
The one-foot balance test
I was in my bathroom last Tuesday just standing on my left foot with my eyes…

Office plants can boost your work performance by 15%
The plants in our office died on a Tuesday. Nobody noticed until Friday. We were too…

The 1st Hour
Most people spend their mornings like a pinball machine, bouncing between emails, social media, and random…

Intentional boredom for increased creativity
Boredom has gotten a bad rap. We associate it with laziness, wasted time, and a lack…

Set your password for healing and growth
We all have passwords—those little gateways that let us into our digital worlds each day. We…

The 10-minute brain boost before your exam
The clock is ticking, and your big exam starts in less than an hour. Every second…

The 20-5-5 method for focused learning
How many times have you sat down to learn something new, only to find yourself mindlessly…

Gratitude: It’s a beautiful day, but I am blind
Appreciation can change a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words…

Learning through mistakes: From Einstein to Edison
If you are not making mistakes, you’re not learning anything new. When was the last time…

The river
The river flows, a winding pathFrom mountain peak to ocean vastCarving canyons, shaping stoneSeeking, always, the…

50 moments of joy that money can’t buy
As a kid, I dreamed of all the spectacular things that would make me happy when…

The October Assess Method
I discovered the October Method by accident last year. My calendar showed three months left until…