8 Ways Doing Less Can Transform Your Work and Life

8 Ways Doing Less Can Transform Your Work and Life

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” – Antoine de Saint Exupery

The Habit Change Cheatsheet: How to Successfully Engrain a Behavior

The Habit Change Cheatsheet: How to Successfully Engrain a Behavior

Changing behaviors that are deeply engrained can seem next to impossible at times, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are 29 straightforward tips for breaking out of the rut of a bad habit.

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.

5 Powerful Reasons to Eat Slower

5 Powerful Reasons to Eat Slower

The way we eat can often be reflective of our general approach to life, but it’s not only a gauge—our pace can also have a direct impact on our personal well being and interactions throughout the day. Slowing down is a great way to keep your cool in general, but here are five additional benefits that can easily come from applying the principle at meals.

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.