...What I learned from Michael Easter’s excellent book is how our bodies are programmed to be pushed. We were made to struggle, to be uncomfortable, to do hard things beyond our perceived capabilities. When we do, our potential expands. The boundaries we thought existed before stretch out like an expanding empire...
...How big a swing do we need to make it feel like it matters?...
...I look at the concept of willpower as mental energy. Whenever you want to do something, you need to dedicate energy to that. Whether you can follow through on your intention or not depends on willpower...
...Successful goal attainment and behavior change are possible, but leaning exclusively on willpower and determination isn’t likely to get the job done...
...The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows...
...Your Gmail can be used over and over again, with no one the wiser...
...But then, often, a human being shows up with something that ‘everyone’ says isn’t going to work, and the game is reset...
...What do people value in life? How much of what gives people satisfaction in their lives is fundamental and shared across cultures, and how much is unique to a given society?...
...If everyone has the same number of hours in the day, why do some people seem to get so much more done than others? We’ve heard all the platitudes about everyone having the same 24 hours and time being a finite resource...
...Here are five stories from five different people that reveal the mindsets of the most successful among us...
...After a swim, everything is better...
...Don't click the link—the IRS won't ever text or email you...
...Inbox anxiety is no joke. And it always creeps up at the most inopportune moments...
...For thirty years, texting has been a powerful medium. It’s the thing that vibrates in our pocket. It promises something urgent, and a reply that’s demanded equally urgently...
...Time is slippery. Don't waste yours...
...It’s almost impossible to remove a screw with your bare hands, but easy with a screwdriver...
...“Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful"...
...Yes, you're going to be amazed at how gross it is...
...Pessimists sound smart. Optimists make money...
...Persistent, gentle pressure almost always outperforms sudden, violent blows...
