Psychology

How to avoid taking on too much, and why you’re (paradoxically) more likely to miss a loose deadline than a tight one.

What will 2021 be like? Hopefully better than 2020 for all concerned – but you have more control over your next year than you might think…

Deep down I’m writing this article in an attempt to impress you, and any benefit you get from it is purely incidental.

Forget 10,000 hours – just putting in 100 hours is enough to reap some huge benefits.

Tried and failed to form good habits? Me too! The answer isn’t to try harder – it’s to do this instead…

For a day, I had no motivation whatsoever. I couldn’t be bothered to look at my to-do list, let alone actually do anything on it. I thought a change of scenery might help so I walked listlessly to a cafe, but couldn’t even be bothered to go inside and order so I sat on a bench outside for half an hour. Even my normal procrastination activities were too much effort.

I loved this book, and would recommend it to any parent. The notes I’ve made for myself should give you some idea of the author’s approach and what the book covers.

Specialists get all the acclaim, but I’ve come to see “being OK-but-not-great at lots of disperate things” as a kind of superpower. Here’s why…

By indulging in complaining, you’re voluntarily making your experience of life worse than it needs to be. Here’s how to cut it out.

What we need isn’t “more time”, but “less junk”.