Your mind is a complex, powerful tool that’s helpful in boosting your level of productivity, earnings, and success. So there’s every reason to learn to use it well. One important way to use it is by smart thinking – and not just using one method, but mastering and applying several different techniques of thought. Here …
Whatever you do, wherever and whenever you do it, you’ll do it better and get more satisfaction from it when you feel a strong sense of purpose. Your sense of purpose may come from many possible factors: perhaps the enjoyment you receive from your efforts, the quality of your results, or the feeling or knowledge …
Life on earth is not perfect. You won’t get everything you want. Some bad stuff will happen to you and those you care about. Even worse, you don’t have any control over a large portion of this. But you do have control over how you react to it. That’s where the value of reframing comes …
It’s not just the Dunning-Kruger Effect. It’s scores of cognitive biases that keep you from thinking as well as you think you do. Many of them are downright interesting, but all of them hack away at your ability to engage with various situations and limit the chances you will come away with an accurate analysis …
Your world is full of decisions, ranging from opportunities and optional decisions to problems and required decisions. The better you make your decisions, individually and en masse, the better the outcomes you will achieve. To help you improve the parts of your work and your life that you can control, here are a few simple …
Whatever career path you’re on, there are a number of important “hard” skills you’ll need to master. Doctors need to understand human anatomy. Plumbers need to know pipes and valves. You get the idea. But in addition, there are many other “soft” skills that will be a great help to you in making a success …
There’s no specific theme to this piece, just a collection of valuable advice that will help you become more productive and successful in your work and your life. In no particular order, they are: Cull Negative Co-Workers Before you are through, you will have countless opportunities to work with many people – as colleagues, subordinates, …
You’ve worked hard to be as productive and successful as you currently are. And you’re hoping for more of the same in the future. But something may be souring the otherwise sweet taste of achievement and satisfaction: guilt. Guilt is a natural emotion – closely akin to shame and embarrassment – we all feel over …
In weight lifting and many other exercises, you normally get benefits from lifting weight against the pull of gravity. But you can also get benefits from restraining the weight as gravity pulls it back down. In setting goals for both your work and your life, there’s a similar dynamic available: you can feel powerfully motivated …
There are many ways to grow your abilities and your competence, and also to increase your level of success, including your potential for larger earnings. One good way is to systematically look for and take on challenges. This is because some of the biggest opportunities for success and growth come from new and oftentimes difficult, …
