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How to handle falling short of your ideal self
Embrace imperfection while aligning actions with your values.
Nonviolent Communication: Listen and respond compassionately
Identify the underlying feelings and unmet needs behind any difficult or negative message you receive.
Nonviolent Communication: Express yourself compassionately
Express yourself clearly and honestly in a respectful and empathic manner.
Question your unhelpful thoughts: Loving What Is
Identify, challenge, and replace your negative thoughts with more positive and functional ones.
Testing your stories: The importance of evidence
Make sure your stories are based on facts.
How to have fewer regrets in life
Transform your regrets into committed actions that align with what truly matters to you.
Inattentional blindness: Why we sometimes overlook the unexpected
When we focus on something else, we may overlook unexpected objects.
WYSIATI bias: What You See Is All There Is
We tend to base judgements and decisions solely on the information available.
The power of incentives and their effects
An incentive motivates people to perform behaviour that they would not do without that incentive.
The peak-end rule: The remembering self trumps the experiencing self
We tend to judge past experiences mainly based on how we felt at the emotional peak and the end.
The power of mindsets and how to change them
Mindsets shape how we make sense of ourselves and the world.
The sunk cost fallacy: Breaking free from the grip of irrecoverable past investments
We tend to let irrecoverable past investments influence our decisions, resulting in suboptimal outcomes.
How to create a morning routine that works for you
Start your day right with a morning routine tailored to you.
Focus on what you can control
Identify what you can and cannot control, and focus your efforts on what you can control.
How to appreciate what you have
We tend to take our favorable circumstances for granted once they become routine.
Truth bias: The dangers of uncritically taking information at face value
We tend to assume that others are telling the truth unless we have reason to doubt them.
Influence: The seven principles of persuasion
Understanding the power of persuasion principles and techniques.