By Dr. Daneen Skube From Tribune Content Agency Question: I’ve always been stubborn. My boss told me she doesn’t want to promote me because of my stubbornness. How can I change when it’s just the way I am? Isn’t tenacity when I’m right a good thing? How can I show my boss that she should promote…
The Pain and Pleasure Principle
I don’t care much for pain. In fact, I’ll do almost anything to avoid it. I also know that pain can be a good thing. The human nervous system triggers a sensation of pain to stop us from doing something that might cause a severe injury and to let us know that something may be…
7 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Motivate Yourself to Study
It’s true that procrastinating is the thief of time. I’ll do it later turns into days of undone homework and assignments. This later becomes something more serious and damaging when your grades take a nosedive and now it’s all panic stations for what your future holds. But all this can be avoided if you can find a…
8 Unconventional Habits You Should Steal From Billionaires to Be Successful
The most successful people carry unique attributes. They also have unconventional habits that have led to many of their achievements. One great benefit of the internet is that a lot of those habits and traits are no longer secrets. Billionaires have shared what has worked for them in their lives. Consequently, it is easy to emulate those actions,…
Sharpening the Ax: Applying Diligence to Your Life
Abraham Lincoln famously said, “If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four hours sharpening the ax.” As summer dissipates and autumn calls us back to routine, the time is ripe for revisiting our habits, levels of diligence, and the ways in which we plan and prepare for the…
To Break Unhealthy Habits, Stop Obsessing Over Willpower
If you’re like many Americans, you probably start your day with a cup of coffee—a morning latte, a shot of espresso, or maybe a good ol’ drip-brew. A common explanation among avid coffee drinkers is that we drink coffee to wake ourselves up and alleviate fatigue. But that story doesn’t completely hold up. After all,…
11 Simple Savings Habits That Will Get You What You Want
Over the weekend I was thinking about future travel plans. There are so many places that I would love to visit. But, that’s just not feasible if I don’t buckle down and step-up my savings game. The best place to start saving money is with small, everyday habits. After a while, these habits will become automatic….
18 Destructive Habits Holding You Back From Success
By Deep Patel Habits are the foundation of our everyday lives. We build our daily practices, and eventually, our habits and routines shape us. We either build good habits that support us as we move toward our goals or bad ones that undermine our ability to achieve and succeed. One thing is for certain: it’s going…
18 Destructive Habits Holding You Back From Success – The 4th One is the Key
By Deep Patel Habits are the foundation of our everyday lives. We build our daily practices, and eventually, our habits and routines shape us. We either build good habits that support us as we move toward our goals or bad ones that undermine our ability to achieve and succeed. One thing is for certain: it’s going…
How to Gamify Your Health
I know people who can spend hours per day playing video games. The activities they do in their virtual world are similar to jobs that exist in the real world. They build cities, solve problems, and hunt for opportunities—all without getting paid or needing external motivation. I’ve wondered what it is about games that make…
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