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
Psychology Today
3 Ridiculously Easy Tips for More Creativity and Happiness
6 min · · Science suggests time off and relaxation are key to creative productivity. · Shared by 222, including Katja Evertz
Ryan Holiday
Here's Your Secret To Success: Go The F*ck To Sleep
11+ min · · Some people take pride in how little they sleep. It’s proof of their hard work, their dedication, their determination. Me? I’m prouder of the exact opposite. Despite producing over a dozen books,… · Shared by 335, including Katja Evertz
debliu.substack.com
What is the Best Piece of Advice You Received?
7 min · · The words that transformed the lives of women leaders · Shared by 632, including Chethan Lokesh, Katja Evertz
The Atlantic
The Three Equations for a Happy Life, Even During a Pandemic
7 min · · “How to Build a Life” is a new column that aims to give you the tools you need to construct a life that feels whole and meaningful. · Shared by 97, including SusanaDeLeón, MD, Brian Halligan, David Nagel, Katja Evertz, Guy Kawasaki, Doug Sundheim, Connie Ragen Green, Mari Smith, Jeff Atwood, Lynda, Dr. Lauren Copeland
Darius Foroux
The Paradox of Happiness: Why Desiring More Makes Us Miserable
5 min · · We assume that more of everything makes us happy. The tragedy is that the desire for more doesn’t create happiness but destroys it. · Shared by 912, including Marcos, Katja Evertz, James
jarche.com
Work is learning and learning is the work
4 min · · Posted 2012-06-17; filed under Learning, Work. We have come to a point where organizations can no longer leave learning to their HR or training departments. Being able to understand emerging… · Shared by 173, including Mark Kaigwa, Ines Bieler, Thomas Pleil, Katja Evertz, Harold Jarche, Stefan Diepolder
Vox
How to get better at making every type of decision
6 min · · Here’s what to do if you regularly wish you could hire someone to make all your choices for you. · Shared by 3921, including Therapy for Black Girls, Edney Souza 🧙♂️, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Leonardo Sumulong, Katja Evertz, Dennis Schvejda, Marcos
TED Talks
Here’s how I finally got myself to start exercising
· When we received the stay-at-home order in March 2020 — I live in California — I came out of the gates pretty darn hot. “Embrace not being so busy,” I wrote. “Take this time at home to get into a n… · Shared by 279, including Matthew Turland
The Sydney Morning Herald
How exercise changes our brains
2 min · · In a world that is today geared towards minimising the need for physical effort, it’s important to remember that our bodies and brains are hardwired to move every day. · Shared by 932, including The Age, Liv 😷, Leslie Wolk, Christian Fauteux, Katja Evertz, Jane, Ines Bieler, Jonathan Kogan
medium.com
7 Habits I Avoid to Become Highly Productive
20+ min · · Cutting these things helped me boost my productivity. · Shared by 36, including Katja Evertz
Austin Kleon
The principles of patience
2 min · · Some thoughts on patience from Oliver Burkeman’s book Four Thousand Weeks. · Shared by 42, including Henneke Duistermaat, Katja Evertz
The Guardian
Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen
14+ min · · Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. We need to reclaim our minds while we still can · Shared by 2550, including Miguel Angel Escotet, Chris Skinner, Ben Miller, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Gerd Leonhard, Jo Hemmings 🇺🇦, Tiffany Shlain, Jason Silva, Making Sense Podcast, @toxi@mastodon.thi.ng, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Marsha Collier, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Yanis Varoufakis, Patricia Churchland, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Richard Dawkins, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Scott Monty, Barry C Smith
BBC News (World)
How thinking about 'future you' can build a happier life
7 min · · We should think more about whom we'll be in the future – because doing so has profound consequences for our health, happiness and financial security. · Shared by 11
medium.com
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living, From Confucius, Seneca and Aristotle
1 min · · “By three methods we may learn wisdom” · Shared by 11, including Martin Soorjoo, Katja Evertz
brianlovin.com
The Side Project Prophecy
3 min · · How to safely talk about ideas, goals, and projects without accidentally killing your motivation to build. · Shared by 11, including Brian Lovin, Katja Evertz
five-minute-rule.herokuapp.com
5 Minute Missions
1 min · · One productive action can go a long way. Often times, the hardest part of a given challenge is starting. Your mission for today is to... Loading... within five minutes. Do you accept this task? Now… · Shared by 6, including Katja Evertz, Icefox