Too often we believe that life will improve once we “have” (obtain) something.  We can, however, flip this and focus on “being” before...

In medical terms, triage is the prioritizing of patients’ needs based on the severity of their conditions.  This wisdom that can also be...

Two smart questions to ask in a job interview: 1) What was it that prompted you to want to interview me? 2) If you hired me, what would I...

Here’s a quick overview of the only four ways to increase your income: 1) Employee – Trade 8 hours of time to the highest bidder 2)...

Are you really having a bad day? The whole day?  Perhaps a couple bad things happened among the hundreds of good things (or bad things...

Social media “likes” are not business outcomes.  Hours at the gym is not a useful metric.  Number of friends and acquaintances doesn’t...

A 358 page book advocating a specific diet needs only seven bullet-points to summarize how to actually follow the diet.  A 450-page book...

How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?  Just one, but the light bulb has to really want to change. (G’nite...

Whether or not we’re aware, we attempt to live up to our own expectations based on how we grade ourselves.  Some grade themselves by how...

There is a useful matrix showing “important” on one axis, and “urgent” on the other.   Even without fancy charts we intuitively know that...

The first thing to know about acquiring new skills or habits is that the most perfect, responsible, scientifically tested method for...

Social media gives us the unprecedented opportunity to act like mini celebrities. As we display the best version of our lives online, we...

Social conditioning and culture influences what we think of as normal, and we use the word normal as a substitute for “typical” (i.e.,...

Study after study shows the benefits of getting enough sleep, and the serious side-effects of a lack thereof.  It’s easy to trade sleep...

We all go through ups and downs.  One problem with how we handle the downs is that we attach our identities to where we are and how we...

I make it a habit to check in and confirm that I’m truly present wherever I am.  That means I’m not on the phone when I’m with family and...

In the old days a small amount of sugar, a bit of gossip, and some entertainment improved well-being.  But modern diseases are diseases...

To deter myself from staying up late scrolling through social media or going down a YouTube rabbit hole, I remember the rule: “don’t stay...

That thing you almost did that would have harmed your career…that horrendous car accident you barely avoided…it sounds counter-intuitive...

Treating people as equals and creating equal opportunity despite gender, race, etc. is an admirable version of equality.  But that’s as...