Kindness Can Have Unexpectedly Positive Consequences
...People who engage in random acts of kindness may not fully recognize the impact of their behavior on others...
...People who engage in random acts of kindness may not fully recognize the impact of their behavior on others...
...Our habit is to compare top speed, horsepower, short-term returns and status. In every field, not just cars...
...They don't have to make all the same financial mistakes we made...
...The solution to my writer’s block that day was not to write at all. It was to stop for the day and go research the topic more. It was to go for a run and a walk. It was to do the prep work...
...“Learning to choose is hard. Learning to choose well is harder. And learning to choose well in a world of unlimited possibilities is harder still, perhaps too hard.”...
...If you’re anything like me, you always think about the risks that are involved with making a big move in life. And that’s not a surprise. We’re collectively risk-averse. We truly hate risk. I’ve never met someone who said, “I love to lose everything!”...
...“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless, yet be determined to make them otherwise.”...
...Despite years of evidence that starting school later promotes better health and improved grades, too few schools have adopted this measure...
...Now, I’ve recognized that life is always changing and to stop viewing it as a linear path, but instead a continuous series of experiments. There is no longer an end-goal, other than the constant pursuit of learning and minimization of regret...
...Yup, I was rewarded for surfing more strategically. And for being lazy...
...Because my routines were so optimized, if I was off just a little on the timing, it would throw the entire schedule into disarray...
...Turning 50 can be the time of your life – but it also means adapting to new challenges...
...“You get rid of the thought of competition. You are to create, not to compete for what is already created. You do not have to take anything away from any one.”...
...Our job as professionals is to show up and do the work. Not simply respond to incoming or do the chores, but to create and innovate...
...Avoid the temptation of distractions. How do you avoid distractions? That’s easier said than done. Sort of like saying, I want to eat healthy and not have anything with sugar...
...The most valuable things you give your children won't cost a cent...
...Don’t hold your breath while waiting for karmic retribution. When it comes to the workplace, no, life isn’t fair...
...The problem is that jumping right to “more” means we fail to consider “less.” Even when less would be a far better choice...
...A new study suggests eccentric contractions may be a more efficient way to build muscle...
...A new study on anxiety in JAMA Psychiatry shows a mindfulness program works as well as the popular anti-anxiety medication Lexapro...