Self Improvement

Be impossible to explain — To join the top 1%, do the opposite of the 99%. Over the last few weeks I’ve been studying the top 1% of successful people by reading books from the likes of Tim Urban, Benjamin Hardy, Kevin Kelly, Felix Dennis, and even Prince Harry of all people. No matter what…

How Project Blueprint might be innovating anti-aging medicine — or not. — Bryan Johnson is 45. His sparsely decorated room is completely dark. An expensive air filter hums while a white noise machine plays through the night. They seem to help: he routinely scores in the 99th percentile in sleep quality. Johnson’s morning routine has a simple start. His alarm goes off…

Discover how secretly imitating a meerkat can turn you from the ‘Uh huh, gotcha’ friend to the ‘I hear you, I get you, I’m with you’ confidant — unearth this weirdly effective habit hidden at the end of the article. Imagine this: it’s a lazy Sunday afternoon, and you’re nestled…

Read them as soon as possible — Do you know the difference between good and great self-help books? The latter forces you to take action. A great self-help book is like a wake-up call that helps you to re-evaluate, reflect, and reverse course whenever life doesn’t go to plan. Atomic Habits has been recommended hundreds of times…

The productivity gurus are gonna shoot me down for these — Productivity is an illusion. It’s not about getting more done. It’s about getting the right things done. It’s about spending your limited time on stuff you give a damn about. Some call it hustle p*rn, but that’s just an excuse for laziness. Productivity has nothing to do with hustling. I…

Intermittent Reward Systems In Relationships and Beyond — I find relationships fascinating, especially unhealthy ones. Why is it that all the red flags in the world can be staring us right in the face and yet we continue to pine after and remain attached to people who mistreat us or are otherwise unavailable; emotionally or physically? It’s a…

But there are science-backed ways to create closure for yourself. — I changed my mind at least a dozen times. Do I want to see him or do I not? What would I even want him to say? I knew our relationship was over and with the amount of hurt that had built up, there was really no point in seeing…

Discover how fake laughing into your pillow can transform you from the human embodiment of grumpy cat to a giggling meme lord — uncover this peculiar habit hidden at the end of the article. Imagine this: it’s Wednesday evening, and you’re cocooned in your Sriracha onesie (or is that just…

You don’t expect these — Ralph Waldo Emerson said this about gratitude: “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” It’s so easy to get caught up…