Category: Psychology

  • 10 Small Habits That Have a Huge Return On Life

    DARIUS FOROUX  SEPTEMBER 13, 2018   (Edited by M.Wood 10/17/2018) Everyone can adopt any habit they want. Don’t worry about how you will change. Focus on what habits you want to form and why. Over the years, I’ve adopted many different “positive” habits. To me, a habit is positive when it improves the quality of my life. A lot has been…

  • Why Being Likable Can be a Remarkable Life Skill

    LARAE QUY OCTOBER 5, 2018 (Edited by M.Wood 10/17/2018) Sometimes I focus on being likable; other times, I focus on how to get the job done… Entrepreneurs and leaders also struggle to maintain the balance between likability and effectiveness. At times it’s important to establish personal connections and develop new relationships. Other times you’ll need…

  • Stop Extrapolating Your Perceptions

    DARIUS FOROUX OCTOBER 11, 2018 In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius said: “Stick with first impressions. Don’t extrapolate. And nothing can happen to you.” I bet that you’re extrapolating your perceptions all the time. Let me give you a few examples and tell whether I’m wrong. “House prices will probably keep increasing.” “That person will never change.” “My…

  • You Are Not Who You Say You Are

    ZAT RANA OCTOBER 16, 2018 You are not the words you define yourself by, and I am not the person with a disposition that can be captured by a written scene. I sometimes wonder what Ernest Hemingway was like. Not Hemingway the novelist, nor Hemingway the adventurer, but Hemingway the man — the Hemingway that lived,…

  • The Scientific Argument for Waking Up Early

    BENJAMIN P. HARDY  OCTOBER 16, 2018 Waking up early, working in a flow-state, and then completing your work early gives you a longer recovery period in your afternoon and evening. If you want to become elite at what you do, you need to consistently get better. High performance is all about putting in more “reps.”…