Category: Mind & Habits

Let Pain Move Through You

Pain can be one of life's great teachers. The damage begins when we stop letting it pass and start building our lives around avoiding it....

What Positive Thinking Can And Cannot Do

Most of us assume a hopeful mind brings good results. The truth is more nuanced: it helps in some places, does little in others, and is still worth keeping....

Stop Being Harsh With Yourself

When life goes wrong, many of us turn on ourselves. Being hard on yourself only adds to the problem. Seven ways to step out of the bitterness trap....

Be Your Own Encouragement

Staying encouraged is hard, especially when the only cheerleader you have is you. Three simple activities that keep your spirits up from the inside....

Let Your Feelings Be Feelings

Strong emotions are not a weakness. Three reasons to stop judging what you feel, and why feeling it fully is how the healing starts....

The Quiet Strength Of Solitude

When were you last truly alone, with no people, no noise and no screen? Why choosing solitude now and then makes life simpler and thinking deeper....

Make Peace With Your Flaws

Admitting your shortcomings is hard, and it pays you back many times over. Thirteen quiet gains that come from accepting what you are not yet good at....

Five Habits That Sharpen The Mind

Brain-training games turned out to do little for general intelligence. These five everyday habits have better support, and cost nothing....