Japanese Walking: Stop Counting Steps and Start Walking Smart
The 10,000-step goal started as a marketing gimmick in 1965. A Japanese company needed a catchy number to sell pedometers…
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The Best Possible Self (BPS) Visualisation Technique
The Best Possible Self (BPS) visualization technique is a science-backed 20-minute exercise that trains your brain for optimism, with research…
The Delete Week
My friend Sarah showed me her phone. She had 127 apps installed. Most of them she couldn’t even remember downloading.…
Can’t Sleep? This Simple Word Game Makes You Drift Off in Minutes
Cognitive shuffling is a science-backed sleep technique that helps you fall asleep in minutes by flooding your brain with random,…
Start Building Your Time Portfolio
Sarah checks her investment app three times a day. She knows exactly how much she has in growth stocks versus…
Want to Live Longer and Feel Better? Get a Dog
My neighbour Janet mentioned she was thinking about getting a dog. She’d been living alone since her husband passed two…
The Productivity System in Your Headphones
Music hits your brain like a freight train of information. Even when you’re “not paying attention,” your temporal lobe processes…
The Weight of Empty Hands
Do you know the feeling when your hands don’t know what to do with themselves? When you reach for coffee…
The Elevator Trick: How to fall back asleep
Millions of people experience it every night. The medical term is “middle insomnia,” and it affects almost two-thirds of people…