There’s always tomorrow – except when there’s not. Why do we constantly put off things that we know we should do? What does it take to motivate ourselves to follow through on these activities? One big part of the answer is identifying activities that we tend to procrastinate on.

A popular piece of advice in pop psychology is to “fake it ’till you make it.” In other words, by pretending to act happy (by faking a smile) it’s said that we can actually produce these feelings of happiness internally. I’ve written about some of this research before in my post habits matter. On the [...]

It’s difficult to have to work in an environment that often stresses us out and drains us of our energy. Most of us probably spend between 30-50 hours a week dedicated to our job or career. It makes up a huge part of our lives. Yet we seem to accept the mantra that “work sucks,” [...]

This post is dedicated to Jonathan Mead at Illuminated Mind, author of the free guide The Zero Hour Workweek. Words have a profound affect on how we view reality. And often times when I see people describe their “work” or “job,” they do so with very negative connotations. They complain that it makes them tired, [...]

Well-spent leisure time is crucial to workload recovery and lowering stress levels.