The One Unexpected Sign You May Be Gaslighting the People Around You
Stylist · 3 minGaslighting isn’t always a conscious form of behavior in relationships: it may manifest itself without you being fully aware of it.
Self Improvement
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How to (Try to) Quit (Almost) Anything
shondaland.com · 6 minWhether quitting candy or something stronger, the process starts with understanding why we lean on habits in the first place.
22 tips for 2022: To fight "laziness," slow down and focus on your values
NPR · 1 minHelp get rid of the guilt around not doing "enough."
How to Turn Bad Anxiety Into Good Anxiety
greatergood.berkeley.edu · 9 minA new book explains that anxiety can give us clues about how to make our lives better.
The Surprising Benefits of Unconditional Positive Regard
Nir Eyal · 7 minBeyond its meaning in therapy, the practice of unconditional positive regard can improve your self-confidence and authenticity, and help you motivate others.
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7 Small Tactics to Help Improve Your Self-Discipline
Fatherly · 5 minTrying to stick to a new goal? Adopt a new habit? This is the advice worth remembering. The thought of achieving more self-discipline is always appealing.
A Nobel prize-winner explained his simple technique for learning anything quickly and effectively
Business Insider · 2 minPhysicist Richard Feynman believed that simplicity was the key to learning.
What is romantic friendship?
New Statesman · 7 minDeep and lasting connection comes in many forms: we need a new vocabulary to talk about love.
Cognitive Load Theory and its Applications for Learning
scotthyoung.com · 11 minWhy is learning effortful? Why do we struggle to learn calculus but easily learn our mother tongue? How can we make hard skills easier to learn? Cognitive load theory is a powerful framework from psychology for making sense of these questions.
7 Things to Say to Help an Angry Person Calm Down
Fatherly · 4 minAnd no "calm down" isn't one of them. We live in a world where people get mad. Sometimes we’re the reason, so we apologize. Other times, we’re present as our spouse, friend, relative is angry. Rather than be pure witness, we want to help. Often, we tell the person “Calm down.
‘I’m So Angry All the Time’
The Cut · 6 minThis column first ran in John Paul Brammer’s Hola Papi newsletter, which you can subscribe to on Substack. I’m facing a reality that I can’t avoid anymore: I’m angry. I’m angry at everything. I’m angry at the world, and at the people that live in it.
Help! A Totally Alluring Stranger is Making Me Reconsider My Life Plans.
Slate · 10 minOur advice columnists have heard it all over the years. Each Sunday, we dive into the Dear Prudie archives and share a selection of classic letters with our readers. Join Slate Plus for even more advice columns—your first month is only $1.
The 5 Habits of Effective Leadership
Inc. Magazine · 3 minMike Malatesta is an author, podcaster, entrepreneurial advisor, and recent guest on the EO 360 podcast with host Dave Will. Mike helps entrepreneurs get unstuck, take back their power, and create the futures they want. We asked Mike about the essence of effective leadership. Here's what he shared.
5 Stoic Habits For Increased Productivity, Wealth & Happiness
Medium · 5 minThe Stoics were known for having good habits and self-discipline. This is why Marcus Aurelius ruled over the largest empire on earth, Epictetus triumphed over slavery, Seneca became the greatest writer of his era, and Cato led his troops to victory.
How to make your Gmail account self destruct, and why you really should
Mashable · 3 minPrivacy Please is an ongoing series exploring the ways privacy is violated in the modern world, and what can be done about it. What happens after you die doesn't need to be a mystery. At least when it comes to your email, that is.
How to Keep Learning At Every Stage of Your Life
Newsweek · 9 minLearning is a lifelong endeavor. But it is not the same endeavor all your life long. Your brain changes over the course of time, and so does your social and physical environment.
10 Helpful Texts to Send Your Partner When They’re Having a Bad Day
Fatherly · 6 minThe right message can go a long way. If your partner is having a bad day, a simple text can be a great way to show that you’ve got his or her back.
The Top 3 Unlikely Advice for 2022
Medium · 6 minWhy do I call this unlikely and atypical advice? If you’re the average person, you likely won’t be talking about this to your friends or colleagues. It’s not advice which most people would talk about — unless they are rather sold into it.
Help! I Think My Partner Pretends to Be Sick Whenever I Am.
Slate · 2 minEvery week, Dear Prudence answers additional questions from readers, just for Slate Plus members. Q. I have that feeling too kinda: I’ve been dating the same partner for close to two years, and I’ve noticed this weird mimicking behavior.
The Woman in Finance Going on a ‘Dating Binge’
The Cut · 11 minNew York’s Sex Diaries series asks anonymous city dwellers to record a week in their sex lives — with comic, tragic, often sexy, and always revealing results. This week, a woman who goes on a new date almost every night while applying for a big new job in finance: 35, single, Brooklyn.
Build Spiritual Habits in Just a Few Minutes
The Gospel Coalition · 4 minIt wasn’t that I didn’t like our bed to be made—I really did. A made-up bed is nicer to slide into at night, creates a level surface for folding clothes, and makes the whole bedroom look more orderly. But I just didn’t have time. Making a bed takes forever.
Listen to Your Own Advice
The Atlantic · 7 minGuilt, fear, and low self-esteem can stop you from living by your own wisdom. Here’s how to overcome them.
New year, same old you! The secret to self-improvement is embracing your messy, imperfect life
The Guardian · 5 minIt’s the time of year for reinventions – or, perhaps more accurately, preparing for reinventions.
6 relationship resolutions to make this year
TED · 7 minMost of us intuitively know that having close, supportive relationships is important to our general happiness and well-being, and decades of scientific research confirm that human connection not only affects our mental health but is also a key determinant to how long we’ll live and how physically