Psychology

95% of people never question the defaults. Should you?

Don’t beat youreself up for procrastinating – instead, turn it into a tool to understand yourself better.

I’ve given meditation a fair crack – and it just hasn’t worked for me. I have, however, found a way to get most of the benefits in just a few seconds per day.

Bonus rule #0: Don’t take life advice from random people on the internet. But if you did, here’s what I’d pass on…

If all your friends say you’re wrong, or an expert says you’re wrong, you could still easily be right. Here’s how to work out if you are.

I know the official “productivity guru” way to handle email, I ignore it because I’m a bloody rebel, and it’s working brilliantly.

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.