7 Things College Freshmen Don’t Need — and 10 They Do
...Once your son or daughter moves in, the room will never look like that again. Opt for sturdy items and be realistic...
3 Ways You’re Wrong in a Disagreement (Even if You’re Right)
...That point isn’t really whether we’re right and they’re wrong or they’re right and we’re wrong — often neither of us are perfectly correct. The point is how our ego subconsciously works to protect itself from anyone and anything that doesn’t entirely agree with us...
4 Financial Worries to Cross Off Your List
...Some worries belong in the "unlikely to happen/deal with it when it actually does" bin...
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard - Recommended Book
...Self-control is an exhaustible resource...
I wish I had more data
...Forward motion is the best way to make things better...
Skinny Bell Pepper Nacho Boats
...you can satisfy your cravings for this classic Tex-Mex snack without worrying about your waistline by subbing in bell peppers for ordinary tortilla chips...
The Feynman Technique: The Best Way to Learn Anything
...If you’re not learning, you’re standing still...
The Brave Athlete - Recommended Book
...Being brave is about facing physical or mental discomfort with courage...
6 Reasons We Make Bad Decisions, and What to Do About Them
...Research has shown that that the typical person makes about 2,000 decisions every waking hour...
How To (Correctly) Fix A Forgotten, Missed, Or Miscalculated Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)
...Tax-deferred accounts have long been a boon to savers, allowing them to earn additional growth on top of the growth without Uncle Sam taking a share. But tax-deferred doesn’t mean tax-free, and sooner or later, Uncle Sam will eventually take his share, since each and every retirement account is subject to Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) rules at some point...
Taming the Mammoth: Why You Should Stop Caring What Other People Think
...Almost nothing you’re socially scared of is actually scary...
The Millionaire Mind - Recommended Book
...Wealth is more often the result of hard work, perseverance, and most of all self-discipline...
Second-Order Thinking: What Smart People Use to Outperform
...Things are not always as they appear. Often when we solve one problem, we end up unintentionally creating another one that’s even worse. The best way to examine the long-term consequences of our decisions is to use second-order thinking...
Make a Chocolate Cake in Five Minutes and Just One Bowl
...The folks over at Serious Eats devised a delicious microwave cake you can make in a single bowl so you don't dirty too many dishes...
New Neuroscience Reveals 5 Rituals That Will Make You Happy
...As Arthur Ashe said, “To achieve greatness, start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.”...
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking - Recommended Book
...there are only four basic factors that determine how good your food will taste: salt, which enhances flavor; fat, which amplifies flavor and makes appealing textures possible; acid, which brightens and balances; and heat, which ultimately determines the texture of food...
How much your kids will inherit should impact how hard you work
...It’s probably low relative to your future earnings potential. It may even give you permission to dial back your own intensity – and spend some more quality time today with your family...
5 ways to make tough decisions faster
...Once you’ve gotten the hang of these decision-making basics in place, you can pick one or two tactics for deciding more quickly...
The second bowl
...Often, the best thing to do with a lost cause is to let it go...
Principles: Life and Work - Recommended Book
...Systematize your decision making...
