Self-Improvement Archives

Arthur Brooks’s From Strength to Strength: Book Overview

Are you in the second half of your life? Have you thought about how your career might better reflect the stage of life you’re in? As you get older, certain skills and abilities decline. But, that doesn’t mean that you can’t thrive professionally. Arthur Brooks’s From Strength to Strength is a practical how-to book that can help you think about success differently and find work that suits your changing brain. Continue reading for an overview of this encouraging and equipping book.

How to Enjoy Your Own Company as an Extrovert

Do you depend on other people to have a good time? Do you struggle to enjoy your own company? Extroverts thrive off social interactions and collaboration. But you aren’t going to be around people all the time, so it’s pivotal that you find ways to appreciate your own company. Discover how to enjoy your own company as an extrovert, and why everyone needs moments of solitude.

Managing Emotions in Communication: 4 Ways to Keep Your Cool

Do you tend to raise your voice or stop listening when you get frustrated? When you’re angry, do all of the right words come out in the right order? Emotions are a huge part of life. So is communication. When emotions and communication come together, the message often gets lost. That’s why James Williams identifies emotional control as a core communication skill. Continue reading to learn how to effectively handle emotions in communication.

Dandapani’s The Power of Unwavering Focus: Overview

Is focus an innate ability or something you need to learn? What are the benefits of living a more focused life? The Power of Unwavering Focus explores Dandapani’s advice for better focus and the many benefits of a focused life. He also explains how living a focused life brings you a greater sense of purpose and improved work performance. Read below for a brief overview of Dandapani’s The Power of Unwavering Focus.

To Read Nonfiction Faster, Do This Before You Read

What should you do before you read a work of nonfiction? How can reading more content actually help you read faster? The authors of 10 Days to Faster Reading offer this surprising speed-reading strategy: Familiarize yourself with the content before you begin. It might seem like you’re taking unnecessary extra time, but you’ll be able to read faster—and with more comprehension—when you take this step. Let’s take a closer look at this reading strategy.

Raymond Cattell’s Intelligence Theory: What It Means as We Age

How does your intelligence change as you get older? How can you leverage your changing brain to maintain your success over time? It’s typical to experience some degree of mental decline as we age. But, management expert Arthur Brooks says there’s good news. To continue being successful in your career, you just need to start relying on a different type of intelligence and find work that suits this different skill set. Keep reading to learn how Raymond Cattell’s intelligence theory provides us with some encouragement.

Break These 3 Bad Reading Habits if You Want to Read Faster

Do you tend to read at the same speed that you talk? Do you lose your place or your focus when you read? The book 10 Days to Faster Reading provides several strategies for quicker, more effective reading. One way to improve your reading speed is by addressing three bad reading habits: mouthing or speaking the words, accidentally rereading what you’ve already read, and getting lost in thought. Let’s take a look at several behaviors that people commonly engage in that slow down their reading—along with some tips for breaking these habits.

Find Life Success Through Your Eulogy Virtues (Arthur Brooks)

Do you deliberately cultivate eulogy virtues? What does it mean to succeed, especially in the second half of your life? Naturally, your career and life morph as you get older. Management expert Arthur Brooks recommends that you change your idea of “success” from career achievement and material wealth to happiness and fulfillment. Rather than career success, this is life success, and it’s a way to continue thriving as you age. Continue reading to learn how to make the switch from a focus on “résumé virtues” to a focus on “eulogy virtues.”

How to Improve Your Peripheral Vision for Speed-Reading & More

Is it possible to strengthen eye muscles? Do you want to expand your vision field? The authors of 10 Days to Faster Reading explore how to teach your eyes to take in more information at once. By doing so, you can read faster and more efficiently. Of course, a wider field of vision is beneficial for more than just speed-reading. Keep reading to learn how to improve your peripheral vision by practicing several techniques.

How to Quit Drinking Without Rehab or Formal Treatment

Have you tried treatment programs for alcoholism, only to find that you’re still looking for solutions? Is drinking in moderation the way to go? Annie Grace says that, to break free from alcohol dependence, you must see alcohol as it truly is: an addictive drug that poisons your mind and body. When you change your beliefs, you’ll overcome addiction by no longer even wanting to drink, and you’ll enjoy a fulfilling life free of alcohol. Continue reading to learn how to quit drinking without rehab or formal treatment programs.