När Max var som lägst och kämpade mot demoner som nästan fick honom att göra slut på allt, gav en övergiven hundvalp vid namn Chica honom en anledning att fortsätta. Och när en bil tragiskt körde på Chica och lämnade henne trasig på vägen, var det vänligheten hos en främling vid namn Kenny som gjorde allt... Läs mer om "Vänlighet för ett barn som står på knä mitt i centrala Indianapolis
Sommaren 1998, medan världen såg Clinton-skandalen rullas upp och Google tog sina första steg i ett garage, satt en grupp akademiker i Texas värme och lyssnade på Kurt Vonnegut. Det mesta av det han sa den dagen har glömts bort, men en berättelse om hans farbror Alex och en... Läs mer om "Om inte det här är trevligt, vad är det då?
Den rådande visdomen har alltid varit tydlig: framgång = hårt arbete + långa arbetsdagar. Vill du skriva en bok, starta ett företag eller komma i ditt livs bästa form? Spänn då fast dig och gör dig redo att slita utan uppehåll. Pauser är till för de svaga och omotiverade. Men tänk om vårt kulturella etos att arbeta tills du stupar har... Läs mer om "Effekten av planerade pauser på din produktivitet
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… Läs mer om "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,… Läs mer om "How to argue using the RISA framework
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… Läs mer om "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… Läs mer om "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… Läs mer om "Navy SEAL-tekniken för snabb insomning
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… Läs mer om "Write your to-do’s and get back to sleep
