The 4 Quarters Technique
The 4 Quarters Technique helps you stop writing off entire days after one thing goes wrong. Split your waking hours…
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The “Dailyish” Practice: The habit formation method that works
I showed up to an important client meeting without my laptop last winter. I’d forgotten to charge it the night…
Sleep Better by Keeping Your Phone Out of Your Bedroom
Every night, my phone sat on my nightstand, buzzing with notifications, tempting me with “just one quick check” that turned…
Words add years to your life
Scientists have long understood that smarter people tend to live longer. The question has always been: which parts of intelligence…
Protein and fiber are your secret ingedients for better sleep
While you’ve been focusing on when you sleep and where you sleep, scientists at the University of Tsukuba have uncovered…
Mental shuffling for faster sleep
Article summary Mental shuffling is a science-backed sleep technique that stops racing thoughts by having you visualize random, unrelated words…
The cardio speech hack
One morning, I had to present a project but woke up twenty minutes behind schedule. I grabbed my notes and…
How to Do a Dopamine Detox
While watching a movie I’d waited months to see, I caught myself doing something strange. I was scrolling Instagram, responding…
Read fiction to improve your social skills
Today, I watched my daughter fight a dragon. She sat cross-legged on our porch swing, book propped open, completely still…
The visual 1-3-Nexts to-do list method
Traditional to-do lists lie flat on the page, but your work doesn’t. I spent years staring at traditional, linear task…