We expect the outcomes of our lives to be miserable, depressed, and risk-averse. Here’s how to turn it around. — Goals are more nuanced than you think they are. They serve as an anchor point to help you fend off distractions. Uncovering your reason to pursue goals in your life can also deepen your motivation to achieve those goals. They are self-identifying as you associate values and beliefs with the…

How to block out hype and the shinies you find along the way. — All they wanted to do was to help me grow my channel. I’m a small-time Youtuber at this point with the hopes of someday monetizing the channel. The only issue is that it’s a pretty long road for that to happen. I need over 500 subscribers (which I have), upload…

People were doing four-day work weeks before AI. Here is what they did. — The UK Think tank Autonomy released recently a report that will shake the AI world. Through their own study and research they found it possible that anyone working a 40 hour work week could use the power of AI to reduce their working time down to 32 hours a week. …

New projects can be stressful and overwhelming. Thinking about work in this way changes everything. — It’s been 10 days since it happened. I finally did something that I’ve been going on and off with for years. The last attempt I made was over 3 years ago. But this time is different. I’ve got an idea for how I want to go about this project. How…

This isn’t normal. — Growing up, I didn’t understand the meaning behind “boys will be boys.” I was always someone who openly expressed their emotions and eventually suppressed them around the general public when I was a teen. I was rarely exposed to a lot of gender norms or social conditioning beyond “girls have…

A simple rule, but its context is broader reaching than you think. — Despite my exposure to blue light on a daily basis, I can say with confidence that I can immediately slip into bed, close my eyes, and fall asleep in a matter of minutes. My body has reached a point where blue light exposure doesn’t actually keep me awake at all…

Another planet is a convenient solution to allow bad things to happen right now. — There are plenty of reasons to lean into the doom and gloom of the world right now. We have public protests every day urging for a far-right extreme government to stop bombing innocent children. A new report continues to show how the richest people in the world are screwing over…

Breaking the cycle of self-help nonsense and actually growing. — I — like so many other people — thought the wealthiest people in the world were great people. One person in particular that stood out to me was Steve Jobs. I was a bit biased since my dad is a hardcore Apple fan — never once owning any Microsoft products…

The self-help industry needs fixing. — She’s in prison now. But the reason she’s in there in the first place is due to her scamming many patients over the years. She believed that she was helping people with her medical company. At least that’s what she told people who invested in her company. She was convincing…