The Worry Window for Emotional Relief
Your mind races with thoughts about unpaid bills, work deadlines, family issues, and health concerns. These worries steal your focus,…
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What we really need is a section called Help Others
We spend a lot of time asking what we need and too little time asking who needs us.
The 8-minute phone call
Who calls without texting first? What emergency prompted this? My mind raced through worst-case scenarios as I answered with a…
Motivated by the desire to avoid pain
The fear of losing something is often stronger than the hope of gaining it.
The Indistractable Grid Method
The meeting ran long. My phone buzzed. I checked it under the table. Was this distraction caused by the notification…
Implementation intentions: How to achieve your goals on auto-pilot
Article summary Goals fail when they depend on motivation. Implementation intentions fix this by tying a specific situation to a…
Between stimulus and response, there is a space
The most important moment is the one between what happens and what you do next.
Your brain is great for having ideas
The more you ask your brain to store, the less freedom it has to think.
The mind sweep method for clearing your mental clutter
According to cognitive psychology research, your brain has a strict capacity limit. Seven items. When you exceed this, your mental…
