Harvard happiness researcher Arthur C. Brooks found that completing every item on his bucket list left him less happy, not more. His fix is a reverse bucket list that changes how you relate to desire. The counterintuitive happiness hack You’ve probably got a bucket list somewhere. A note on your phone or a mental catalog… Read More »The Reverse Bucket List
The Napoleon technique is a productivity strategy where you deliberately delay responding to non-urgent requests, letting time filter out problems that resolve themselves. Napoleon’s forgotten trick for getting more done by doing less The average office worker receives 121 emails a day and spends roughly 28% of their workweek just reading and responding to them,… Read More »The Napoleon Technique for your Email Management
A Google engineering’s simple scheduling trick (starting meetings at :05 instead of :00) spread organically across his entire organization, and brain research from Microsoft backs up why it works. Why shifting your start time beats trying to end early The clock is 1:58pm, and you’re still wrapping up a call. Someone is mid-sentence about Q3… Read More »The 5-Minute Meeting Hack
Adding a teaspoon of MCT oil to your morning coffee triggers rapid ketone production, suppresses appetite, and pairs with caffeine to amplify metabolic effects. Your body processes MCT differently than anything else you eat That first cup of morning coffee already does a lot for you. It wakes you up, sharpens your thinking and gives… Read More »A Teaspoon of MCT Oil in your Coffee
A study found that passive exposure to relevant sounds helped mice learn a categorization task significantly faster. The principle likely applies to human skill-learning too. Passive exposure makes you learn faster You sit down to practice guitar. Your fingers stumble through chord changes, and progress feels painfully slow. You know the drill: repetition, feedback, correction,… Read More »Passive Exposure makes Learning Faster
Changing the wheel I sit by the roadsideThe driver changes the wheel.I do not like the place I have come from.I do not like the place I am going to.Why with impatience do IWatch him changing the wheel? (Bertolt Brecht) About the author Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was a German poet, playwright and theatre director who… Read More »Changing the wheel by Bertolt Brecht
A sleep researcher explains how sewing a tennis ball into your sleep shirt can reduce snoring and improve sleep by keeping you off your back. Why this low-tech fix works for many people Sleep researcher Harald Hrubos-Strøm has spent nearly two decades studying why people struggle to get quality rest. His advice might surprise you:… Read More »This tennis ball trick improves your sleep
The 20-second rule eliminates distractions by adding small barriers to bad habits and removing friction from good ones. No willpower required. Why willpower fails You come home after a long day. You had plans to work on that side project, read that book, or finally start exercising. But the couch is right there. The remote… Read More »The 20-Second Rule to Avoid Bad Habits
The heaviness you feel on Monday morning isn’t negativity—it’s physiology. This guide explains the science behind the Monday blues and provides actionable strategies to transform how you experience the start of each week. Understanding your biology That heavy feeling when your alarm goes off on Monday morning isn’t proof that you hate your job. It’s… Read More »How to Fall in Love with Mondays
Article summary Research reveals the optimal timing for evening workouts to protect (and even improve) your sleep quality. Why you need to time your exercise You had every intention of working out this morning. But then your alarm went off, and the snooze button won. Afternoon rolled around, and meetings ate up every free minute.… Read More »The 2-Hour Rule for Evening Workouts
