Self-Improvement Archives

How to Ask the Right Questions: Targeting the Main Issue

When you’re solving a problem, what are the most effective questions to ask? How can you make sure you’re thinking in the right direction? The right questions are the ones that give you a relevant foundation and point you in a helpful direction. In The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking, Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird discuss the importance of asking the right questions and explain what makes them effective. Keep reading to learn how to ask the right questions to guide your thinking toward your next most important idea.

The 10 Best Books About Addiction Recovery

Are you in recovery from addiction? What are the best books to read about addiction recovery? Any type of addiction—whether it’s drugs, alcohol, or technology—is a serious disease to overcome. Millions of people suffer from addiction, and it can be hard to sort through the overwhelming amount of resources to find a recovery method that’s right for you. Here are some of the best addiction books that cover all kinds of addiction.

What Is the Monkey Mind & How to Tame It

What is the monkey mind? What causes it? How can you tame your monkey mind? Michael Singer is an American spiritual teacher, motivational speaker, and author. Through the lifelong practice of meditation and yoga, Singer recognized his unwanted mental chatter—his monkey mind—and described advice for silencing it in his book The Surrender Experiment. Keep reading to learn more about what the monkey mind is and how to tame it, according to Singer.

Taking Control of Your Life: Advice From Tony Robbins

Do you lack a sense of control over your life? Do you feel torn between different goals, unsure where to channel your energy? According to Tony Robbins, taking control of your life starts with taking control of your mind. In practice, this means aligning all of your thoughts, beliefs, and actions with your goals. In other words, making sure that what you think and what you do are really getting you closer to what you want. Let’s discuss three of Robbins’s tips for how to gain power over your mind by aligning your goals, thoughts, and beliefs.

The Evolution of Ideas: Why It Matters Where Ideas Come From

Does it matter where ideas come from? How could that understanding help you solve problems? When you understand where an idea came from, you’ll better understand the idea in the present and where it could go in the future. In The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking, Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird explain how you can leverage this understanding to improve your problem-solving abilities. Keep reading to learn how to understand the evolution of ideas and to use history as a guide to the future.

How to Be a Better Student: 4 Pro Tips

Are you struggling in school? Do you want to learn how to be a better student? If you’re having a hard time in school but you want to reach your full academic potential, you just might not have the right learning habits. Luckily, there are four habits you can pick up if you want to be a better student. Let’s look at how you can be a better student with advice from esteemed academic self-help books.

Michael Singer’s The Surrender Experiment: Overview

Looking for an overview of Michael Singer’s The Surrender Experiment? What are the key takeaways and advice from the book? In The Surrender Experiment, Michael Singer explains how to make your life exactly as the universe wants it to be. The book explains the process Singer discovered for surrendering to the opportunities life presents by trusting in the universe. Keep reading for a brief overview of Michael Singer’s The Surrender Experiment.

How Embracing Stress Can Help You Be Happier

Why should you embrace stress? How can embracing stress as an integral part of your life help you live a happier and more fulfilling life? Since early human civilization, ancient philosophers have claimed that stress is a normal part of life. Modern psychological research also shows that the most reported causes of stress are factors beyond your control (e.g. inflation). Furthermore, embracing stress helps you grow and develop as a person. Here’s why you should embrace stress instead of avoiding it like a plague.

Unlimited Power by Tony Robbins (Book Overview)

What is Tony Robbins’s Unlimited Power about? What is the key message to take away from the book? In his book Unlimited Power, Tony Robbins claims that the key to this is ensuring that your actions, beliefs, and goals all work together and complement each other. He believes that doing so will allow you to harness a level of energy and conviction that will enable you to achieve all of your goals in life. Below is a brief overview of Tony Robbins’s Unlimited Power: The New Science Of Personal Achievement.

The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking: Overview & Takeaways

How can the natural elements—earth, fire, air, and water—help you understand the process of effective thinking? How can you use this in your life in a practical way? In The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking, Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird explain that thinking is the source of all improvement and achievement. They describe the processes involved in thinking effectively and how this type of thinking can improve your life in the classroom, in the workplace, and in life in general. Continue reading to discover how you can maximize improvement and achievement by learning to think effectively.