Better Humans

Better Humans is a collection of the world's most trustworthy writing on human potential and self improvement by coaches, academics, and aggressive self-experimenters. Articles are based on deep personal experience, science, and research. No fluff, book reports, or listicles.

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Fasting for 3 days every 3 months gives me clarity-but there’s the right way to go about it.

Going without food for a few days helps me reset my emotional eating, but I had to learn from some mistakes along the way.

May Pang

Oct 20

To move up into senior leadership, overcome your image of playing it too safe.

Your ability to see nuance, uncover patterns, and synthesize data makes you especially suited for strategy. So why doesn’t your boss see…

Melody Wilding, LMSW

Oct 20

Generate ten ideas, outline two of them every day-and become proud of your new catalog of writing.

This is how I got on a writing streak of 2,000+ words daily for seven straight months (but the word count is not the point).

Anangsha Alammyan

Oct 19

Stop procrastinating by implementing a cue-action-reward sequence.

We had to create a coaching curriculum for our business, so we applied habit science and finally completed this massive project.

Matt Russell

Oct 16

I got back into running despite my weight gain. Managing impact intensity was the key to success.

Learning to listen to my body and avoid injury took effort, but it’s a year later and I love being a runner.

Stephen Lange

Oct 16

Last Month I Sold My T.V. & All My Video Games. It Completely Changed My Life.

Deleting cheap distractions is an easy way to reclaim the superpower of boredom.

Keenan Eriksson

Oct 15

30 Advanced Tips for Becoming a Microsoft Teams Power User

A complete guide to Microsoft’s competitor to Slack

John Gruber

Oct 14

Quit Your Phone Addiction Using Methods That Work for Smokers

When my phone habit got out of control, I sought out the experts on addiction. It worked.

McKinley Valentine

Oct 14

People stopped inviting me to gatherings because my social anxiety made me a flake.

A step-by-step approach built my confidence. Now I show up and have my social life back.

Bhavna Narula

Oct 13

To learn a language faster, practice the alphabet. This and other steps beat rote memorization.

Most people teach you to memorize words and phrases, I teach these techniques instead.

Raymond Clubs

Oct 13

Getting Fit as a Side-Effect of Living Up to Your Values

Making a radical transformation taught me something important about the importance of values over goals

Finnegan Shepard

Oct 12

About Better Humans

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Coach.me

Oct 9

Revitalizing Our Inner-City Neighborhood — Without Gentrification

I didn’t want to simply have a nice house in a bad neighborhood

Carl L Lane

Oct 9

This is How to Successfully Move to Another Country

A blueprint for happiness beyond the American dream

Rebecca Murauskas

Oct 9

The Happiness of Becoming a Runner at 40 (or Any Age)

It started with chest pains. Then I chose running for one reason: zero barriers.

Ashley Sandeman

Oct 9

Change Your Anxious Attachment Tendencies for Better Relationships

A 4-step writing process that helps me calm my insecurities in my relatio

Tessa Harrison

Oct 8

How to Hack Daylight Saving Time and Gain 7 Extra Hours Instead of 1

Why you should go on a Standard Time strike and instantly get an extra hour in your morning this November

Jennifer Graham

Oct 7

Making the Switch to Completely Healthy Home-Cooked Food

The detailed plan that cut my food costs in half, cleared my skin, and helped me lose weight sustainably

Ruchi Das

Oct 7

The Exact Training Plan I Used to Build Muscle and Lose Body Fat

The science-backed training strategies that got me the results I wanted and can work for you, too

Emily Kathryn Rudow

Oct 6

Identity and Reason Weren’t Enough to Make Me Meditate

Imitating our idols or knowing the latest science might get you in the door…but that’s not enough to sustain habit change

Terrie Schweitzer

Oct 5

I Took a Cold Shower Every Morning for a Week to See If It Would Change My Life

I took a cold shower every morning for a week and tracked its surprising effects

Joseph Mavericks

Oct 5

Choosing How to React in a Negative Situation

You have the power to choose how you behave in any situation. Choose to be happier.

Anu Anniah

Oct 2

Change Your Thinking to Perform Like Your Idols: a Proven Method

Steps to assimilate deep insights from people who are the best in their game

Alexander M. Combstrong

Oct 2

Why Failure is Mandatory for Success

You can succeed at big goals, but you must learn to overcome the paralyzing fear of defeat

Julia Barbosa

Oct 1

You Can Control Your Anger by Reading a List

This is how I learned to dissipate my outrage and find a miraculous center of calm

Joe Donan

Oct 1

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