Scientists studying happiness find some common patterns again and again: Relationships are the single most important factor for happiness. People living in poverty can be happy if they have a supportive community and conversely rich people can be unhappy if they are lonely or in a stressful relationship. Wealth positively…

Multiple studies on happiness and life satisfaction by Psychologists and Economists have found a surprising pattern. When an individual’s happiness is plotted against age, there is a clear U pattern. …

We all have a natural tendency to not talk about our weaknesses and assume there is nothing to gain from our weaknesses. However psychological studies show that opening up to our weaknesses and vulnerabilities can be beneficial both to us and others around us. Being able to build better human…

What we typically consider intelligence is more specifically called fluid intelligence in Cognitive Psychology literature. It’s the ability to reason, think flexibly, and solve novel problems. Innovation in any area requires fluid intelligence. It peaks in early adulthood and decreases rapidly in the thirties and forties. However, fluid intelligence is…

Jonathan Haidt is one of the most influential Psychologists and the author of multiple best-selling books. In his book “The Happiness Hypothesis” he defines the “progress principle” of happiness: “Pleasure comes more from making progress toward goals than from achieving them.” As per Psychological studies, the pleasure from reward comes…

“This is Water” by David Foster Wallace probably has one of the best ratios of wisdom per word among anything you will ever read or listen to. It’s a commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon College and talks about what learning really is. …

Marshall Goldsmith is the world’s top executive coach. In his latest book “The Earned Life” he introduces the Triple A (Action, Ambition, Aspiration) Framework which is one of the best ways to align our day-to-day activities with the larger purpose in life. The first A stands for Action: Actions are…

I completed my second Ship30for30 cohort with 400% more engagement and 300% more views than the first cohort (although the absolute numbers are still very small). These are my three key takeaways from this experience: #1 — Building a library of draft essays During the 30-day period, I traveled multiple…

Habits are subconscious patterns of behavior that make it easy to do things without having to consciously spend effort for them. Peter Hollins in his book “The Science of Accelerated Learning” shares six learning habits that can take our learning to the next level if practiced. Persistence: “Persistence is the…