Don't Give Yourself Homework

Attention to all of you Martha Stewart types out there: those cute, Pinterest-worthy craft projects you've started (and that are now stressing you out as they clutter that corner of your bedroom) might actually be more of a pain than they're worth.

Says Rubin: "A key to being happy in your downtime is abandoning those half-finished projects. Don't give yourself homework! If you're not doing it, then you're not getting anything out of it, and then it just nags at you like your fourth-grade schoolwork did." So, there's your permission to abandon the fantasy of that huge scrapbook of your trip to Paris — just frame one of your favorite photos and call it a day. We won't tell Martha.