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How to Be Lucky in Business and Life: 4 Science-Backed Principles
How to Be Lucky in Business and Life: 4 Science-Backed Principles
Practical tips for business people who need luck on their side
Nir Eyal
Sep 3
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How to Stop Overthinking
How to Stop Overthinking
Pull yoursefl out of a cycle of negative thoughts
Nir Eyal
Aug 20
How to Handle a Distracting Boss
How to Handle a Distracting Boss
Here’s how to stay focused when your boss isn’t.
Nir Eyal
Aug 6
Only People Who Believe in Luck Have It
Only People Who Believe in Luck Have It
How belief in luck makes us bolder and better.
Nir Eyal
Jul 28
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Confirmation bias: Why you make terrible life choices
Confirmation bias: Why you make terrible life choices
You walk into your first yoga class. You’re a little insecure about your weight and how your yoga clothes cling to your body revealing…
Lakshmi Mani
Oct 6, 2017
Distinction Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices
Distinction Bias: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices
There I was, looking at an enormous wall of television screens. Each one flashed the exact same scene — a beautiful flower slowly blooming…
Nir Eyal
Feb 19, 2018
Limiting Beliefs: Ditch the 4 Dream Killers Holding You Back
Limiting Beliefs: Ditch the 4 Dream Killers Holding You Back
How to help, not hinder, yourself in achieving your goals
Nir Eyal
Mar 18
Fundamental Attribution Error: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices
Fundamental Attribution Error: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices
There I was, sitting in a packed movie theatre. I waited two years for this sequel and I’ve got enough popcorn and diet soda to last me a…
Lakshmi Mani
Sep 4, 2018
4 Mental Traps That Kill Productivity
4 Mental Traps That Kill Productivity
(…and how to avoid them to keep a “productivity mindset”)
Nir Eyal
Dec 7, 2022
The Ultimate Guide to Unstoppable Motivation
The Ultimate Guide to Unstoppable Motivation
Nir’s Note: Ali Abdaal is a medical doctor turned entrepreneur, and the world’s most-followed productivity expert, with an audience of over…
Nir Eyal
Jan 3
This Meeting Could have Been an Email: From Time Suck to Unstuck
This Meeting Could have Been an Email: From Time Suck to Unstuck
End boring, useless meetings once and for all.
Nir Eyal
Oct 3, 2023
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