How to Become More Curious (And Why You Should)
Curiosity is often discussed as something that’s “natural”: A trait that some people (and animals) have had since birth. But it’s not that simple. Curiosity is also a skill. Like…
Why You Should Start Every Day by Accomplishing One Small Task
Photo: TierneyMJ (Shutterstock) When you have a lot of tasks to accomplish on a given day, there are a few different approaches you can take to kick-start your productivity. You…
How to Tell What Kind of Procrastinator You Are (and What to Do About It)
You have a big test or project looming, but can’t seem to force yourself to prepare for it at all. You’ll even do other things—like clean your room or call…
How to Stop Being a Financial Procrastinator
Do you chronically put off mundane financial tasks like tracking expenses, paying bills, and filing taxes? Does even checking your bank account balance fill you with dread? If so, you…
Use Productive Procrastination to Start a Daunting Task
Everyone has certain tasks that we dread more than others, but have to get done eventually. It could be something from our personal or professional life, but in most cases,…
Avoid Using These Passive-Aggressive Phrases in Your Work Emails
Photo: KeongDaGreat (Shutterstock) After enduring countless meetings that could have been an email, the rise of remote work has helped ease some of that for some of us—at least the…
The Easiest Way to Train Any Kid to Be More Minimalist
I have long given up the fantasy that I could live in a minimal, streamlined environment with two children. I declared us a family of maximalists and let the piles…
The Best Books to Help You Find Work-Life Balance
Photo: Dudarev Mikhail (Shutterstock) An easy way to figure out if you have a healthy work-life balance is by asking yourself the question, “If there were a book I wanted…
Four Questions to Ask Yourself Before Changing Careers
Dreaming of a career change is a near universal experience for anyone with a job, typically arising in the wake of repeated experiences with unfulfilling work, lackluster bosses, or a…
Why Your ‘Dopamine Fast’ Could Backfire
In the same brand of pop culture shorthand that labels oxytocin the “love hormone” and cortisol the “stress hormone,” dopamine is classified as the “reward” chemical we deliver ourselves a…