This Is How To Resist Distraction: 4 Secrets To Remarkable Focus
ve you said any of these recently? I get distracted and procrastinate. I make plans but I don’t follow through on them. I get things done... but not the right things. The problem often comes down to just one word: "reactive." Maybe that wasn't the word you were expecting. But reactivity is a problem people have been contemplating for thousands of years. And, yes, it's a bigger issue now than ever. What is it? What can we do about it? Neuroscience and…
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This Is How To Be More Assertive: 3 Powerful Secrets From Research
u don't want to fight. You don't want to be hassled. You don't want to disappoint them. It's easier to just nod and give them what they want. But later you feel frustrated, trapped and depressed because you're not getting what you need and you spend all your time serving others. Ever felt this way? We all have. For some of us it's compartmentalized: you're a warrior at work but a worrier at home. Or it's the reverse: you rule the…
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This Is How To Be Productive Without Being Miserable: 8 Proven Secrets
ere's plenty of good advice on how to be productive. But most of it makes you feel like you need to turn yourself into a machine. You don’t want to be Robby the Robot. Here's the thing: you often don't need help with the doing part. You know what to do. Sit down and finish the damn task. But you don't. Why? Often it's about feelings. What really gets in your way? "It scares me." "I don't feel like it right…
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Neuroscience Of Meditation: How To Make Your Mind Awesome
is meditation just another fad that pops up from time to time like bell-bottom jeans? Nope. Research shows it really helps you be healthier, happier and even improves your relationships. From The Mindful Brain: The MBSR program brought the ancient practice of mindfulness to individuals with a wide range of chronic medical conditions from back pain to psoriasis. Kabat-Zinn and colleagues, including his collaborator Richard Davidson at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, were ultimately able to demonstrate that…
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How To Be An Expert: 8 Proven Secrets To Superior Skill
ing an expert at something really pays off. Just how good are top performers compared to everybody else? Research shows in high complexity jobs like professional and sales roles, the top 10% produce 80% more than average and 700% more than the bottom 10%. But as I'm sure you're aware, becoming the best ain't easy. As Bobby Knight once said, "Everybody has the will to win; few people have the will to prepare to win." And one of the reasons why…
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Neuroscience Reveals The Easy Ritual That Will Make You Happy
u drastically underestimate the power of touch. Actually, I'm wrong... The research says we're really big on touching -- our phones, that is. People touch their phones 85 times a day. But how many times a day do you touch someone else? Probably not nearly as often. That's kinda messed up, don't ya think? You need to touch people more. It will improve your life. Sound like Hallmark-Card-bumper-sticker-hippie-nonsense? Wrong. What happens when babies are deprived of touch? It can screw them up for life. As David…
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This Is The Fun Way To Easily Improve Your Life, Backed By Research
u don't laugh enough. Yes, humor can improve your life. Not too surprising, you say? Here's the problem: you treat humor like a nice thing that happens, oh, whenever. But scientific research is showing giggles, guffaws and jokes are far too important to be left to chance. We're gonna learn the best ways to use humor to make you happier, healthier, more successful at work and even to improve your relationships. First, let's learn the neuroscience of why we laugh. Why are funny…
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This Is The Best Way To Motivate Yourself To Exercise: 4 Proven Secrets
rkout motivation. You don't have any. You know exercise is good... and you still don’t do it. You're not alone. We all want a magic pill that makes us smarter, happier, and better looking. Good news is the magic pill is here. Bad news is it's exercise. Time to dump a bucket of solve on this problem and make you awesome. And we'll do it by listening to your favorite music, hanging out with friends and taking lessons from Seinfeld. Sound good?…
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