Don’t Reinvent the Day Every Morning
The golf swing is a miraculous feat. There are so many variables, it’s a minor miracle that it ever comes together. There’s so much to think about. How you hold the club. Where you stand relative to the club. Path of the club in the backswing. Where the backswing stops. Path of the club on […]
Perception of time is as real as the passage of time
Try to do something else while you wait. Anything else. It’s one of the few opportunities we have to truly multitask.
How to Reestablish Trust with the Person in the Mirror
If you had a friend who told you they’d be there to help you move on Saturday then didn’t show up, how would you feel? Once, fine. Things happen. Every time? You’re not going to trust them any more. They’ve overdrawn the account. They might be there for the good times, but you won’t trust […]
Break the cycle that’s making you stress over money
When one paycheck doesn’t last until the next one comes in, you’re going to be stressed about money. Here’s how to break the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck, stabilize your cash flow, and start taking control of your finances.
Your First Stewardship is Your Self
It’s in every preflight safety training, even the epic ones: “Put on your own oxygen mask before helping someone else with theirs.” On his Smarter Every Day YouTube channel, Destin Sandlin induced hypoxia in himself—under the close supervision of professionals, including a flight surgeon—to demonstrate the effects. By the end, he couldn’t figure out how […]
Get more done by putting less on your list—for now
Having trouble with procrastination? Try putting just that task on your list—just that one—until after you’ve finished it.
There’s a right way and a wrong way to create a plan
Budgeting isn’t supposed to be hard, but we tend to approach it the wrong way. Here are 5 myths that might be standing in your way.
Make the home office more productive than the corporate office
Moving from the corporate office to a home office can be difficult. Here are some tips to make a successful transition.
Sometimes, we need a stick more than a carrot
Sometimes, it’s hard to change simply because we’re pretty comfortable where we are. Here are some tips—and caveats—to make the status quo a little less comfortable.
When the going gets tough, our toughest habits get going
When we get stressed out, we lose our ability to act intentionally and our habits take over. We can turn this to our advantage.
