Why Our Attentions Spans Are Shot | Nautilus

Our technology-rich world has proven to be both a blessing and a curse. While on the one hand we have access to information or people anywhere at any time, on the other hand we find our attention constantly drawn by the rich,..

Anna Deavere Smith on How to Break the Paradox of Procrastination | Brain Pickings

“Live immediately,” Seneca exhorted in his timeless 2,000-year-old meditation on the shortness of life. “Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present,” philosopher Alan Watts wrote...

Five Ways to Benefit from Embracing Spontaneity and Disorder | 99U

These days it’s hard to avoid the admonishments of self-titled productivity gurus that we should take more control over our lives, calendars, and in-boxes. But there are countless examples of creative and entrepreneurial....

These Life-Changing Books Will Expand Your Sense of Possibility | Medium

Change is the only true constant. But real change is a choice. A decision — a commitment to do something different. To take control of the direction of your life. Transformation is uncomfortable but important for growth.

Psychology Shows it's a Big Mistake to Base Our Self-worth on Our Professional Achievements | Quartz

Contemporary society has some very wrong-headed ideas about what constitutes success. Popular thinking holds that a person who went to Harvard is smarter and better than someone who attended Ohio State.

The Attention Paradox: Winning By Slowing Down | HuffPost UK

Let’s consider the work cycle of Jing - a hypothetical manager based in a typical multinational business. She gets out of bed at 6:30am and, like four in five of us, checks her smartphone within 15 minutes of waking.

[Sponsored] Kick Creative Self-Doubt in the Booty | FreshBooks Blog

I still struggle with self-doubt. If I had been able to see where I am now five years ago, I would smack myself and say “quit doubting yourself” and enjoy it. If I think about myself five years from now, I’ll probably look back and....

Seneca’s Stoic Philosophy of Happiness | Aeon

Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a towering and controversial figure of antiquity. He lived from 4 BCE to 65 CE, was a Roman senator and political adviser to the emperor Nero, and experienced exile but came back to Rome...

A Guide to Developing the Self-Discipline Habit | Zen Habits

One of the most important life skills to develop, for those just starting out in life (and everyone else!), is the skill of self-discipline. It’s like a superpower: when I developed some self-discipline, I started exercising and eating...

The Advantage Of Being A Little Underemployed | Collaborative Fund

Before 1900 the average American worker worked more than 60 hours a week. A standard schedule was ten-hour days, six days a week. The only structural limits to working were lighting and religion.