The Science of Procrastination and How to Manage It, Animated | Brain Pickings
Dopamine, Facebook, and the psychology of hyperbolic discounting.
The biggest lesson from the flipped classroom may not be about math - Casting Out Nines - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Three Studies That Changed the Way We Think About Productivity
The team at 99U follows productivity trends on a daily basis and noticed that every few years, a research study comes along that fundamentally changes the way we think about work. These studies are often conducted over decades and follow people across their careers to offer the rest of us a template to follow for our day-to-day lives. Below are three studies that are behind much of the productivity and creativity advice you read every day.
The Difference Between Trying and Doing | Michael Hyatt
Trying and doing are two different things. Learning about this distinction is the key to success. Here's how you can do it for yourself.
The Willpower Circuit | Wired Science | Wired.com
The marshmallow test needs no introduction. Walter Mischel’s ingenious experiment – first conducted in 1968 – has entered the pop culture canon. The study has even spawned an adorable series of YouTube imitations, such as this clip featuring little kids wrestling with temptation: The experiment went like this: Mischel invited a four-year old student at […]
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy | Business Pundit
What’s your sentence?: The video | Daniel Pink
On New Year's Day last year, we introduced our Two Sentences video. On New Year's Day this year, we introduce a new video inspired by its predecessor. Over the past few months hundreds upon
Distractions Are Yours to Manage
The first of several times I attended college, I came upon a realization: No one is watching me! They don’t know where I AM! I immediately hid out in the library for days and days. No one ever questioned where I was. I was king of my own world. And […]
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