91 Kitchen Tricks and Tips From Our Test Kitchen
...From mastering whipped cream to learning a better way to crack an egg, here are 91 ways you can feel more comfortable and confident in the kitchen...
Analyzing the last move
...Creating the conditions for success is a very different project than finding a heroic move that saves the day...
Better Than Before - Recommended Book
...The reward for a good habit is the habit itself...
Sleeping more flushes junk out of the brain
...Rhythmic activity during sleep may get fluids in the brain moving...
Pollo Asado Recipe
...Naranja agria (sour orange) gives this Nicaraguan grilled chicken recipe its signature tang, but you can replicate it with a combo of orange and lime juices...
The Research-Backed Benefits of Daily Rituals
...While some may cringe at forced corporate rituals, research shows that personal and team rituals can actually benefit the way we work...
Boyle’s Law
...There’s no such thing as work life balance. There’s simply life. And you spend part of your life at work...
My 7 Rules for Happiness
...Happiness is a paradoxical goal. We all want to be happy, yet we often fail spectacularly at predicting what will make us happy...
The problem isn’t that life is unfair – it’s your broken idea of fairness
...Unless you’re winning, most of life will seem hideously unfair to you...
Clear Thinking - Recommended Book
...Each moment puts you in a better or worse position to handle the future. It’s that positioning that eventually makes life easier or harder...
The Joy of Not Wanting Things
...Just picture the freedom that would come with not wanting to buy stuff and being content with what you have. So much so, that you would find joy in noticing all the things you didn’t want...
Linguine with Shrimp Scampi
...Enjoy this linguine with shrimp scampi pasta recipe. It is delicious and refreshing...
Leaders Don’t Have to Choose Between Compassion and Performance
...Leaders are experiencing extreme demands for compassion at a time when there’s no room for compromising on outcomes. As a result, many leaders have fallen into the trap of thinking in terms of a binary choice between compassion or performance...
Even/Over Statements: The Prioritization Tool That Brings Your Strategy to Life
...As you’ve no doubt found from your own experience, the “We can have it all” mindset fails frequently as we repeatedly come up short trying to be the best at everything...
The crushing weight of expectations
...Unreasonable expectations are the ultimate joy killer...
Action is Everything
...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...
The Four Tendencies - Recommended Book
...The happiest, healthiest, most productive people aren’t those from a particular Tendency, but rather they’re the people who have figured out how to harness the strengths of their Tendency, counteract the weaknesses, and build the lives that work for them...
What are the stakes?
...How big a swing do we need to make it feel like it matters?...
Make These Pickle Fries, Which Rule
...Combine a concentrated brine soaking with a vinegar powder finish, and you’ve got quite the pickled french fry...
Strategic Willpower: How to Keep Going When Life Gets Hard
...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...
