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Ikigai is really your reason for being, the thing that gives you direction and motivation, and it is at the heart of what we do at Learnlife.

«“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why” - Mark Twain»

How we pick up the torch from the gaslighter and turn it on ourselves.

«Most of us have heard of gaslighting. It’s a form of emotional abuse that uses manipulation and minimization to make someone question their reality.»

INTRO Here’s a short introduction to some of the most fascinating philosophical issues about happiness. We are going to look at three...

What society expects of you and what you actually want in life can be different things.

«At any age, setting aside time and intentionality to decipher what motivates you and whether you’ve been living authentically can be enlightening»

Understanding and changing the environment in which habits form is a critical step when it comes to breaking unwanted behaviors and forming healthy ones.

«Another path to habit change involves friction: in other words, making it difficult to act on undesirable habits and easy to act on desirable ones.»

There are no quick fixes for low self-esteem: There’s no profound insight your therapist can give you that will suddenly improve your self-esteem There’s no secret mantra that will unlock your inner…

«If you spend your entire childhood learning that you’re not good enough or not lovable, that’s not something that’s going to change overnight.»

Digital distractions are all around us. Here's how to combat them so you can stay focused and productive at work.

«Users were gambling every time they shared a photo, web link, or status update,»

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...

“Self-knowledge… is not an aim in itself, but a means of liberating the forces of spontaneous growth. In this sense, to work at ourselves becomes not only the prime moral obligation, bu…

«under the forces of convention and compulsion; it requires living amicably with who we have been in order to fully live into who we can be.»

By Leo Babauta A well-known climbing coach said that the biggest obstacle in the way of people’s growth as climbers is, basically, fear of embarrassment. When people want to get better at climbing,…

In 2018, KFC ran out of chicken in the UK. But they managed to save their public image. Here's how to use the peak-end effect in business:

«The peak-end effect has a strong influence on our memories — hence future decisions.»

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?»

A new mental framing to take forward.

«By default, nearly all our expectations are wrong. This should not come as a surprise: it’s impossible to predict the future and how events will unfold.»

Can higher expectations actually create better outcomes? Here's what the priming effect is and how to use it to your benefit in business:

Happiness is not the point. And if you make it the point, then you’re not going to be happy.

«The problem with focusing on enhancing happiness is very similar to the problem with wanting to eliminate sadness or anxiety.»

Treat sleep like it’s a friend, make a single-item to-do list, and other unexpected ways to improve your life.

«Weekly, share one of your hopes, dreams, goals, or dating and relationship needs with a new person. This will increase the amount of people who are willing to help you reach your goals»

When faced with a problem, rarely do people ask, “What is the best, perfect, answer to this question?” The more efficient question is often, “What answer to this question can I obtain with the least…

«“You are more likely to learn something by finding surprises in your own behavior than by hearing surprising facts about people in general.”»

You wake up in the morning irritable and groggy but determined to be productive. Yesterday didn’t go well. You didn’t complete even the one big priority project that would have taken just a couple of…

«Exercising, sleeping, eating healthy meals, and spending time on a hobby, like reading, knitting, or gardening, are all ways to invest in ourselves.»

From Aristotle to Iris Murdoch: what the greatest minds of the past 2,500 years have to tell us about the good life

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The German writer and philosopher Goethe believed he could predict someone’s future based on one simple fact. “If I know how you spend your time,” he wrote, “then I know what might become of you.”…

«But here’s the thing: Your life in the future isn’t going to look the way you want it to unless you take control of your time and attention.»

Check these building habits strategies if you had problems with making habits stick in the past. They are especially useful for busy adults.

«Try to embrace the 2-day rule. That is, you never miss a habit you want in your life twice in a roll.»

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...

The Harvard Study of Adult Development has established a strong correlation between deep relationships and well-being. The question is, how does a person nurture those deep relationships?

«Loneliness has a physical effect on the body. It can render people more sensitive to pain, suppress their immune system, diminish brain function, and disrupt sleep»