About the author Marlo Thomas is a talented actress, producer, and social activist who made a big impact on American entertainment and culture. Born in 1937 to comedian Danny Thomas, she stepped out from his shadow to show the world what she could do. Her famous role in the 1960s sitcom “That Girl” was a… Read More »There are two kinds of people in the world
About the author George Raveling is one of basketball’s most influential figures, with a career spanning over six decades. Born in 1937 in Washington, D.C., Raveling broke barriers as the first Black basketball coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the PAC-8 (now PAC-12). His coaching career included successful tenures at Washington State University,… Read More »You can be happy, or you can be very happy
A 30-year Harvard study has finally settled the question about which diet is best for healthy aging. The researchers tracked over 100,000 people to find which eating pattern actually delivers a healthy old age. They didn’t just measure who survived longest, but also measured who reached 70 without chronic disease and with clear minds and… Read More »The single best diet for healthy aging
There’s a standard rule in productivity circles: “Organize your tasks by project.” You hear it everywhere. It’s repeated in books, blogs, and productivity courses. The idea seems logical – group related tasks together so you can work on them efficiently. There’s just one problem with this approach: It completely ignores the fundamental constraint of human… Read More »The Time Sector Method
“Are you a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner?” This question has shaped education for decades. Most teachers worldwide still believe students learn best when taught in their “preferred” style. The idea sounds logical. Some students learn by seeing, others by hearing and others by doing. But learning styles don’t exist, at least not in any… Read More »The Learning Styles Myth: Why Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Labels Fail Students
Last winter, I showed up to an important client meeting without my laptop. I had forgotten to charge it the night before and left it on my desk in my morning rush. As I sat there, embarrassed and unprepared, I realized this wasn’t just bad luck. It was the predictable outcome of a flawed system.… Read More »Tomorrow mapping
We’ve been thinking about days all wrong. Most of us view our waking hours as a single entity, a day, that either goes well or poorly. For me, one overlong breakfast meeting would cascade into a missed workout, which would turn into skipped work and takeout for dinner instead of cooking. By evening, I’d surrender… Read More »The Four Quarters Technique
I’ve searched for what makes life worth living through books, podcasts, and expert advice, but somehow, I still felt lost. Then I wondered: What if I asked real people instead of experts? So I turned to Reddit, where strangers speak raw truths they might not share with friends. I combed through hundreds of comments about… Read More »What Makes Life Worth Living? The 20 Most Meaningful Things According to Reddit
I showed up to an important client meeting without my laptop last winter. I’d forgotten to charge it the night before and left it on my desk during my morning rush. Sitting there, red-faced and caught off guard, I knew this wasn’t just bad luck. My system sucked, plain and simple. That night, I started… Read More »The “Dailyish” Practice: The habit formation method that works
Every night, my phone sat on my nightstand, buzzing with notifications, tempting me with “just one quick check” that turned into thirty minutes of scrolling. It served as my alarm clock every morning, pulling me directly from dreams into a world of news alerts and messages. The cruel irony? I used a sleep-tracking app on… Read More »Sleep Better by Keeping Your Phone Out of Your Bedroom
