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.

All Recent Articles

How to Reclaim Time for Yourself With an Evening Routine

How I found the time and energy to do things for myself after work

Prashanna Mahat

Jul 7

Walking as a Method for Self-Healing After Complicated Grief

I’ve walked daily for one year; this is how it helped me with grief after losing a loved one

Ana-Maria Schweitzer

Jul 6

How Switching to Digital Journaling Can Make You More Effective

I went from paper to digital and added a daily review-and now I’m finally hitting my weekly goals

Joseph Mavericks

Jul 2

How to Say No: Actual Phrases for Better Boundaries

An authentic “heck yes” relies on the occasional “no, thanks”

Chelsey Burden

Jul 1

Creating and Maintaining a Goal-Based Schedule

A system for accomplishing large goals on a personal scale

Alexandra Hsie

Jun 30

How I Strengthened and Developed Noticeable Abs

A core training guide for women

Emily Kathryn Rudow

Jun 29

Simple and Effective Ways to Be a Better Presenter (Even on Zoom)

Video is your new best friend when it comes to prepping for your presentation

Lauren Liebler

Jun 26

A Guide to Online Media Privacy–And How to Evaluate Privacy Policies

How to set boundaries with Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Whatsapp

Favour Olajide

Jun 25

How I Became a Voluntary Blood Donor During Lockdown

What I learned — and what I’d have liked to know earlier

David Curtis Mintah

Jun 24

How to Build Muscle and Strength in Less Time

A complete guide to implementing supersets

Dhimant Indrayan

Jun 23

Steps to Radically Improve How You Consume Content

Create an action plan and use smart strategies for choosing what you read

Joffrey Ezerzer

Jun 22

How I Found My Productive Footing by Tracking Every Minute of My Time for 5 Months

A seemingly crazy experiment helped with my productive footing

Lishu

Jun 19

I Woke Up at 5 a.m. for a Week to See if It Would Change My Life

Does starting your day earlier hold the key to your own utopia? Here’s how to answer that question for yourself.

Joseph Mavericks

Jun 18

How to Use Hypnosis to Transform Your Life

How to work with a hypnotherapist and with self-hypnosis to reprogram your mind

Michael Leonard

Jun 17

A Powerful Game for More Intimate and Authentic Relationships

Facing emotional distance, conflict, or frequent triggers in your relationship? The Noticing Game might help.

Sílvia Bastos

Jun 16

How to Brag Better During Salary Negotiations

The most powerful thing you can do in a salary negotiation is to stick to facts and lean away from emotion

Meredith Fineman

Jun 16

A Slack’s Engineer System to Using Slack Efficiently

How to customize Slack so you get the notifications you need — when you need to get them

Joan Gamell

Jun 15

How to Improve Your Mood With These Writing Exercises

What I do to change my emotional state whenever I’m down

Alamiin S.I

Jun 15

Intermittent Fasting, the 5:2 Way

I have fasted regularly for 7 years, and this is why I recommend it

Em Unravelling

Jun 12

How I Learned to Enjoy Something I Didn’t Like

Learning to drink green tea taught me how to commit to small habit change

Julia Barbosa

Jun 11

Hardware to Boost Your Productivity in 2020

How to invest in the right hardware to help you settle into deep work more effectively

Mario Chamorro

Jun 10

How managing remotely made me a better manager

Strategies to help your team succeed by becoming an intrinsic manager

Stafford

Jun 9

How to Deepen Your Relationships Through the Power of Ritual

A fun and profound way to enrich any relationship

Marta Brzosko

Jun 9

How to Work From Home Like a Pro

I’ve been working from home since the 1980s. Here’s everything I wish I could’ve taught my younger self.

Eugene A. Melino

Jun 8

How to Build a Daily Routine That Really Works for You

The lockdown gave me a chance to experiment and find an optimal pattern of work and self-care

Luca Rossi

Jun 5

About Better HumansLatest StoriesArchiveAbout MediumTermsPrivacy