Life Hacks
Inflection points veer life in unexpected directions. While unnerving, they provide opportunities for those who can navigate them.
Luck doesn’t fall from the sky. It’s about how you position yourself for life’s challenges.
Sludge may be inevitable, but there are better ways to manage such frictions in our daily lives.
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Can stories help us become more creative?
Step one, start with a trial separation.
A small study suggests that IMST is as effective as medications or 30 minutes of aerobic exercise.
No amount of success can overcome imposter syndrome without a mindset geared toward growth.
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The road to happiness is indirect and full of frustration.
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The author of classics like "A Farewell to Arms" and "The Sun Also Rises" is known and loved for his simple yet effective writing style. Here’s how to imitate it.
If you want to be an authentic person, embrace reality. Don't try to clamber your way up Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
Next year is the perfect time to have better conversations!
Successful constructive criticism is as much about mindset as methods.
Personality is not set in stone. If you don’t like some aspect of it, you can work to change it — "fake it till you make it."
Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs, but even if you can’t join the Great Resignation, you can still pursue a do-over moment.
In tough competitions, men tend to give up early when they feel a low sense of control. Testosterone eradicates that effect.
The power of play: our forgotten lifehack.
To overcome burnout, we need to change how we think about the relationship between dignity and work, argues Jonathan Malesic.
Compassionate leadership is what differentiates good from great leaders during crisis.
Learning styles are supposed to help learners take ownership of their education, but research doesn’t back up this well-intentioned myth.
A recent study illuminated surprising differences in how men and women seek help when struggling with relationships.
Awe makes us feel smaller but also more connected to life and each other.
Intrapreneurs tap into the spirit of entrepreneurialism to innovate and find personal meaning at work, but organizations need to celebrate their efforts more.
Our minds are hyper-taxed due to hyper-tasking. We need to slow down and allow ourselves to daydream if we want to improve our attention.
We all employ heuristics to help us deal with the world. But when we make a hasty generalization, we risk making a big error in our thinking.
You may only have a few minutes to prepare.
The fruits of long-term thinking will reveal themselves in five or ten or 30 years, when you’ve created the future you’ve always wanted.
Through self-tracking and self-experimentation, we can greatly improve our cognitive capacity.
Humans are wired for short-term thinking according to neuroscience, making it difficult to save for retirement.
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Our brains believe $10 today is more tangible than $100 next year.
Though gloomy and dense, Russian literature is hauntingly beautiful, offering a relentlessly persistent inquiry into the human experience.