In the summer of 1998, while the world watched the Clinton scandal unfold and Google took its first steps in a garage, a group of college graduates sat in the Texas heat listening to Kurt Vonnegut. Most of what he said that day has been forgotten, but one story about his Uncle Alex and a… Les mer "Hvis ikke dette er hyggelig, hva er det da?
Den rådende visdommen har alltid vært klar: suksess = hardt arbeid + mange timer. Vil du skrive en bok, starte en bedrift eller komme i ditt livs beste form? Da må du spenne på deg selen og gjøre deg klar til å slite uten stans. Pauser er for de svake og umotiverte. Men hva om vår arbeid-til-du-slipper-kultur har ... Les mer "Planlagte pauser øker produktiviteten din
I thought the message was always very clear: keep the hanky panky out of the bedroom if you want to catch quality Z’s. Sex, we’re told, is mentally stimulating, physically energizing – the exact opposite of what you need to drift off to dreamland. But the latest research says that sex is far from being… Les mer "Sex as a sleep aid: Get intimate between the sheets
For most of my life, I thought arguing was about proving I was right. I’d latch onto my viewpoint with a death grip, using every rhetorical trick to defend it. Evidence that contradicted my stance? Brushed aside. Holes in my logic? Hastily patched. The other person’s perspective? Dismissed with a wave. I argued to win,… Les mer "Hvordan argumentere ved hjelp av RISA-rammeverket
Resist loss of the miraculousby lowering your standardsfor what constitutes a miracle. It is all a fucking miracle. Resume the facethe desolate facethe radiant facethe face that has become your own. Though all your life you have resisted it. (Louise Erdrich, Advice to myself #2: Resistance)
When I moved away from home for the first time, loneliness wasn’t the only emotion that surprised me. Even more unexpected was the sheer force of my anger in the face of daily frustrations. Slow traffic sent me into a blinding rage. A missed deadline at work left me shaking. The mildest slights from my… Les mer "How to control you anger: Why venting doesn’t help and what to do instead
I used to think checklists were boring. They were the tedious stuff of supply closets and employee handbooks, a sign that you were nothing but a cog in a machine, blindly following orders from higher-ups. Little did I realize that checklists would become the tool to set me free. When designed well, checklists do more… Les mer "The power of checklists
As a self-proclaimed night owl, I’ve always envied people who could fall asleep at the drop of a hat. You know the type – the ones who can doze off on a crowded train or take a power nap in the middle of a busy workday. For me, falling asleep was a nightly battle, one… Les mer "Navy SEAL-teknikken for rask innsovning
It’s 2 AM. You’re exhausted, but your mind won’t shut off. Thoughts of tomorrow’s meetings, unanswered emails, and looming deadlines dance behind your eyelids, taunting you. You’ve tried counting sheep, sipping chamomile tea, even listening to soothing rain sounds. But still, sleep eludes you. Enter the humble bedtime to-do list – an unexpected ally in… Les mer "Write your to-do’s and get back to sleep
We’ve all been there. Your partner loads the dishwasher in a way that makes your eye twitch. Your coworker submits a report riddled with errors. Your friend shows up late to your lunch date again. Minor annoyances, but they grate on you. You know you need to say something, but you dread it. So you… Les mer "The compliment sandwhich for better feedback in relationships
