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You Are Not Your Mental Health
You Are Not Your Mental Health
You are not your mental health. Thinking a diagnosis is a permanent part of you may be doing more harm than good.
Nir Eyal
Dec 5
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Getting Great Sleep is Much Easier Than You Think
Getting Great Sleep is Much Easier Than You Think
These sleep hacks work like a charm — without medication or supplements.
Nir Eyal
Sep 16
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
How to Stop Overthinking
How to Stop Overthinking
Pull yourself out of a cycle of negative thoughts
Nir Eyal
Aug 20
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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
How Apps Can Shape Your Future Self
How Apps Can Shape Your Future Self
Techniques to bridge our intention-action gap for the better
Jeni Miles
Apr 12, 2018
Listening to Fitness Gurus is Making You Fat
Listening to Fitness Gurus is Making You Fat
Use these 4 Science-Backed Tips for all the Gym Motivation You Need
Nir Eyal
Feb 20
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
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
You’re Not Addicted to Technology. Here’s What’s Happening Instead.
You’re Not Addicted to Technology. Here’s What’s Happening Instead.
This essay is adapted from the book Build For Tomorrow, in which Entrepreneur magazine editor in chief Jason Feifer shows how to thrive by…
Nir Eyal
Aug 23, 2022
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