of you and who you are:
- Your imagination
- Your hopes and dreams
- Your creative side
- Your internal monologue
- The parts of you that keep you breathing, your heart beating and fingernails growing
- The parts of you that organise your life
- Your habits that get you dressed