We all have rules. No more than two coffees. Only exercise in the morning. Go for a run on Sunday.
Whatever they are, they serve a purpose.
Or, served.
If you want to be good at anything, you have to set your own standard and continually raise it…
From the science of learning we know that if you re-read something once a couple months, you will retain it and remember it.
Then, if you remember the content, you can revive the meaning of it and use it in a relevant situation, leading to a…
Even the most productive and creative people get stuck. What do you do when it happens?
The common cycle might go like this:
One of the principles of persuasion according to Cialdini is consistency.
Consistency means we like our future choices be consistent with our past choices. If we always choose vanilla ice cream, we’re unlikely to suddenly switch to…
We hear about being present, living in the moment, being grateful for what we have. But how to reconcile that with being ambitious and goal-driven?
Let’s create a basic distinction: present time and future time.
Optimism leads to a longer, happier life.
But it may be a little hard to remain optimistic with the media magnifying the negative 1000x and internet outrage spreading it.
Everything happens for a reason. Is this true? Maybe. Is it useful to believe that? Definitely.
There are things that we believe that aren’t necessarily objectively true.
If you don’t begin, you’ve failed.
You’ve lost the game.
Any action you take will make you un-fail, un-lose a little. It will move you an inch closer to succeeding.
