3 days agoFollow the ‘70–20–10 Rule’ to Produce Your Best WorkMost of us want to produce the best work possible. How do you pursue that goal? One approach is to aim for excellence. You study everything you can about your area, read obsessively about top performers, and anxiously practice your craft with an eye toward perfection. This is one common-sense…Work3 min read
May 17Researchers Say They’ve Developed a Method That Can Train Anyone to Be CreativeAt least since the 1950s, psychologists have been peddling creativity training, but ask the average person on the street if creativity can be taught and they’ll probably shrug and say, not really. …Creativity4 min read
May 10How to Break Out of the Exhaustion-Unhealthy Habits Doom CycleSome people probably spent the pandemic using the extra time at home to get into CrossFit or learn how to cook healthy vegan meals. But most of us barely managed to hold onto our sanity by our fingernails. …Health5 min read
May 3This Is Your Brain on Good StorytellingWhether you’re trying to maintain an audience’s attention, sell your product, interest an interviewer, or pitch a journalist, great storytelling is key. The ability to spin a yarn that captivates others can have magical effects for your company and career. No wonder there’s no shortage of advice out there on…Psychology4 min read
Apr 27The Scientific Reason It’s So Hard to Make Friends as an Adult (and What to Do About It)For years, the surgeon general has been warning that America is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic, and the forced physical separation of the pandemic certainly didn’t help us stay in touch. Surveys show that many Americans lost friends thanks to two years of shutdowns and restrictions, with older…Friendship3 min read
Apr 18Stanford Dean: You Need These 8 Skills to Qualify as an AdultA lucky few among us are old souls who achieve a level of wisdom, compassion, and basic life skills when they’ve barely reached their teens. Others are hot messes who can barely manage to pay the electric bill on time into late middle age. In short, 18 isn’t a magical…Parenting3 min read
Apr 12A Neuroscientist Explains How to Turn Your Anxiety Into a SuperpowerWe tend to think of anxiety as a bad thing, and it certainly can be. Clinical anxiety disorders can be debilitating, and, as many of us have discovered during the pandemic, even high levels of everyday, garden-variety anxiety are pretty darn unpleasant. But if anxiety is just mental torture, why…Mental Health3 min read
Apr 520 Templates to Say No to Just About Everything (Nicely) So You Can Get Your Focus BackWarren Buffett has said that “really successful people say no to almost everything.” Steve Jobs believed “focusing is about saying no.” Most of us would agree in theory, but here in reality I, have a question for you: How’s your schedule looking? For a lot of professionals the answer is…Work5 min read
Mar 29Scientists Finally Did a Study to See If Taking 10,000 Steps a Day Actually Matters. Here’s What They FoundWhether it was from a blog post or the instruction manual of your new wearable health device, you’ve probably heard along the way that taking 10,000 steps a day is good for you. If you’re keen to maximize your health, energy, and productivity, you probably took that advice. It makes…Health3 min read
Mar 22The Brutal Truth You Must Accept to Write Well, According to Jeff BezosYou might be a tech genius, a gifted salesperson, or analytic whiz kid, but if you truly want to be successful in your career, you still need to learn how to write well. That’s the word from a ton of experts, and it’s also clearly the belief of Jeff Bezos…Writing3 min read
