You are your choices and actions
Self-awareness doesn’t sit at the bottom of a well, waiting to get pulled up through enough reflection. It gets built, one choice at a time, the way a wall gets built one brick at a time.
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How to get and stay motivated
Motivation follows rules that most workplaces and classrooms still ignore. This article draws on Daniel Pink’s Drive and self-determination theory…
Mind the present
On the morning of 16 November 1973, Buddhist monks carried a body down to Muir Beach and burned it on a wood pyre. The body belonged to Alan Watts, dead at 58 after years of heavy drinking that his friends had watched with growing alarm.
Join the bonfire and take a midnight swim
The meaning of the quote Think of the last story you told at a dinner table that made everyone lean…
The Herd of Turtles Procrastination Test
“It’s the start of a brand-new day and I’m off like a herd of turtles.” You’re not alone Piers Steel’s…
Read, Write, Compare Improves Your Writing and Learning
Two self-taught writers, separated by a hundred years, landed on the same learning method: read, write from memory, compare. Learn the technique today.
Daily Brain-Training for Mental Clarity
Brain training isn’t only for the old or the worried. See the 5-to-15-minute daily habits that lift thinking clarity and mood at every age.
The 30-30-30 Routine for Fat-loss and Muscle Preservation
The 30-30-30 routine promises fat loss and muscle preservation. See what the research backs, which claims are myth, and how to make the morning habit pay off.
Cut Ultra-Processed Food to Sharpen Your Daily Focus
One extra packet of chips a day measurably lowered attention scores. See what ultra-processed food does to your focus and how to eat less of it daily.
What an Ancient King knew about AI and your Job
Around 370 BCE, on a riverbank outside Athens, Plato set down a story about a king who turned down a…