Eight Simple Conversation Techniques for Drawing People Out

Eight Simple Conversation Techniques for Drawing People Out

Every gent wants to be able to engage gracefully with other people, but some conversations can be more challenging than others—particularly with strangers and those with whom you don’t have much in common. How can you draw these people out in order to have a pleasant conversation? How can you convey authentic interest without coming across as fake?

The Slow Secret: How to Make Lasting Changes in Your Life

The Slow Secret: How to Make Lasting Changes in Your Life

In today’s hectic world, it often seems that the best way to get ahead is to simply move faster than everyone else. But could it be that it’s actually the exact opposite? Here are some practical benefits that can result from harnessing the power of incremental change.

Simple Tips for Detecting Lies Through Body Language

Simple Tips for Detecting Lies Through Body Language

No matter how smooth the liar, body language can often provide valuable clues that someone might be trying to pull a fast one on you. Howcast provides a simple overview of key signs that can tip you off to a lie through gestures, demeanor, and general body language.
Among the most important: eye contact, hand movement, [...]

6 Small Things You Can Do When You Lack Discipline

6 Small Things You Can Do When You Lack Discipline

We all need an extra boost of discipline from time to time. Here are 6 small things you can do to stick to your commitments and build a mindset centered on what truly motivates you.

10 Benefits of Rising Early and How to Do It

10 Benefits of Rising Early and How to Do It

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
– Ben Franklin, famously
“Put no trust in the benefits to accrue from early rising, as set forth by the infatuated Franklin …
–Mark Twain
[Editor's note: Thanks to Leo Babauta for his post on the benefits of rising early.  As someone who often needs some [...]

30 Things to Do to Keep From Getting Bored Out of Your Skull at Work

30 Things to Do to Keep From Getting Bored Out of Your Skull at Work

Boredom in one area of life can easily mutate into apathy in the rest. Here are thirty practical tips for fighting boredom and keeping your sanity.