Self-Improvement Archives

How to Be More Efficient at Work: 3 Ways to Use Time Wisely

If you could get more work done in less time, how would you spend the time you free up? What if you took breaks only when you needed to and not just when you wanted to? Grace Beverley asserts that productive work leaves you with more time for self-care, and self-care boosts your productivity by energizing you. She shares three ways to improve your efficiency: use the Eisenhower Method, engage in deep work, and take a break when you truly need to. Read more to learn how to be more efficient at work with Beverley’s tips.

How to Learn a Skill Fast: A 5-Step Accelerated Process

The 25 Cognitive Biases: Use-It-or-Lose-It Tendency

Do you need to pick up a new skill, like, yesterday? What’s the most efficient way to use your time and other resources? While there’s no way to skip straight to the last stage of the skill acquisition process, you can speed up the process. You can do this by researching the skill enough to practice intelligently, breaking the skill down into its essential components, and then putting in 20 hours of focused practice time. Read on to get practical advice from skill acquisition expert Josh Kaufman on how to learn a skill fast.

How Are You Helping Others Grow in Your Community?

How are you helping others grow? Should there be room for advancement in communities? Although you should prioritize relationships over status, Charles Vogl says it’s natural to want to continue growing as a person and advancing within a community. In The Art of Community, he makes a few recommendations that can help community members make healthy progress. Continue reading for his recommendations that apply to both offline and online communities.

How to Change by Katy Milkman: Overview and Insights

What are the key points in How to Change by Katy Milkman? What does Milkman say are the keys to lasting behavioral changes? In How to Change, Katy Milkman describes ways of using human nature to our advantage, changing habits by working with our natural tendencies as much as possible. Learning these techniques helps you to create new habits without relying solely on willpower and discipline to make the change. Discover what Milkman has to say about habit formation by reading on.

How to Change Your Behavior for the Better

Want to learn how to change your behavior? What does it take to make changes that last? To change your behavior, you need to work with your natural tendencies and create solutions that will ease you into a new behavioral pattern. Knowing how to engineer solutions that are specific to your situation is key. Read more about how to create lasting change with these insights from Katy Milkman’s How to Change.

How to Develop Your Public Persona as a Trusted Expert

Do others look to you as an expert? Do people online tend to trust you and follow your lead? Even if you have a product rather than a personal brand, you would do well to develop an appealing public persona. Your customers might like your product just fine, but they’re more likely to stay loyal if they’re inspired by you and your expertise. Read more to learn how to develop your public persona as a trusted expert.

How to Prevent Aging: 5 Steps to Stay Healthy and Fit

Can aging be prevented? What cautionary measures can you take to live a long and healthy life? Scientists already have enough evidence to know there are things you can do right now to increase your chances of living a long and healthy life. In Ageless, Andrew Steele points out that we already have evidence that these measures are effective at keeping us fit and healthy as we age. Continue reading to learn how to prevent aging.

Starting Fresh: The 3 Types of New Beginnings in Life

How can you benefit from starting fresh? What opportunities come with a fresh start? Starting fresh gives you the chance to reevaluate your priorities and establish new habits and behaviors. There are many kinds of new beginnings that offer good opportunities for starting fresh, and knowing how to recognize them can help you take charge of your life. Read on to learn how to take advantage of new beginnings and start fresh in a meaningful way.

The Benefits of Self-Confidence & How to Develop It

What are the benefits of self-confidence? How does having self-confidence impact you? Among the benefits of self-confidence is the ability to make meaningful life changes that stick. When you have more confidence in yourself, you have a better chance of succeeding when you try to make a change. Continue reading to learn how self-confidence can help you succeed at your goals.

Rising Strong by Brené Brown: Book Overview & Takeaways

Do you sometimes lash out or get angry at small things? How can emotional setbacks help you grow? In Rising Strong, Brené Brown says that the key to fulfillment is pursuing wholeheartedness, a way of life that fosters self-worth. Yet emotional setbacks such as heartbreak and loss can prevent you from being brave and cultivating meaningful relationships. Read below for a brief overview of Rising Strong.