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7 min read · 391 saves · 2019-03-25 · Charlotte Lieberman · Procrastination is a self-reinforcing cycle. The more you stall important work, the more you’ll continue to do so. Yet procrastination doesn’t result from a dearth of motivation or productivity; it manifests from a failure to regulate negative emotions. If you are mired in a chronic procrastination cycle, journalist Charlotte Lieberman helps you dig your way out. She interviewed an array of psychologists, authors and professors to figure out how best to end the self-destructive cycle. Lieberman provides a range of tips to guide procrastinators into a more positive frame of mind.
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The biological research putting purpose back into life
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~16 min read · 152 saves · 2020-11-13 · Biologists balk at any talk of ‘goals’ or ‘intentions’ – but a bold new research agenda has put agency back on the table
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The Purpose Of Life Is Not Happiness: It’s Usefulness
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6 min read · 116 saves · From 2018 · For the longest time, I believed that there’s only purpose of life: And that is to be happy.
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~11 min read · 137 saves · From 2016 · No clue what you want to do with your life? Here are some crazy and thought-provoking questions to help you out.
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Why motivation to learn declines with age
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4 min read · 251 saves · 2020-10-27 · As people age, they often lose their motivation to learn new things or engage in everyday activities. In a study of mice, MIT neuroscientists have now identified a brain circuit that is critical for…
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6 Basic Self-Reflective Questions
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4 min read · 256 saves · 2020-06-15 · Familiar questions asked from a slightly different perspective.
