This is how today’s society thinks your life should look. You have to go to school for the first 20 years of your life. Then you have to find a high-paying job that you’ll work for the next 40 years. And after that, you can retire and finally enjoy your…

we tend to talk a lot about success. But we never really talk about what success actually is. Like many others, I grew up equating success with money, status, fame, and power. And for many years, that was my definition of success, so I pursued just that. But over time…

Have you ever come across contradicting advice? You might have read a book by someone you admire and they say that if you want similar results, you should do X. At first it makes a ton of sense and it feels like a whole new world has opened in front…

Suppose you read about a pill that you could take once a day to reduce anxiety and increase your contentment. Would you take it? Suppose further that the pill has a great variety of side effects, all of them good: increased self-esteem, empathy, and trust; it even improves memory. Suppose…

Forming and creating new habits can be quite challenging. But it’s even harder to build a consistent routine. You probably have a lot of behavioral patterns that you’re not aware of. For example, you might make yourself a morning cup of coffee after you wake up. You also probably, and…

If you’re like most people, you probably have a to-do list, and you use it to help you focus on getting things done. If you don’t have it, you might want to make one, as it brings plenty of psychological benefits. However, I would also suggest you create a not-to-do…

One day in 1995, a man robbed two Pittsburgh banks in broad daylight. He didn’t wear a mask or any sort of disguise. And he smiled at surveillance cameras before walking out of each bank. Of-course the police found the robber and later than night arrested him. Interestingly enough, when…

Nowadays everyone is constantly busy with something. But being busy doesn’t mean we’re using our time efficiently. It’s sad to say this, but most people completely waste their time. And time is our most valuable resource. We can’t make more of it, like we can make more money for example…

This is Mike. Like a lot of people out there, his sleep schedule has gone a little out of hand. Instead of going to bed at 10pm like he should, he instead plays video games until 3am on daily basis. However he wants to change that, so he asks others…