Category: Mind & Habits

Fixed Versus Growth Thinking

Two beliefs about where ability comes from. They produce very different behaviour in front of something difficult....

Stop Being A People Pleaser

It looks like kindness and it usually is not. Kindness is a choice, and pleasing is a reflex to avoid discomfort....

Focus On Doing One Thing

Multitasking feels efficient and measures badly. What it mostly produces is fatigue and a day with nothing finished....

Removing Negative Thoughts

You cannot empty a mind on command. You can stop feeding what is already in there, which works better anyway....

Rebuilding Self-Respect

It is not restored by thinking better of yourself. It is restored by acting in ways you can respect, which is slower and more reliable....

Procrastination Is Not Laziness

We put off the things that matter most, not the things we care least about. That tells you what is really going on....

Silence Your Inner Critic

The harshest voice most people hear all day is their own. It is also the one they never think to question....