5 Pieces of Essential Life Advice From Seniors
TED Ideas · 6 minEnjoy these insights from older Americans on the key ingredients for a good life, and get inspired to do your own interview.
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How to save yourself another pointless guilt trip
psyche.co · 19 minJust because you feel guilty doesn’t mean you’ve done something wrong. Relax the rules you live by and set yourself free.
How Happy Marriages Stay Happy: 7 Signs of a Rock Solid Relationship
Fatherly · 8 minThis is what it takes for a marriage to stay happy over time.
Need to Dust Off Your Social Skills?
The New York Times · 6 minAfter a year of virtual gathering, getting back to real-life relationships can be intimidating. These eight simple exercises can help.
The Quote That Finally Changed My Mind on Minimalism
Apartment Therapy · 3 minThere’s more to minimalism than just purging yourself of stuff.
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5 weekend habits that will help you achieve your goals
Fast Company · 3 minIt’s about being strategic with your time, to set yourself up for success.
5 Daily Habits of Six-Figure Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur · 3 min1. They set aside time to make themselves a priority.It's not uncommon for an entrepreneur to let the pull of family, responsibilities and pending tasks keep them from making themselves their first priority. You can't give what you don't have, and that's what too many of us try to do.
9 Pieces of Advice to Help You See Relationships More Clearly
The Atlantic · 3 minFor this month’s look-back at “Dear Therapist” columns, I’ve decided to turn not to a specific theme, but to a handful of columns that have been reader favorites over the years. Rereading them, I understand why.
7 Habits I Avoid to Become Highly Productive
Medium · 7 minIf you’re reading this, there are a million-and-a-half things you want to do: Build your business, exercise more, spend more time with friends and family, read more books, etc. So how do you pack that into a 24-hour day that’s already occupied with sleeping and eating?
How to Change Your Attachment Style and Your Relationships
Psychology Today · 8 minWe’re wired for attachment – it's why babies cry when separated from their mothers. Depending especially upon our mother’s behavior, as well as later experiences and other factors, we develop a style of attaching that affects our behavior in close relationships.
5 Morning Habits That Will Start Your Day With Purpose
Entrepreneur · 3 minWe all know that waking up early in the morning makes us more productive. Since our childhood, we were taught to follow, “early to bed and early to rise” as a ritual. Waking up at the crack of dawn and starting our day in the right way makes us more productive and purposeful.
The Type of Love That Makes People Happiest
The Atlantic · 6 minWhen it comes to lasting romance, passion has nothing on friendship.
I asked hundreds of people about their biggest life decisions. Here’s what I learned
The Conversation · 5 minIf you want to make big decisions you won’t regret, it’s important you learn from others who have been there before.
Follow Elon Musk’s Advice and Skip the MBA. Read These 10 Books Instead
Inc. Magazine · 3 minGetting a top-tier MBA has always been an expensive proposition, setting you back something like $200,000 between tuition and living expenses (not to mention lost income). This year there may be even more reason to think long and hard before going to business school.
Too Much Focusing Is Draining. Here's A Better Strategy
NPR · 3 minGetting and staying focused can be a challenge in the best of times. But with everything going on in the world, concentrating can often feel down-right impossible.
A grandfather's advice to young people: 3 ways to become more likable, memorable and build lasting relationships
CNBC · 4 minWe live on a planet with a population of more than 8 billion. And yet, there is still a sense of isolation and anonymity among us.
If You Want Healthy Plants, Do This Plant Expert-Approved Simple Task Every Day
Apartment Therapy · 5 minKeeping your houseplants their healthiest can seem at times to be a complicated endeavor. There are all the ways they can perish if you’re not careful, and lots of conflicting advice, habits, and products about how to care for them.
‘I Feel No Ambition Whatsoever at Work’
The Cut · 5 minHow do you weigh career options and conversations when you have no real interest in them?
Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, and Neuroscience All Agree: Your Daily Routine Needs More 'Non-time'
Inc. Magazine · 3 minBoth science and history tell us that getting your daily routine right is essential for success. No wonder the internet is full of admiring articles about the morning routines of famous people and lists of suggested habits to add to your daily schedule.
So You Want to Have a Lucid Dream?
The New York Times · 4 minThe internet is home to all kinds of advice about how to experience consciousness while dreaming. What works?
Attachment Theory
Mark Manson · 15 minIf you’ve ever putzed around the internet, looking for why your relationships might all be screwed up (and screwed up in the same ways, I might add), then you’ve probably come across Attachment Theory.
What I Learned About Love When I Stopped Being Honest
The Atlantic · 9 minAfter growing up in a family that never lied, I spent decades being off-puttingly truthful.
How a 'beginners’ mindset' can help you learn anything
BBC · 7 minAlthough our ability to easily pick up a new skill declines with age, harnessing a specific type of mindset can help you learn effectively as an adult.
Enough With Literature as Self-Improvement!
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