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How Body Responses Sabotage Your Willpower

How do your natural body responses affect willpower? How can you turn your fight-or-flight response into a pause-and-plan response? Body responses such as the fight-or-flight response were great in the Stone Age, but not so great for our self-control. These impulses that were designed to save your life tend to kick in at the worst times—like when you’re on a diet and your body says that you need that fresh-baked cookie. Luckily, there are ways to fight these natural body responses and take the control back.

The Frugal Millionaire: More Common Than You Think

What are the habits of the frugal millionaire? Why are there so many frugal rich people? The frugal millionaire next door shuns an extravagant lifestyle and instead practices frugal habits such as living below your means, budgeting, and saving money. There are many frugal rich people because they didn’t get rich through wasteful spending, they got rich by smartly investing their money. Read more to discover the habits and quirks of the frugal millionaire.

Why You Should Keep Your Goals to Yourself

Do you feel excited when you set big goals for yourself? Do you share your goals with others to keep yourself accountable? Research shows that when you share your goals with others, your brain feels the pleasure of this accomplishment even as you speak the words—you don’t even have to put in the effort of following through. Counterintuitively, since you already felt the pleasure of going, it makes you lose motivation to actually go. This is why you should keep your goals to yourself until you accomplish them.

The 5 Simple Practices to Live a Happy Life

Would you say you are happy in your life? What are some things you can do to cultivate a happier, more joyful outlook? Like anything worthwhile, it takes effort to cultivate a mindset of ongoing happiness. It won’t happen overnight, but it’s definitely under your control to a great extent. Without further ado, here are five simple practices to help you live a happy life, no matter the circumstances.

Tim Ferriss’s 17 Questions to Ask Yourself Every Day

Do you have a question that you ask yourself every day? How can having a set of questions to ask yourself help spur your life in the desired direction? If you want to build a better life, become more successful, and upgrade your lifestyle, you must constantly challenge your mind, thinking of ways to level up and spot opportunities. To this end, entrepreneur and lifestyle guru Tim Ferriss has a set of 17 questions he regularly asks himself. Without further ado, here are Tim Ferriss’s questions to ask yourself.

Stoicism: A Good Life Philosophy

8 Secrets to Living a Good Life [Charlie Munger]

What does a good life look like to you? How did Stoics believe that one should live their life? In Stoicism, a good life is not necessarily a life of fulfilled dreams and accomplished ambitions. According to Marcus Aurelius, a life lived well is one lived in accordance with two simple principles: willingly giving help and ridding yourself of anxiety. Here is what it means to live a good life, according to Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.

The Best Way to Read Practical Books

What kinds of books are considered “practical books”? What’s the best way to read practical books? In How to Read a Book, Mortimer Adler explains that a practical book is any book that concerns how to do something better. These books require the reader to take action if they agree with the author’s premises. Here’s how to read a practical book from How to Read a Book.

A Miracle Morning Level 10 Life: Seek the Extraordinary

Is your life extraordinary, or are you settling for less? What is a Miracle Morning Level 10 life, and how can you achieve success at that level? In The Miracle Morning, Hal Elrod shares his own story. He was not living the life he wanted, and he knew things had to change. A breakthrough led him to write the book and share his insights for a Miracle Morning Level 10 life. Read on to learn how Elrod achieves a “Level 10” life and how you, too, can find success in all areas.

Health and Success: Tips From the Titans

Are healthier people more successful? What health habits do successful people practice? Health and success go hand in hand. In his book Tools of Titans, entrepreneur and lifestyle guru Tim Ferris details the health practices of “titans”—highly successful people who are at the top of their game. The titans gave a broad set of advice for health. We’ve cataloged the breadth of ideas here.

Brené Brown’s Guidepost #10: The Importance of Fun

Why is it so important to laugh, sing, and dance? How can you overcome the feelings of self-consciousness that come with public displays of enjoyment? In the book The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown says that making time to laugh, sing, and dance is the final guidepost to living Wholeheartedly. The importance of fun shouldn’t be overlooked, partaking in these activities can have a significant impact on your life. Continue reading to learn about the importance of fun and how to overcome the fear of embarrassment.