The Best of Eric Barker
10+ most popular Eric Barker articles, as voted by our community.
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New Neuroscience Reveals How To Overcome Boredom, Frustration, And Impatience
How do we overcome boredom, frustration and impatience? Actually, we shouldn't. We just need to listen to what they're saying...
«Boredom makes us check we’re on the right path. Frustration drives us to accomplish and win. Impatience reminds us the future will be better.»
Eric Barker on Better Living
This Is How To Have A Long Awesome Life
We never seem to get a straight answer on how to eat healthy. Here's a round up of the science on nutrition from Harvard...
This Is How To Have A Long Awesome Life: 5 Secrets From Research
What's it take to live longer? The science of longevity can be confusing. Here's what you need to know to have a lot more birthdays...
Eric Barker on Burnout
This Is How To Overcome Burnout: 6 Secrets From Research
We've all felt it: burnout. So what's the secret to overcoming it? We can find some answers in the scientific research...
Eric Barker on Chronic Pain
This Is How To Deal With Pain: 4 Powerful Secrets From Research
We've all felt it -- and it's not much fun. What are the best ways to overcome pain? Here's what the research has to say...
«The Pain Management Workbook”, “When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales from Neurosurgery”, “The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World”, and “The Psychology of Pain.”»
Eric Barker on Gratitude
4 Rituals To Keep You Happy All The Time
Your happiness level is pretty static -- but we can change that with gratitude. Here's the best way to get started...
«Watch Your Language!: Your Inner Critic does not get the last word. Change how you talk to yourself and you’ll change how you feel.»
Eric Barker on Productivity
How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done
How do we get motivated? The latest research has secrets that can help us get going and get things done even when we don't feel like it...
Personal Habits: How To Make Good Habits Stick, 6 Proven Secrets
What really improves your life over time? Your personal habits. Here's what scientific research says will help you start good habits that stick.
«Thinking about the details makes you more likely to follow through. And another small thing that makes a big difference is just writing down your plan.»
Eric Barker on Psychology
How to Be Happier Without Really Trying
The ancient philosopher Epicurus had some tips on how to be happier. And they're all about having fun. Here's what he had to say...
«Seek “Enough”: Satisfaction beats success. What we call “success” is often just slavery to Corrosive desires»
How To Be Resilient: 5 Steps To Success When Life Gets Hard
Want to know how to be resilient? We'd all love to have the secrets to perseverance in the face of struggle. Here's what the science says...
«studies show a 125% increase in three months by just doing five things. What are those things?»
Eric Barker on Relationships
Interesting People: 7 Things They All Have In Common
What can we learn from experts and scientific research about how to be more interesting? Here's what the most interesting people all have in common.
«The Art of Civilized Conversation offers another good tip: Is anyone asking you questions about what you’re saying?»
This Is How To Get People To Change: 5 Secrets From Research
How do you get people to change? We usually go about it all wrong. Here's what the science says can help you persuade others...
«Evoke the reasons for change that are already in their head and support those. This is what motivates people to make a shift without resistance.»
Eric Barker on Willpower
This Is How To Quit Bad Habits Without Willpower: 3 Secrets From Neuroscience
We all want to quit bad habits. But we're going about it all wrong. In fact, bad habits don't exist. Let's look at the research and see what really works.
«When you say, “I wasn’t myself” that’s far more accurate than you ever thought.»
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These 5 Things Will Make You Smarter
The research says it's hard to get smarter -- but there's a lot we can do to be less dumb. Here's what you need to know...
«Teens who received A’s averaged about fifteen more minutes sleep than the B students, who in turn averaged fifteen more minutes than the C’s, and so on.”»
New Neuroscience Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You Happy
There's a lot of stuff about happiness on the internet, but what do neuroscientists say can *really* make you happy? Here are 4 things backed by research.
«Point is, when you make a decision on a goal and then achieve it, you feel better than when good stuff just happens by chance.»
New Neuroscience Reveals 6 Secrets That Will Increase Your Attention Span
What's it take to increase your attention span? Here's what the latest neuroscience has to say about what we should do...
This Is How To Have Emotionally Intelligent Arguments: 4 Secrets
We all have to deal with irrational people. How can we bring them back to sanity and have fewer arguments? Here's what experts advise...
«If you don’t see the other person as a threat – just as a good human having a bad day — you can stay compassionate despite them losing their cool.»
New Research Reveals 9 Secrets That Will Make You An Expert Negotiator
Life is a constant series of negotiations. Here's what the research says about how you can become a great negotiator...
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