Self-Improvement Archives

How the Spaced Repetition Technique Improves Memory

What is the best memory retention method? Can the spaced repetition technique improve your memory retrieval? The spaced repetition technique involves giving your brain time between repetitions of information instead of repeating information many times in a short period. This improves the chances that you will commit the information to long-term memory, where rote memorization tends to rely only on short-term memory. Learn how to use the spaced repetition technique to enhance your studying practice.

How to Build Emotional Intelligence & Control Your Feelings

How important is emotional intelligence? How can you build emotional intelligence? Emotional intelligence is one of the six modes of thinking, according to The Source by Tara Swart. Swart goes as far as to say it’s the most important thinking mode and has a strong effect on the brain. Discover how to build emotional intelligence to experience its full benefits.

How Parents Can Model Healthy Conflict Resolution for Children

How well do you handle disagreements with others? What are your children learning from you when it comes to conflict resolution? Disagreements are unavoidable in life. What matters is how we handle them when they arise. Conflict resolution is a valuable life skill, and kids need to learn early on how to settle disputes with others in a way that’s a relational win for everyone involved. Continue reading to learn how to model healthy conflict resolution for children.

Believe in the Universe: Here’s What It’ll Provide You in Return

Do you believe in the universe? Can the universe provide everything you want in life? If you want more money, a better job, or to be happier, you can always look to the universe for help. You should be open to whatever opportunities the universe provides you, and be ready to go down any path it sets for you. Here’s why believing in the universe is so important for people with big goals.

How You Were Raised Impacts How You Raise Your Children

When you’re parenting your child, do you sometimes feel like you’re reliving moments from your own childhood? Do you want to mirror—or reject—the way your parents raised you? For good or for bad, how you were raised impacts your parenting. You’re likely to project and pass along emotions associated with your upbringing. Philippa Perry explains that it’s important for you to put emotions where they belong and break any harmful cycles in your family. Read more to understand how your upbringing affects your parenting.

Emotional Agility by Susan David: Book Overview & Takeaways

Do you tend to bottle emotions or brood in them? Do you believe narratives that simply aren’t true? Susan David’s Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life explains that most people react instinctively to the way they perceive events. And, these perceptions are based on emotional, often-untrue narratives explaining why those events took place. Continue reading for an overview of this book that can help you get unstuck and move on in life.

The Power of Questions: Where Learning & Creativity Begin

What does the founder of eBay have in common with Isaac Newton? When are questions even more powerful than answers? Author and journalist Warren Berger says that questions are the basis of both learning and creativity. He contends that the ability to ask important questions can change our lives. It can even change the world. Keep reading to learn about the power of questions.

How to Change Your Life for the Better in Just 4 Steps

Are you ready to reboot your life? How can you change your life for the better? In The Source, Tara Swart offers a step-by-step process for putting your whole brain into action to create the future you want. This involves increasing your self-awareness, creating an action board, becoming more mindful, and actively establishing changes. Continue reading to learn how to change your life for the better.

Accepting Your Emotions: Give Yourself Permission to Feel

Do you give yourself permission to feel what you feel? Do you allow yourself to struggle and even fail? Clinical psychologist and management consultant Susan David promotes emotional agility. That means having objectivity about what happens and how you feel and then deliberately responding in a healthy way. Part of emotional agility is accepting your emotions as they are. Read more to learn about the importance and the process of giving yourself permission to feel.

Ask “Why?” and “Why Not?” to Learn, Create, and Discover More

How often do you ask “Why?” How can asking “Why not?” lead you down exciting new paths? In A More Beautiful Question, Warren Berger highlights the fundamental questions (or question starters) “Why?” and “Why not?” He explains how these words form the basis of questions that can increase your knowledge, challenge your assumptions, and invoke your creativity to solve problems. Continue reading to discover the power of asking “Why?” and “Why not?”