Is Rising Early a Form of Escapism?
Rising Early? Everybody is talking about the benefits of rising early. But wait, there has to be some trick here. Find out where does the time come from
Category: Habits
5 Steps to Truly Listen to Someone [VIDEO]
Has there ever been a situation where the other person completely misunderstood what you were saying? If you want other people to trust you, then listen to what they have to say. If you want to be understood, then you also have to listen....
Learn Every Day [Improve Your Life 18]
The school system managed to make the learning something we tried to avoid. For many of us, the system didn’t fully succeed, but there’s no huge excitement associated with learning. I have noticed that as I get older and the memories of the school...
Spend Some Time Alone [Self Improvement 3]
You need alone time! Throughout the day we are bombarded with requests from others. Colleagues who need something or just want to chat at the water cooler. Friends who want to meet up and talk. The family wants to connect and take a bite...
Want more from your career and life? [SLIDES]
Want more from your career and life? Live by this single sentence Be generous and expert, trustworthy and clear, open-minded and adaptable, presistent and present. Generous Being generous means helping others. Become a mentor, teach others the skills that have made you successful. Perform...
How I Quit Smoking and You Can Too
14 years ago I quit smoking (the date was February 21, 2005). It was not so much that I didn’t like smoking but I just wanted to see if I could do it. It was a willpower exercise for me. The weekend before I...
Psychology and Willpower Reading List 1
Willpower weekly reading list is a collection of posts I have come across during the week and find good enough to share with you. 5 Scientifically Proven Ways to Beat Procrastination BY JESSICA STILLMAN @ENTRYLEVELREBEL: A raft of psychological studies have looked into why...
Stop Comparing Yourself to Others!
Do you want to be happier? Stop comparing yourself to others! Stop benchmarking yourself, your children, your income or whatever against others. Benchmarking is bullshit! It is based on partial data and external cues that do not tell the complete story. Are you keeping...
Take a Day Off to Improve Your Life Self [11]
Take a day off. You are not a robot. From time to time step out of the rat race and have a day just for yourself. Use that day to unplug and relax. You can use that time to be alone, to completely unwind,...
Self Improvement 21: Call An Old Friend
Sometimes you bump into old friends on the street or a shopping mall. You chat for a few minutes and say goodbye. You think to yourself that you should do that more often but then life interferes and you never quite get to it....
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