Psychology & Self-Help

Recently, I had gone through a bout of stress - I had taken on too much work, injured my back, and was generally feeling out of touch with myself. I’ll admit that there were times when I was preaching the importance of self-care to a crowd...in the middle of a 60-hour work week. And the clumps

Knowledge work is unique among skilled professions in that we lack a culture of systematic improvement. Other skilled trades – from carpenters to welders to nurses to pilots – have been around long enough and are repeatable enough that the best practices are widely understood. How to frame a door, how to weld a seam, ... Read more

Could taking cold showers every day improve your health? One guy put his body to test and saw what happened when he took one every day for a month.

Wine may not be the first thing you consider when you think about skin care, but your favorite beverage can play an important role in both the appearance and health of your skin.

I’VE READ A LOT of retirement books touting the “keys to a successful retirement.” Some have great ideas. But I think they miss a key ingredient. My contention: To have a successful retirement, we need to start with a proper understanding of work. Admittedly, it’s a counterintuitive way of looking at retirement. But sometimes looking at a problem backward can help us find creative solutions. In other words, examine the opposite of retirement for lessons about retirement.

Books on leadership and self-improvement, recommended by the US Navy.

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

Pinning stress on the coronavirus helped couples cope and remain resilient

Even if your work feels mundane, there’s a way to find meaning in it

Here’s how to help them — and yourself — while coming to terms with the split.

The painful feelings you avoid grow twisted in the dark. By facing your sorrows and struggles you can take back your life

On average, creating habits takes about 2 months (66 days), ranging from 18 to 254 days depending on the individual context.