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How To Build Your Positive Framing Muscle

Strengthen the quality of your life by changing the attitude of your inner voice

David Paul Kirkpatrick

Sep 19

How To Overcome Metrics-Obsession and Be Healthy Without Shame

Coach and writer Amy Clover helps clients focus on healthy behaviors and sees health in terms of quality of life rather than metrics

John Fawkes

Sep 18

The Surprisingly Effective Impact of Becoming a Connector Manager

Business leaders, HR professionals, and others assume that an always-on management approach is best—but our research shows different

Sari Wilde

Sep 17

How To Make Your Relationship More Loving, Stable, and Fulfilling

Step-by-step techniques to end negative patterns and work on your relationship in the best way possible: together

Sílvia Bastos

Sep 16

How To Teach Your Child Good Posture Habits

A guide for identifying bad habits that lead to poor posture and learning how to overcome them

Tami Bulmash

Sep 12

How to Use Science of Meditation to Motivate Your Own Meditation Habit

If you’re a scientist like me, looking at the research on meditation can help you understand the real benefits it can bring you

Dorien Herremans

Sep 11

How to Disarm Internal Triggers of Distractions

Use this 4-step method to handle unwanted thoughts that can derail your focus

Nir Eyal

Sep 10

How To Read Productively To Learn Faster

Use purpose, speed and focus to increase your reading speed

Bryan Ye

Sep 9

A DIY Plan to Overcome Opioid Addiction

How I tapered off opioids with the help of my family and science-backed solutions for beating withdrawals

Ashley Walker

Sep 6

How to Look at Paintings in an Art Museum

An effective yet easy approach to art appreciation that anyone can use

Sandro Debono

Sep 5

How I Gained 25 Pounds of Muscle Training 3 Days a Week (Or A Guide to Recovery)

A science-based plan that got me more fit with less training

Keenan Eriksson

Sep 4

My System for Tracking Nootropic Effects

An actionable guide to starting and maintaining long-term nootropic use for cognitive performance and happiness

David Rönnlid

Sep 4

How to Read Academic Content Once and Remember it Forever

Metacognition and spaced retrieval: science-backed learning techniques that work

David Handel, MD

Aug 29

Business and Productivity Gurus Stack Habits to Stay Fit

You can be busy and also be in great shape

John Fawkes

Aug 28

The Momentum Manifesto

An in-depth guide to implementing this proven strategy to reach your goals

Kendra Kinnison

Aug 27

Using Incubation to Unlock Your True Creative Potential

Why rest and leisure are crucial for innovative thinking

Max Frenzel

Aug 26

How To Fall In Love Without Losing Yourself

Proven ways to stay healthy in a new relationship-even if you’ve had codependent tendencies in the past

Hailey Magee, Codependency Recovery Coach

Aug 21

The Everything Guide to Good Sleep

How to optimize for chronotypes, light, temperature, EMF, nighttime routines, air quality, supplements, and gear to get fully rested

Keenan Eriksson

Aug 20

A Complete Guide to Stepping Up During Your Partner’s Pregnancy and Becoming a New Parent

Trying? Expecting? So were we. Here’s what I wanted to know a year ago.

R. Justin Freeman

Aug 19

Growth Mindset is a Habit You Want

Putting Carol Dweck’s research into practice so that you can grow faster

Coach Tony

Aug 16

A Complete Practical Guide to Better Eating with Mindful Frugality

Adopting the Buddha bowl as a meal plan: how to embrace and enjoy leftovers

Melissa Toldy

Aug 14

Benefit From a Think Week, Just Like a CEO.

How to successfully contemplate the bigger picture with your own Think Week.

Michele Koh Morollo

Aug 13

Set Up a Minimalistic iPhone and Use It With Purpose

How to take back your attention by using the apps you love more mindfully

Bryan Ye

Aug 12

How to Create a DIY Wellness Weekend

A complete plan for creating your own custom retreat to recharge body, mind, and spirit—on any budget

Gesshin Claire Greenwood

Aug 9

How To Overcome Writing Stagnation by Designing Your Own 30-Day Challenge

A detailed guide to getting past a creative plateau and defining your next steps as a writer

Marta Brzosko

Aug 6

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