Happiness & Habits
From happiness to productivity, from meditation to self-organization. Insights, research and life hacks on how to live a more fulfilling life.
Collection by Katja Evertz
TED Talks
Dorie Clark: The real reason you feel so busy (and what to do about it)
May 18th · These days, almost all of us feel pressed for time. Leadership expert Dorie Clark shares three hidden reasons people fall into an endless loop of feeling constantly busy, and invites you to question…
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youtube.com
How to enter ‘flow state’ on command
May 16th · Peak performance mind hack explained in 7 minutes.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up Next ► The Neurochemistry of Flow...
Shared by 2251, including Jens-Christian Fischer, 👨✈️ AA-Admiral ⚓🚀🌌, Christian Müller, Gerd Leonhard, Katja Evertz, Dr. Simon A. Rego
Big Think
The 5-hour rule: How to turn a wasted day into a successful one
4 min read · Jun 8th · From Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk, the most successful people in the world share one thing: they allocate time in the day to learning.
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James Clear
3-2-1: Happiness, the opinions of others, and accepting the reality of slow progress
2 min read · May 31st · 3 IDEAS FROM ME I. “Before you try to increase your willpower, try to decrease the friction in your environment.” II. “Your habits are how you embody a particular identity. When you make your bed,…
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Well+Good
Gardening is actually a sneaky form of meditation—
2 min read · May 26th · And the rewards are endless.
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Farnam Street
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: Arnold Bennett on Living a Meaningful Life
8 min read · May 10th · Arnold Bennett’s How to Live on 24 Hours a Day explores a meaningful life by addressing the age-old question: how can we make the best use of our time?
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Big Think
Happiness and why “happily ever after” is a myth
8 min read · May 26th · Happiness can never last "ever after." Positive psychologist Tal Ben-Shahar explains how happiness can grow from painful experiences.
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shonda rhimes
How to Stop Overscheduling Yourself
4 min read · May 28th · And just like that, social butterflies are burning the candle at both ends again. Here’s how to slow down if you need to.
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Big Think
Habits change your life. Here’s how to change your habits.
5 min read · May 28th · Here's what research says are the most effective ways to get rid of bad habits and replace them with healthy ones.
Reader View · Shared by 1027, including Ines Bieler, Katja Evertz
The Guardian
I interviewed hundreds of people in search of the perfect routine. I realised there isn’t one
5 min read · Jan 12th · In our pursuit of improvement, we’re often told consistency is key. But obsessing over productivity means ignoring how our days vary – and how we vary within them
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Mindful
A Guided Meditation for Navigating Difficult Emotions
1 min read · Apr 28th · It’s easy to get tangled up with sticky emotions. Sharon Salzberg helps us create space around our emotions by tuning in to our breath.
Reader View · Shared by 95, including Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LCSW, Katja Evertz
Ness Labs
TEA framework of productivity: managing your time, energy, and attention
4 min read · Apr 28th · The TEA framework of productivity is deceptively simple but incredibly powerful. It stands for time, energy, and attention.
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thedolectures.com
100+ Tools for an Easy Life 2022
3 min read · May 13th · Life is busy. There's no getting away from that. But there are ways to make our busy lives that little bit easier. We have put together a list of 100+ tools that do just that. We hope they help.
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Leo Babauta
Become Your New Habit
2 min read · May 14th · By Leo Babauta Quitting an old habit or forming a new habit is fairly simple when it comes to the steps to doing it: find your trigger and do a new habit at that trigger over and over. Remind yourself…
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mayooshin.com
The Beginner's Guide on How to Improve Your Focus and Concentration.
~11 min read · May 9th · In today’s digital world filled with non-stop emails, information overload, mobile phone messages and social media notifications, it’s never been harder in human history to stay focused on our goals.…
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Leo Babauta
Effortless Effort: Relaxing While Trying Hard
2 min read · Apr 27th · By Leo Babauta I’ve noticed that a lot of us will be pretty wiped out at the end of a long day of work or social activity, to the point where we need time to recuperate from exhaustion. There’s…
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