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Light exposure for better sleep and more energy throughout your day
You drag yourself out of bed feeling like garbage. The alarm went off 20 minutes ago. You’ve hit snooze three times. Your...
Exercise snack for better health and longevity
Exercise snacking, short bursts of movement throughout your day, can improve fitness as effectively as longer workouts, with...
The SMART goals framework for achieving your goals
We’ve all done it. Started something that mattered, Getting in shape, launching a project, building a new habit. The beginning...
Use soft fascination to restore your attention
You’ve been staring at your computer screen for hours, jumping between tasks, notifications pinging every few minutes. You...
How to manage your energy for a productive day
You’ve color-coded your calendar, prioritized tasks and added time blocks for deep work. Then Monday hits and by 2 PM...
The Bento method for focused work.
You start Monday with 47 tasks on your list. By Tuesday evening you’ve completed 12 of them. Wednesday adds 23 more. By Friday...
The comprehensible input method for learning a new language
A friend of mine spent three years taking Spanish classes. She memorized verb conjugations. She drilled vocabulary flashcards. She...
The Information Diet Audit to avoid Information overload
Your brain is drowning in information. Every notification, every news alert, every social media scroll adds another item to an...
How to start with self-awareness
You’ve probably heard that self-awareness is the foundation of personal growth. So you buy a journal, set aside time for...
The Getting Things Done Method (GTD) by David Allen
I spent three years drowning in my own to-do lists before I understood what David Allen was actually saying. The problem...
The 3-3-3 method for structuring your day and getting things done
Do you sometimes crawl into bed at night, exhausted but somehow convinced you didn’t do enough? You worked all day, checked...
The Ten-Second Rule to get it done.
The 2-Minute Rule challenges you to do anything that takes under a minute right away. But there’s something faster: the...
How to say I am sorry
Your partner forgot your anniversary. Your coworker threw you under the bus in a meeting. Your friend bailed on plans for the third...
Speed reading doesn't work according to science - Myth busting
Reading 100,000 words per minute. Finishing entire books in minutes. Getting through your mountain of work emails before your coffee...
Therapy light lamps for better mood and avoiding seasonal depression
When the days are getting shorter you start sleeping a bit longer, craving carbs and feeling less energetic. Your body is responding...