How to Regulate the Fight-or-Flight Response
Balance the cortisol with a little oxytocin
Our brains have a natural fight-or-flight response designed to keep us alive. Sometimes it kicks in when it shouldn’t. Here’s how to reset your response.
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Why You Have to Care for Yourself First
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 […]
How to be Productive Working from Home
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.
Why I Love the Manta Sleep Mask
Effective, Comfortable, and Stylish
The Manta Sleep Mask is the best sleep mask I’ve ever owned. Here’s why.
The One Project You Can’t Put Off When You’re Sick
You may be avoiding the one thing you need to focus on
No matter how much you have going on when you’re sick, there’s one thing you need to do. Clear the decks.
How to Sleep Better Wearing an Apple Watch
Even sleep improves when measured
Apple Watch is a great activity tracker during the day. At night, it can also help you get a good night’s sleep.
If You Want the Golden Eggs, Don’t Kill the Hen
Your ability to achieve results is worth more than anything you do today
Short-term gains have to be balanced with our long-term capacity for gains.
The Misunderstood Truth behind Good and Bad Habits
How effectively do they meet your needs?
Habits are neither good nor bad. Some just create more sideways energy than others.
Are You Short on Time, Money, or Energy?
And what will you do when you have all three?
We need time, money, and energy to do anything. At different stages of life, we tend to be short on one of them.
6 Ways to Improve the Quality of Your Sleep
All sleep is not created equal
Sleep is precious, but we tend to not prioritize it. Here are some quick changes you can make to improve the quality of your sleep.