Self-Improvement Archives

How Rewriting Your Story Can Make You Happier

How can rewriting your story benefit you? What is deep self-examination? How can you begin? Older eras have sought happiness through lives of virtue and intellectual pursuits, while the modern age places value on achievement, fame, and fortune. In Happy, Derren Brown suggests that by rewriting your story based on a philosophy of your own, you can lead a more thoughtful and generally happier life. Read on to learn Brown’s advice for rewriting your story through philosophical, deep self-examination.

How to Become Your Ideal Self in 2 Ways

What is the key to becoming your ideal self? How do you know what you want out of life? In The Mountain Is You, Brianna Wiest explains that becoming your ideal self will help you stop self-sabotaging behaviors. In her book, she provides two major steps to achieve this. Let’s look at these two steps so you can learn how to become your ideal self.

How to Find Purpose and Meaning in Life

Do you know how to find purpose? What is a life purpose? A life purpose gives you a reason for all of your passions and hobbies in your life. In The Mountain Is You, Brianna Wiest tells you how to identify your purpose so you can live a fulfilled life. Let’s look at Wiest’s advice for finding purpose and your ideal self.

Tips on How to Be a Good Conversationalist

Do you want to know how to be a good conversationalist? What makes a compelling conversation? One way to start and maintain strong relationships is by being a skilled conversationalist. In The Like Switch, Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins give tips for keeping conversations balanced and pleasant for everyone involved. Continue reading to learn how to be a good conversationalist.

Solving the True Meaning of Happiness With Philosophy

What is the true meaning of happiness? What can we learn from the teachings of ancient philosophy? In his book Happy, Derren Brown seeks to find the definition of a happy life, the philosophical building blocks we can use to achieve it, and the barriers that prevent us from living to our fullest. Brown’s approach is grounded in the philosophy of ancient Greek philosophers. Keep reading to learn about Brown’s quest to solve the true meaning of happiness, based on philosophy.

How to Create Your Guiding Principles in Life

What are guiding principles in life? Why do you need rules for your life? In The Mountain Is You, Brianna Wiest says that having principles can help you achieve your purpose and ideal self. She also helps you create principles that are unique to your goals and needs. Keep reading to learn how to create guiding principles for your life.

Negative Effects of Procrastination: Beyond Time Management

Do you tend to procrastinate on important projects, delaying them until the last minute? What are the dangers of chronic procrastination? In the short term, procrastination wastes your time and gives you anxiety. In the long term, however, it has more overarching and deleterious effects, hurting your mental health and causing you to miss out on opportunities to progress in life. Keep reading to learn about the negative effects of procrastination.

The Psychology of Procrastination: Why Wait?

Are you a chronic procrastinator? Why makes people procrastinate on important tasks? And why are some people more prone to procrastination than others? Procrastination is essentially postponing an important task. Everybody procrastinates, but some people do it more than others. According to psychologists Lenora Yuen and Jane Burka, there are four factors that influence how much an individual tends to procrastinate. Keep reading to learn about the psychology of procrastination.

Why Perfectionism and Procrastination Go Hand in Hand

What is the connection between perfectionism and procrastination? How does perfectionism fuel procrastination? Perfectionism is the most common reason we procrastinate: We set such high standards for ourselves and tell ourselves there will be dire consequences for not meeting those standards. As a result, we find it hard to even start working on something. Here’s how you can put an end to procrastination by making a shift in your mindset.

The 3 Best Solutions for Procrastination

What causes procrastination? Is procrastination a time management issue? What are some solutions for procrastination that actually work? Procrastination is often the result of poor time management, which is, in turn, the result of being out of sync with the passage of time. In other words, you procrastinate because your time perception is warped, which makes you underestimate how long tasks take. Here are three behaviors that can empower you to make the most of your time and put an end to procrastination.