January 2017

via Pick The Brain by Rob Leonardo So you want to feel confidence that’s running through every vein? The type of confidence that brings out the absolute best in you? That inner voice that makes heads turn, the looks that make people shut up, or the...

People learn more when their offices are fun! via Science of Us by Drake Baer Baby boomers and millennials are equally infused with the Protestant work ethic — the hyperdutiful drive toward productivity that makes everybody eat lunch at their desks and work while sick and never...

via Greater Good by James Baraz In our competitive culture, we usually think “more is better.” Being Number One, winning at all costs, and “having the most” is deeply ingrained in our psyche as real success. This model of going for the max is often erroneously...

via Eric Barker Alright, you’ve probably read a zillion articles about happiness online and you’re not a zillion times happier. What gives? Reading ain’t the same as doing. You wouldn’t expect to read some martial arts books and then go kick ass like Bruce Lee, would you?...

via ThoughtCatalog by Kirsten Corley  1. You’ve established a small group of friends: You’ve finally realized who will always be there and learning that lesson came with losing a few friends but the people you associate with are those who enhance your life. 2. You’re learning to let...

I know not everyone loves sport; but I do. And one of the many reasons I enjoy sport is because I honestly believe there are many life lessons we can learn from athletes and how they achieve elite performance. What we can learn is not just about...

via Eric Barker No, not lust. Calm down. This is not that kind of website. I’m talking about pride. When you think about the deadly sins, pride’s actually kinda confusing. Few ethical people are running around advocating greed. Wrath isn’t going to make you a lot of...

via the Daily Mail by Rachel Carlyle We all went a little bit Danish in 2016 — snuggling up in hand-knitted blankets, lighting pine-scented candles and sipping hot chocolate. We were embracing the cosiness Danes call hygge. But with a new year comes a new Scandinavian buzzword:...