How concrete or abstract your goals are, and how you link them together, can have a big impact on your mood and overall well-being and, by extension, on your performance.
Read MoreEver been willing and ready to pull the trigger on something, and then didn't? Ambivalence can show up in subtle ways and brief moments. Here's what to do about it.
Read MoreYour goal-achievement machinery only operates properly when you have information to work with, so the natural tendency to avoid bad news can gum up the works. Fortunately, you don't need to go far to find what you need to keep things moving.
Read MoreHow you feel en route to your goals involves more than the progress you're making. Exploring the third dimension of your goals helps you fine-tune your understanding of what matters to you, and discover new motivations.
Read MoreIf you think that setting a goal and then achieving it on time will make you happy, then you may be in for a surprise. Your pace of progress is incredibly important to how you feel about the process of achievement, and sets the stage for what happens next.
Read MoreWhen it comes to your life, knowing what you don’t want, but not being sure what you do want, can cause you big problems. Free-floating aversions can sap your energy and feelings of well-being—and tending to them can yield widespread benefits.
Read MoreBetween 15% and 30% of the U.S. population feels lonely chronically. Here I cover the causes and effects of loneliness, and the latest methods of working with it. Mindfulness meditation has a lot in common with them, so there's yet another reason to start meditating.
Read MoreThere's more to achievement than perseverance and brute force. That oversimplification can set you up for self-blame when you fall short, too. Here we begin to take a closer look at some of the variables that affect your ability to get what you want.
Read MoreJudging by the internet, humans have an insatiable appetite for numbered lists (and small animals). As fun and informative as list posts can be, they can also reinforce unhealthy habits and thoughts, and impair your long-term happiness.
Read MoreMindfulness meditation can seem full of riddles. If practicing it involves accepting the way things are, then why would I practice in the first place? And how can it help me if I'm not supposed to try to change anything? Read on, and I'll try to clear it up for you.
Read MoreCheck out my free 28-page guide. You'll discover how to leave behind feelings of burnout and stagnation and start feeling energized, empowered, and fulfilled.
You can start thriving from the inside out, right now, and it has to do with science, not metaphysics. (And there's more to it than "work-life balance.")
