Self-Improvement Archives

Should You Trust Your Intuition? How to Vet Your Unconscious Self

Should you trust your intuition? How well has it worked for you in the past? Tim Ferriss’s Tribe of Mentors contains life advice from experts in a wide variety of fields. The book also presents an alternative to taking others’ advice: trusting your intuition. But, even that choice comes with considerations, as some say that it’s vital to continually challenge your intuitive assumptions. Read on to explore the universally relevant matter of trusting your intuition.

The Top 5 Memory Improvement Tips to Keep Your Mind Sharp

Do you need help retaining or recalling information? What are the best memory improvement tips that will keep your mind as sharp as ever? If you’re always using the excuse, “My memory isn’t what it used to be,” just know that it doesn’t have to be that way. There are plenty of tips and tricks to keep your memory in tip-top shape. Whether you want to memorize your credit card information or remember your doctor’s appointment, these memory improvement tips will help you out.

How to Not Get Distracted: 2 Strategies to Stay Focused

Do you get distracted easily? How can you become more resistant to interference? The Distracted Mind by Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen has potential remedies for the detrimental effects of interference. Although there are no foolproof cures, Gazzaley and Rosen contend that we can minimize our susceptibility to interference by taking steps to improve our cognitive control and minimize potential sources of interference. Check out how to not get distracted and stay on track.

How to Take Advice From Others & Your Own Intuition

Do you blindly adopt or reject advice? What’s the best way to make the most of counsel? When Tim Ferriss wanted some advice, he sent the same list of 11 questions to scores of experts, promising to put his favorite responses into a book. The result is Tribe of Mentors. The book starts with a topic that might influence how you read the rest of it: how to take advice from others and even yourself. Keep reading for some insights on how to interpret and apply advice.

Toxic vs. Healthy Masculinity: Subverting Damaging Views

What’s the difference between toxic masculinity and healthy masculinity? What are ways men can emotionally express themselves without feeling emasculated? Toxic masculinity describes men who believe domination, aggression, and homophobia are the standard definition of “manliness.” On the other hand, a more positive and healthy definition of masculinity prioritizes self-growth and high emotional intelligence. Below we’ll look at three ideas followers of toxic masculinity believe in, and combat it with healthy masculinity advice that men should support.

How to Maximize Your Time and Energy as a Businesswoman

Are you wasting time that you could be spending earning income? How can you maximize your time and energy? To build your wealth, you must also make decisions that free up your time and energy, things women tend to give away too easily. In We Should All Be Millionaires, Rachel Rodgers gives advice on how to reclaim your time and energy. Keep reading to learn how to maximize your time efficiently, as a woman in business.

What Do You Care About? Pinpoint & Prioritize What Matters

What do you care about most? How much time do you give to what’s most important in your life? In Tribe of Mentors, Tim Ferriss shares advice from a variety of people on how you should spend your time. Many agree that, to make choices about your time investments, it’s necessary to identify what matters most to you and prioritize meaningful causes over other ways you could use your time. Continue reading to discover how to pinpoint and prioritize what you care about most in life.

How to Upgrade Your Life & Spend Money Without Guilt

Do you have to choose between being wealthy and having an average lifestyle? How can you upgrade your life? In her book We Should All Be Millionaires, Rachel Rodgers says that you shouldn’t have to sacrifice your lifestyle in order to make more money. In fact, she says you should upgrade the way you live so you can earn more money. Let’s find out how to upgrade your life and stop worrying about saving money.

How to Deliver a Speech: Classic Advice From Dale Carnegie

What message do you send when you open a speech with an apology? Should you speak conversationally, or is that too informal? In Public Speaking for Success, Dale Carnegie shares practical tips on how to deliver a powerful speech. Specifically, he discusses how to start strong, get and hold your audience’s attention, and close in a memorable way without dragging things out. Keep reading to learn how to deliver a speech that will leave an impact.

How to Be Persistent (Without Crossing the Line)

When does persistence go too far and become harassment? How might you be persistent in an appropriate and measured way? Alex Banayan wrote his book The Third Door to share what he learned from interviewing several wildly successful people about their paths toward getting ahead in life. In the process of writing it, he found that persistence (even his own) was important—and that it’s possible to take it too far. Read more to learn how to be persistent without crossing the line, with advice that Banayan learned from inventor Dean Kamen and boxer Sugar Ray Leonard.