300+ Inspirational/Mindfulness/Motivational Resources

"Life is what you make it." - Eleanor Roosevelt.

"Life is too short to be living somebody else's dream." - Hugh M. Hefner.

"There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day." - Alexander Woolcott.

"Like it or not we live in interesting times." - Robert F. Kennedy.

"Be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi.

"This is the purpose of life, to get what you want." - Karl Lagerfeld.

"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person." - Mother Teresa.

"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill.

"I have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened." - Mark Twain.

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." - Albert Einstein.

"A peasant and a philosopher may be equally SATISFIED, but not equally HAPPY. Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness. A peasant has not capacity for having equal happiness with a philosopher." - Dr. Johnson.

INSPIRATION refers to an unconscious burst of creativity in an literary, musical, or other artistic endeavour. Literally, the word means "breathed upon," and it has its origins in both Hellenism and Hebraism. Creative inspiration is believed to be artistic, practical, and spiritual, in nature. Creative inspiration is the spiritual force by which creativity happens. This force is the seed for creative thought which can then manifest itself into a new invention. Wayne Dyer has stated that to be inspired is to be in spirit.

MOTIVATION is the activation or energization of goal-oriented behavior. Motivation may be internal or external. The control of motivation is only understood to a limited extent. There are many different approaches of motivation training, but many of these are considered pseudoscientific by critics. To understand how to control motivation it is first necessary to understand why many people lack motivation.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT includes activities that improve awareness and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and facilitate employability, enhance quality of life and contribute to the realization of dreams and aspirations. The concept is not limited to self-help but includes formal and informal activities for developing others in roles such as teacher, guide, counselor, manager, life coach or mentor. When personal development takes place in the context of institutions, it refers to the methods, programs, tools, techniques, and assessment systems that support human development at the individual level in organizations.

Self-help, or SELF IMPROVEMENT is a self-guided improvement - economically, intellectually, or emotionally - often with a substantial psychological basis. Many different self-help groupings exist and each has its own focus, techniques, associated beliefs, proponents and in some cases, leaders. "Self-help culture, particularly Twelve-Step culture, has provided some of our most robust new language: recovery, dysfunctional families, and codependency.

Self-help often utilizes publicly available information or support groups, on the Internet as well as in person, where people in similar situations join together. From early examples in self-driven legal practice and home-spun advice, the connotations of the word have spread and often apply particularly to education, business, psychology and psychotherapy, commonly distributed through the popular genre of self-help books. According to the APA Dictionary of Psychology, potential benefits of self-help groups that professionals may not be able to provide include friendship, emotional support, experiential knowledge, identity, meaningful roles, and a sense of belonging.

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• 1% For the Planet - "Let's face it: we all have a responsibility to our planet. As businesses, consumers and global citizens, we all have a part to play. Learn how to be 1% better through everyday actions, events and commitments. Plus, enter to win sweet prizes from our network of members."
• 2 Glasses Of Wine Before Bed Helps You Lose Weight, According To Science - as it's like an hour in the gym - "Even a couple of glasses of your favourite tipple could have some impressive benefits."
• 3-DIGIT SCORE COULD DICTATE YOUR PLACE IN SOCIETY - Wired.
• 4am starts & no apologies: could Anna Wintour’s masterclass transform my life & career? - "The Vogue editor-in-chief has released a video guide to creativity and leadership. I watched it to find out what I could learn from the master."
• 4 cups of coffee a day could slash chance of early death< - The Telegraph./li>
• 4 Easy(ish) Steps Toward Happiness You Can Take Today - The New York Times.
• 4 Ways to Be More Productive, According to Experts - "While the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that productivity climbs each year, we as humans can still be easily distracted."
• 5 Science-Approved Ways to Break a Bad Habit - "Breaking a bad habit is tough - whether it’s having a sweet tooth or a cigarette addiction. These strategies will set you on the right path."
• 5 Things Around Your Home You Never Clean but Should - The New York Times.
• 5 ways to be sober-curious (and make a success of not drinking) - "Staying alcohol-free at social events can be daunting, but be open to the new experience and own it."
• 5 ways to form a good habit that sticks - "Psychological tricks such as forming a cue-behaviour link and choosing your moment make it easier to do, say, more exercise."
• 5 ways to have a stress-free morning - "Do what you can the night before, avoid gadgets - and don’t hit the snooze button."
• 5:2 money diet - The Telegraph.
• 5 Cheap(ish) Things That Could Improve Your Life - The New York Times.
• 6 reasons why sleeping in separate beds is a good idea - The Guardian.
• 6 Ways to Instantly Be a More Positive Person - "Keeping a positive outlook doesn’t always come naturally. But optimism is like a muscle, according to experts, you just have to train it."
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change - Amazon.com.
• 7 skills you can learn in 2019 for under $35 - "Master anything from music production to graphic design and coding this year with these top notch training resources."
• 7 ways to beat stress - "Exercise, put away your phone before bed and eat well ... the best ways to give your body and mind a break."
• 7 ways to boost your self-esteem - "Check negative self-talk, set manageable goals, take regular exercise - and try your hand at gardening."
• 7 ways to improve your memory - The Guardian.
• 7 ways to start meditating - "Whether streaming via an app or finding some solace on the train, embracing meditation doesn’t have to be complicated."
• 8 Easy New Year’s Resolutions for Better Health - The New York Times.
• 8 Success Quotes That Will Upgrade Your Thinking - Medium.
• 9 Embarrassing Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask a Therapist - "We asked Lori Gottlieb, therapist and author of the new book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, to answer some common questions about counseling."
• 9 Things Super Productive People Do Before Noon, According to Research - TIME Magazine.
• 9 Things to Do When You Can’t Sleep Because Your Mind Is Racing - TIME Magazine.
• 9 Ways to Be a Better Person in 2018 - The New York Times.
• 9 ways to boost your willpower - "Struggling with New Year's resolutions? We can help. From dodging doughnuts to making the most of mornings."
• 9 ways to start (& stick to) a digital detox - The Telegraph.
• 10 Habits Of Incredibly Happy People - Dr. Travis Bradberry.
• 10 helpful things to mutter under your breath when life gets tough - The Telegraph.
• 10 inspirational people who defied empires - The Telegraph.
• 10 social media sins that every 40+ needs to avoid - The Telegraph.
• 10 Things Never, Ever To Tell Your Coworkers - Forbes.
• 10 Things Smart People Won’t Say - Dr. Travis Bradberry.
• 10 things to think about before you go it alone in business - The Telegraph.
• 10 Tips for Fascinating Table Talk at Your Next Dinner Party - The New York Times.
• 11 Questions to Ask Before Getting a Divorce - The New York Times.
• 12 Tips for Living a Longer Life - The New York Times.
• 15 Inspirational Steve Jobs Quotes - Mashable.
• 15 maps that will change the way you see the world - The Telegraph.
• 15 things you couldn't do 15 years ago - engadget.
• 15 Ways to Be a Better Person - The New York Times.
• 19 of Anthony Bourdain’s wisest quotes about travel - The Telegraph.
• 20 Things You Need To Let Go To Be Happy - Elite Daily.
• 25 holidays to reboot your life - "From yoga to surfing to pool therapy, Yorkshire to Sardinia to Poland, find yourself on an amazing retreat."
• 25 Life Lessons We Learned From Robin Williams Characters - BuzzFeed.
• 31 things to do before you die - The Telegraph.
• 40 quotes about life (for an optimist) - The Telegraph.
• 50 Things That Make You Happy - Red Online.
• 100 Inspirational Quotes - Forbes.
• 116 things that can give you cancer – the full list - The Guardian.
• 1968 sci-fi that spookily predicted today - "In the first of BBC Culture’s new series on fiction that predicted the future, Hephzibah Anderson looks at the work of John Brunner, whose vision of 2010 was eerily accurate."
• 2012 WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT - published by Columbia University's Earth Institute.
• A 20-Minute Exercise You Can Do Anywhere - "Our wellness columnist tries out Transcendental Meditation."
• A Big Life Change Is More Planning Than Magic - The New York Times.
• A Cognitive Researcher Explains How Male & Female Brains Aren't So Different - TIME Magazine.
• a complete guide to waking up feeling fantastic - "As the clocks go back and days get shorter, it can be hard to get out of bed. But, from dawn simulators to a regular wakeup time, here are 16 ways to start the day well."
• A Good Marriage May Help You Live Longer. Here's Why - "People in happy marriages had a 20% lower risk of dying early compared to people in unhappy marriages, a new study says."
• A Simple Way to Better Remember Things: Draw a Picture - "Activating more parts of your brain helps stuff stick."
• A Solo Traveler’s Guide to Meeting People - The New York Times.
• Achieving Mindfulness at Work, No Meditation Cushion Required - The New York Times.
• Actually, Let’s Not Be in the Moment - The New York Times.
• Adopt 5 Healthy Habits, Live 12 to 14 Years Longer - The New York Times.
• Advantages and disadvantages of non-verbal communication - The Business Communication.
• Afraid of public speaking? This is what the experts say - "From ‘pitch coaches’ to TED talkers, there’s an industry of self-help books about public speaking. What can we learn from the professionals?"
• Age old problem: how to stay clever for longer - The Guardian.
• Albert Einstein's secrets for happiness - The Telegraph.
• Am I Introverted, or Just Rude? - The New York Times.
• anatomy of the perfect man hug - The Telegraph.
• ANTHONY ROBBINS - "World's leading coach."
• APB Speakers International - "APB's passionate inspirational speakers share an ability to motivate audiences with their unique stories of overcoming adversity and achieving their goals in the face of impossible odds."
• Are brain implants the future of thinking? - "Brain-computer interface technology is moving fast and Silicon Valley is moving in. Will we all soon be typing with our minds?"
• Are Nordic countries as happy as we think? - BBC News.
• Are our dreams trying to tell us something - The Guardian.
• are you ready for microscheduling? - "It’s easy to feel swamped by work and succumb to stress, so some people have decided the answer lies in scheduling their day, minute by minute."
• Art of Optimism - "Why Art Is the Antidote for Our Times. Award-winning director Ava DuVernay guest edited TIME's special issue on optimism. Here's why she chose to celebrate art."
• ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country - John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).
• astrologers quash fears over 'new' 13th sign - The Guardian.
• Atlas of Emotions - "The Five Continents of Emotion." Each emotion is represented as a continent. The movement of the continents reflects how emotions vary in strength and frequency in people's lives.
• Attempting the Impossible: A Thoughtful Meditation on Technology - The New York Times.
• authentic happiness - Questionnaire Center: Approaches to Happiness, Optimism Test, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Strength Test, Well-Being Survey, and more more.
• Autonomous sensory meridian response | ASMR - euphoric experience characterized by a static-like or tingling sensation on the skin that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine, precipitating relaxation.
• AYN RAND - known for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism advocating reason as the only means of acquiring knowledge and rejected all forms of faith and religion.

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• Benefits of Talking to Yourself - The New York Times.
• Best inspirational business quotes to motivate you today - Avasam.
• Best Sport for a Longer Life? Try Tennis - "People who played tennis, badminton or soccer tended to live longer than those who cycled, swam or jogged."
• Best Way to Get People to Tell the Truth, According to Science - TIME Magazine.
• Better Health Through the ‘Lassie Effect’ - The New York Times.
• Bilinguals Are Smarter - The New York Times.
• Bill Gates’ 5 Secrets To Happiness Are Surprisingly Affordable - "It's maddening, but sometimes Forbes readers dismiss the wisdom of a life coach. You tend to pay more attention to the life lessons delivered by billionaires. The problem is that while most life coaches are not very rich, most billionaires are not tremendously happy."
• Bloomberg Game Changers - (TV Series 2010-). An original documentary series providing a compelling look at the business leaders and entrepreneurs who climbed to the top and changed our world: Mark Cuban, Ralph Lauren, Mark Pincus, Warren Buffet and more.
• BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY - "How To Make Competition Irrelevant."
• Blue spaces: why time spent near water is the secret of happiness - "Coastal environments have been shown to improve our health, body and mind. So should doctors start issuing nature-based prescriptions?"
• Blue Zones - "Live Longer, Better." Where people live the longest.
• BOB PROCTOR - proponent of the law of attraction theory.
• Brain Benefits of Exercise Diminish After Short Rest - The New York Times.
• Brain food: what to eat to keep your mind sharp - The Telegraph.
• Brain gain: 10 ways to think yourself younger - The Telegraph.
• Breathe. Exhale. Repeat: The Benefits of Controlled Breathing - The New York Times.
• Bug Out Bag Academy - "Bug Out Bag Resources, Reviews & More."

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• Can a sleepless night awaken creativity? - "Famous insomniacs include William Wordsworth, Emily Brontë, Vladimir Nabokov and Marcel Proust so could there be a positive side to sleeplessness, asks Marina Benjamin."
• can decluttering your house really make you happier? - "Tidying up our homes and lives is often promoted as a life-changing step, but for some people throwing away their belongings can trigger the same brain activity as physical pain."
• Can drinking red wine ever be good for us? - "We’ve been led to believe that an occasional glass of wine might be better than abstaining from alcohol altogether, but that might not be the case."
• can living with less make you happier? - The Guardian.
• Can optimism make you live longer? - The Guardian.
• Can We Get Better at Forgetting? - "Some things aren’t worth remembering. Science is slowly working out how we might let that stuff go."
• Can’t sleep? Perhaps you’re overtired - "We’re used to seeing toddlers who can’t switch off at bedtime. But some experts think that our ‘always on’ lifestyles mean that many adults have the same problem."
• CELEBRITY SPEAKERS - since 1983. "The global speaker bureau." Leading speakers bureau for business, motivational and after dinner speakers.
• CHANGING MINDS - "How we change what others think, believe, feel and do."
• Civilization Is Accelerating Extinction & Altering the Natural World at a Pace ‘Unprecedented in Human History’ - The New York Times.
• Complete Guide to Understanding Bullying in the Modern Age - "Bullying can cause serious physical, emotional and mental negative effects for the short term, but these effects can also last a lifetime. Bullying can be experienced by children and adults alike."
• Confidence Coaching - "Elite Confidence Coaching for Discerning Clients. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Suit Your Lifestyle Needs." London, New York, Dubai. Ivana Franekova, experienced life coach, counselor & CBT therapist.
• Constant cravings: is addiction on the rise? - "From sex to sugar to social media, people are in the grip of a wider range of compulsive behaviours. But what is driving them - and what can be done?"
• CREATIVITY - "The best in advertising, design, and digital creativity."

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• Dale Carnegie - American writer, lecturer, and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills.
• Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze - "Demand for ‘healing’ crystals is soaring - but many are mined in deadly conditions in one of the world’s poorest countries. And there is little evidence that this billion-dollar industry is cleaning up its act."
• 'deadly sins' of business - BBC News.
• DEBRETT'S - publishers of a range of guides on traditional British etiquette to guide those who want to make it through the minefield of modern manners without appearing fusty or awkward.
• Deep breathing calms you down because brain cells spy on your breath - The Telegraph.
• Deep Dream Generator - Generate your own deep dream photos and images for free. Google has spent the last few years teaching computers how to see, understand, and appreciate our world. It's an important goal that the search giant hopes will allow programs to classify images just by "looking" at them. And this is where Google's deep dream ideas originate. With simple words you give to an AI program a couple of images and let it know what those images contain ( what objects - dogs, cats, mountains, bicycles, ... ) and give it a random image and ask it what objects it can find in this image. Then the program start transforming the image till it can find something similar to what it already knows and thus you see strange artifacts morphing in the dreamed image (like eyes or human faces morphing in image of a pyramid).
• Digital nomad - a type of people who use telecommunications technologies to earn a living and, more generally, conduct their life in a nomadic manner.
• Do alpha males even exist? - The Guardian.
• Do our brains have extraordinary untapped powers? - The Guardian.
• Do our pets ever really love us – or do they just stick around for the food? - "We dote on our cats and dogs, but is it a one-way relationship? Here’s what science tells us about how to decode their emotions, whether they are avoiding us or getting a little too amorous with our legs."
• Do Women’s Orgasms Function as a Masculinity Achievement for Men? - The Journal of Sex Research.
• Do you really want to live longer? - "A philosopher asks: Is a longer life a happier one?"
• Does Coffee Make You Smarter? - CoffeeAbode.
• Does Decision-Making Matter? - The New York Times.
• Don’t Let Facebook Make You Miserable - The New York Times.
• Dorian Gray effect: how your name alters your face - The Telegraph.

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• Eccentric women: why they are more important than ever in our oppressive era - "From Janelle Monáe to Tilda Swinton, unconventional women are having a moment. In an age threatened by groupthink and strongman politics, they provide an essential antidote."
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• Every Steve Jobs Video - "Steve Jobs largest video archive on the web."
• Ever Wanted to Get Revenge? Try This Instead - "You know that “letting go” is probably the healthiest move, but wanting revenge is often much more appealing. But why?"
• Every Product Is A Service Waiting To Happen - "It used to be the case in product-focused organisations, that the logo represented the most important element of a brand’s identity."
• Everything is too complicated - "Our second annual list of confusing ideas."
• Everything that happens to your body when you don't get enough sleep - The Telegraph.
• Evolution Is Happening Faster Than We Thought - The New York Times.
• EXPERIENCE | PREMCHIT - "Journeys in retreat to wellness."
• Experiences, not possessions: the future of luxury - The Telegraph.

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• Facebook Could Be Associated With a Longer Life, Study Finds - The New York Times.
• FAMOUS QUOTES ABOUT SUCCESS
• Feel Like You Haven’t Hit Your Peak Yet? It’s Never Too Late - "Your best work may very well be ahead of you, a new study says."
• Feeling Older? Here’s How to Embrace It - The New York Times.
• Female Friendships Are the Best, Until They Aren't - TIME Magazine.
• FENG SHUI - ancient Chinese system of aesthetics believed to use the laws of both Heaven (astronomy) and Earth (geography) to help one improve life by receiving positive qi.
• Financial Benefits of Buying What You Love - The New York Times.
• First (and Last) Step to Financial Satisfaction? Defining ‘Enough’ - The New York Times.
• For a Long Life, Retire to Manhattan - The New York Times.
• Forget hygge; pyt is the new Scandinavian term for a happier life - "Danes are some of the happiest people in the world, and they also happen to have a lot of cool words for ways to be happy."
• FOURTH WAY - the Fourth Way refers to a concept used by George Gurdjieff to describe an approach to self-development learned over years of travel in the East that combined what he saw as three established traditional "ways," or "schools" into a fourth way. These three ways were of the body, mind and emotions. The term "The Fourth Way" was further developed by P. D. Ouspensky in his lectures and writings.
• FWA | FAVOURITE WEBSITE AWARDS - industry recognised internet award program and inspirational portal, established in May 2000.

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• Genius Companies 2018 - "50 businesses inventing the future."
• George Gurdjieff - (1866/1877-1949). Was an influential early 20th century Russian mystic, philosopher, spiritual teacher, and composer of Armenian and Greek descent. Gurdjieff taught that most humans do not possess a unified mind-body consciousness and thus live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to transcend to a higher state of consciousness and achieve full human potential. Gurdjieff described a method attempting to do so, calling the discipline "The Work" (connoting "work on oneself") or "the Method". According to his principles and instructions, Gurdjieff's method for awakening one's consciousness unites the methods of the fakir, monk or yogi, and thus referred to it as the "Fourth Way".
• George Soros philosophy - and its fatal flaw - The Guardian.
• Get Happy: Four Well-Being Workouts - The New York Times.
• Getting a grip: a beginner's guide to shaking hands - "Young people are failing to land jobs because their embraces are all wrong, a youth mentor says. Follow these tips to make sure employers don’t palm you off."
• Glass of wine or beer a day reduces risk of an early death, says new study - The Telegraph.
• Global Liveability Ranking 2016 - The Economist.
• Global nomad - a person who is living a mobile and international lifestyle. Global nomads aim to live location-independently, seeking detachment from particular geographical locations and the idea of territorial belonging.
• Go Say an Overdue Thank You. It’ll Make You Feel Better - The New York Times.
• guide to getting a good night’s sleep - Web-Blinds.
• guide to handling stress - The New York Times.
• ‘Guilty’ Pleasures? No Such Thing - "Go forth and read that trashy novel."

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• Hacking inner peace - "Turbocharged meditation, neurofeedback and my attempt at 40 years of Zen."
• Happiness Dictionary - Amazon.com.
• Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending - by Elizabeth Dunn & Michael Norton. Happy Money offers a tour of new research on the science of spending. Most people recognize that they need professional advice on how to earn, save, and invest their money. When it comes to spending that money, most people just follow their intuitions. But scientific research shows that those intuitions are often wrong. Happy Money explains why you can get more happiness for your money by following five principles, from choosing experiences over stuff to spending money on others. And the five principles can be used not only by individuals but by companies seeking to create happier employees and provide “happier products” to their customers. Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton show how companies from Google to Pepsi to Crate & Barrel have put these ideas into action. Along the way, the authors describe new research that reveals that luxury cars often provide no more pleasure than economy models, that commercials can actually enhance the enjoyment of watching television, and that residents of many cities frequently miss out on inexpensive pleasures in their hometowns. By the end of this book, readers will ask themselves one simple question whenever they reach for their wallets: Am I getting the biggest happiness bang for my buck?
• Happy ever after: 25 ways to live well into old age - "Determined to enjoy longer and healthier lives, two women researched the science to find the key. Here, they share what they discovered."
• Hate where you live? So does everyone else - The Guardian.
• 'Have your cake & eat it' - & other office jargon we love to hate - The Telegraph.
• He built a meditation app used by 31 million - "A former Buddhist monk is trying to help the world relax with an app."
• headspace - "Treat Your Head Right." Headspace is your very own personal trainer, here to help you train your mind. You can even fit us in your pocket with our FREE app.
• Healing Powers of Laughter Yoga - The New York Times.
• Health Benefits of Knitting - The New York Times.
• Health Benefits of Meditation - The New York Times.
• Health experts give two toes up to wearing socks in bed - Today.com.
• Here's Why You Stress Eat - And How to Stop Doing It - TIME Magazine.
• Hobbies & life outcomes - take our personality test - The Guardian.
• how a nemesis can make you more effective & successful - "Many of us find someone who rubs us up the wrong way and the typical advice is to try to avoid those negative feelings. But what if we could harness them for our own good?"
• How Aristotle is the perfect happiness guru - The Guardian.
• How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution - "The extravagant splendor of the animal kingdom can’t be explained by natural selection alone - so how did it come to be?"
• How Big Do You Want Your Nest Egg to Be? - The New York Times.
• How capitalism captured the mindfulness industry - "The secular technique and its relativist lack of a moral foundation has opened itself up to a host of dubious uses, called out by its critics as McMindfulness."
• How climbing the social ladder could hold the key to a long & healthy life - The Telegraph.
• How Exercise Affects Our Memory - "Even a single workout may make our brain’s memory centers, like our muscles, more fit."
• How Exercise Might Keep Depression at Bay - The New York Times.
• how I chose a life of solitude - The Guardian.
• How I Ditched My Phone & Unbroke My Brain - "Our columnist couldn’t read a book, watch a full-length movie or sustain a long conversation. Late last year, he decided enough was enough."
• How I Keep the Topic of Aging Fresh - The New York Times.
• How Little Sleep Can You Get Away With? - The New York Times.
• How Long Can People Live? - "The trick is not to increase life span, scientists say, but to lengthen 'health span.'"
• How Losing Money Can Increase Your Risk of Heart Disease - Even If You're Young - "'We assumed that income drops or frequent changes in income were probably not good for health... But we were surprised by the magnitude of the effect,' says researcher Tali Elfassy."
• How love sparks better heart health - CNN Health.
• How Marriage Can Actually Protect Your Heart Health - TIME Magazine.
• How Meditation Changes the Brain & Body - The New York Times.
• How Meditation Might Help Your Winter Workouts - "Some simple techniques might shore up our commitment to being physically active as the seasons change."
• How messiness, self-criticism & screens cause you to eat poorly - CNN Health.
• How much sleep should I get? - The Telegraph.
• How Online Hobbyists Can Reaffirm Your Faith in the Internet - The New York Times.
• How positive thinking is harming your happiness - "The downsides of positive thinking."
• How 'provocative clothes' affect the brain - and why it's no excuse for assault - "Here’s why the persistent idea that a woman’s outfit can make her responsible for her own assault has no basis in science."
• How Setting Big Goals Can Help You Achieve Your Wildest Dreams - TIME Magazine.
• How Smartphone Addiction Kills Manners & Moods - The New York Times.
• How Social Isolation Is Killing Us - The New York Times.
• How the changing weather affects our health - The Verge.
• How the cult of quiet can change your life - The Guardian.
• How the Internet Is Loosening Our Grip on the Truth - The New York Times.
• How to Accept a Compliment - Even if It’s From Yourself - "Acknowledging small wins, even if they barely chip away at our larger goals, can still boost our mood and motivation."
• How to Actually, Truly Focus on What You’re Doing - "Tired: Shallow work. Wired: Deep work."
• How to Age Well - The New York Times.
• How to Argue Fairly & Without Rancor - The New York Times.
• How to Be a Better Listener - "Listening can feel at times like a lost art, maybe because we are communicating so much more electronically. That’s too bad, because being a good listener can help you in every aspect of your life - with family and friends, and with your colleagues at work. Want to up your listening game? Here are some tips I’ve learned from conducting hundreds of interviews over a 30-year career in journalism."
• How to be a good listener: the experts' guide - The Guardian.
• How to be a good man: what I learned from a month reading the feminist classics - "A year after the first Harvey Weinstein revelations, how can men show solidarity with women? One Swedish professor decided it was time for some deep reading."
• How to Be a More Patient Person - "Relax. It’s going to be O.K."
• How to Be Better at Parties - "Whether you love them or hate them, parties are important. They are where people meet future business and romantic partners and friends, where small talk becomes the stuff of life. Who among us, save the most self-sufficient and confident partygoer (and who is that insufferable person, anyway?), wouldn’t like to party better? This guide will teach you how to make seamless, beautiful small talk that leads to important conversations and connections. It will ease you into mingling effortlessly, and it will even demonstrate the right way to leave (without ruining your life). Go forth and party."
• How to Be Better at Stress - The New York Times.
• How to Be Happier, Safer, Healthier & Smarter in 2018 - The New York Times.
• How to Be Happy - "Behavioral scientists have spent a lot of time studying what makes us happy (and what doesn’t). We know happiness can predict health and longevity, and happiness scales can be used to measure social progress and the success of public policies. But happiness isn’t something that just happens to you. Everyone has the power to make small changes in our behavior, our surroundings and our relationships that can help set us on course for a happier life."
• How To Be Happy Every Day - "15 Simple & Powerful Methods That Work!"
• How to be heard: the art of public speaking - "In an age of blanket social media use, getting your voice across has never been more important or difficult. But what are the secrets of winning over your audience?"
• How to be human: what it means to feel ‘normal’ - The Verge.
• How to be perfectly unhappy - The Oatmeal.
• How to beat Blue Monday - The Telegraph.
• How to Bounce Back From Hard Times With Grit & Grace - TIME Magazine.
• How to Build Resilience in Midlife - The New York Times.
• How to Choose Happiness - The New York Times.
• How to Conquer the Challenge of Long-Term Travel - The New York Times.
• How to Create a Serene Home - "A home should be a refuge - a calm, warm, inviting place to unwind at the end of the day. But all too often it falls short of that ideal. The clutter piles up, the sofa gets stained, the lighting seems cold, the paint colors aren’t quite what we expected and the accessories don’t work together to form a cohesive whole. By following a few simple steps, however, it’s possible to calm the chaos, take control and make any house or apartment a more welcoming home."
• How to crush stage fright & become a master in public speaking - "Many people feel a sense of overwhelming dread at the thought of addressing a large audience, but preparation and breathing techniques can help calm nerves."
• How to Crush Your Habits in the New Year with the Help of Science - "Make 2019 the year you actually do all the things you want to do. We asked the experts and checked the journals for the most useful tips you can take to heart."
• How to Deal With Digital Distractions - The New York Times.
• How to decide right from wrong - "Could the world ever agree on shared ethical principles? People have been arguing for millennia, says Simon Beard, and reaching an answer is harder than it seems."
• How to De-Clutter Your Life, the Anya Hindmarch Way - "The British designer excels at organization, from list-making to purging her files. She shares her tips and tricks."
• how to eat the diet that will save the world - "A complete overhaul of what we eat may be the only way to meet the needs of a planet in crisis. So what’s on - and off - the menu?"
• How to Find the Right Therapist - The New York Times.
• How to Forgive Someone Who Has Wronged You - "Let Go of Your Grudges. They’re Doing You No Good. What does holding on to grudges really get us?"
• How to form healthy habits in your 20s - The New York Times.
• How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep at a Hotel - The New York Times.
• How to get a natural-looking smile - The Telegraph.
• how to get ahead in the age of egonomics - The Guardian.
• How to get an hour's exercise every day - even when you work in an office.
• How to Get Every Email Returned - "Or at least how to try."
• How to Get Your Intuition Back (When It’s Hijacked by Life) - The New York Times.
• How to Have a Better Relationship - The New York Times.
• How to Have the Most Fun in Your Free Time, According to Science - TIME Magazine.
• How to Hold Healthy Grudges - "Grudges can be good. They are one habit that humans have evolved to keep ourselves from the pain of breakups and also from eating mozzarella sticks for every meal."
• How to Improve Your Memory (Even if You Can’t Find Your Car Keys) - "Incredible memory capacities are latent inside all of us - we just have to use the right techniques to awaken them."
• How to Introduce Yourself & Others - Gentleman's Gazette.
• How to live forever: meet the extreme life-extensionists - "Some sleep on electromagnetic mats, others pop up to 150 pills a day. But are ‘life extensionists’ any closer to finding the key to longevity? Alex Moshakis meets some of the people determined to become immortal."
• How to Live Like a Bitcoin Millionaire - ValueWalk.
• How to live longer: the ultimate guide - The Telegraph.
• How to live to 100 and be happy, by those who have done it! - The Guardian.
• How to Live Wisely - The New York Times.
• How to Maintain Friendships - The New York Times.
• How to Make Friends as a Middle-Aged Man, Even If the Idea Makes You Feel Weird - TIME Magazine.
• How to make your commute more productive - The Guardian.
• How to Make the Most of Your Workday - The New York Times.
• How to Make the Perfect Apology - "How do you apologize for something hurtful? Crafting an apology that can make the person you’ve hurt feel better is no small feat."
• How to Meditate - The New York Times.
• How to Meditate – The Ultimate Guide - Jen Reviews.
• How to Overcome Your Quarter-Life Crisis - Lifehacker.
• How to perform bedtime meditation - The Telegraph.
• How to Pick a Meditation App - The New York Times.
• How to Professionally Network Without Being a Leech - The New York Times.
• How to Project Power - The New York Times.
• How to prompt your memory with Google Photos - "Don’t embarrass yourself by forgetting names."
• How to Recognize Burnout Before You’re Burned Out - The New York Times.
• How to spot a populist - "The p-word is much misunderstood. It’s as old as democracy, and has perhaps never been as popular as it is today. So who are the key protagonists?"
• How to Stand Up for Yourself - "No one sets out to be a doormat. Yet some people are chronically passive, always putting other’s needs before their own. These are the folks who end up babysitting for an acquaintance instead of going to their yoga class. In the long run, being unable to express what you want is a recipe for perpetual dissatisfaction, because your needs always end up on the back burner. The good news is people can learn to ask for the things they want at home, at work and even at a local restaurant when you get a burnt steak and want a new one. Read on to discover how."
• How to Start Knitting (and Learn to Love It) - The New York Times.
• How To Stay Consistently Motivated - "Best Short Motivational Quotes For Students."
• How to stay fit forever: 25 tips to keep moving when life gets in the way - "Can you carry on exercising when your motivation slips, the weather gets worse or your schedule becomes overwhelming? Experts and Guardian readers give their best advice."
• How to stay happy when the sky is falling in - The Guardian.
• How to stop arguing & actually change someone's mind on social media - The Guardian.
• How to Suppress the Apology Reflex - The New York Times.
• How to Survive the Apocalypse - The New York Times.
• How to Survive Your 40s - The New York Times.
• How to Talk to People, According to Terry Gross - "The NPR host offers 8 spicy tips for having better conversations."
• How to talk to strangers - The Guardian.
• How to Tell If Someone Is Lying to You, According to Body Language Experts - TIME Magazine.
• How to Tell If Someone Is Manipulating You - And What to Do About It - "There are many forms of manipulation, from a pushy salesperson to an abusive partner. Some behaviors are easier to spot than others."
• How to Use Social Media in Your Career - The New York Times.
• How to Win Every Argument - TIME Magazine.
• How to Work From Home - The New York Times.
• How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain - The New York Times.
• How We Apologize Now - "The iPhone app Notes has become the medium of choice for celebrity mea culpas."
• How what you eat affects climate change - "Your Questions About Food and Climate Change, Answered. How to shop, cook and eat in a warming world."
• How your age affects your appetite - BBC future.
• How Your iPhone Photos Make You Happier - TIME Magazine.
• How Your Obsession With Short-Term Results Can Hurt You in the Long Run - "Why it can be hard to achieve your long-term goals."

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• 'I feel bombarded with to-dos': the hell of life admin - and how to get on top - "‘Errand paralysis’ might be the most boring and overwhelming anxiety of our age. How did we get so swamped?"
• I grew up a Generation X party animal - now I'm having a mid-life crisis - The Telegraph.
• I HAVE A DREAM - speech delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968).
• I tried the Light Phone for a week - could I survive on just texts and calls? - "If you spend hours a day staring at your phone screen for social media, games and reading, a new no-frills device could help nudge you back to the real world."
• I Want My 2.3 Bonus Years - The New York Times.
• I’m Rich, and That Makes Me Anxious - The New York Times.
• Ice baths before breakfast? Just say no to the lifestyles of the rich & famous - "Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey has revealed his morning routines. They show how the private jet set have a life uninterrupted by life."
• If you die early, how will your children remember you? - BBC News.
• ikigai: The Japanese secret to a longer life - "Do what you love and live longer, the Japanese ikigai philosophy says."
• In Praise of Idleness - Bertrand Russell.
• In the rush for the latest gimmick, we are losing the joy of ‘things’ - The Guardian.
• Inner Peace? The Dalai Lama Made a Website for That - The New York Times.
• INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS ON AMAZON.COM - 340,974 results as of August 15, 2017.
• INSPIRING QUOTES - motivational and inspiring quotes, success quotes.
• Intelligent people are genetically predisposed to be healthier, experts find - The Telegraph.
• Internal 'clock' makes some people age faster & die younger - regardless of lifestyle - The Guardian.
• Internet personality test - what tribe do you belong to?
• Is an Open Marriage a Happier Marriage? - The New York Times.
• Is civilisation about to collapse? - "Are we on the road to civilisation collapse? Studying the demise of historic civilisations can tell us how much risk we face today, says collapse expert Luke Kemp. Worryingly, the signs are worsening."
• is coffee really an elixir for long life? - The Telegraph.
• Is it time we gave nuclear power another chance? - "Clean, green and capable of powering an energy-hungry future... right?"
• Is Listening to Music Good For Your Health? - TIME Magazine.
• Is Mindfulness Meditation BS? - Wired.
• Is Our Obsession With Health Data Making Us Crazy? - TIME Magazine.
• Is pollution as ageing as the sun? - The Telegraph.
• Is Working Remotely Bad for Your Health? - TIME Magazine.
• It’s hard to write a good apology, but this tool can help - The Verge.
• It’s only wrong when YOU do it! The psychology of hypocrisy - The Guardian.
• IWISE - famous quotes and inspirational quotes of wisdom!

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• JIM COLLINS - free access to videos, audios, articles, & tools to aid in understanding and applying the ideas from Jim's books and research to both business and life.
• John Robert Powers - international since 1923. "Bring Out The New You."
• Jon Kabat-Zinn - Professor of Medicine Emeritus and founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Kabat-Zinn was a student of Zen Master Seung Sahn and a founding member of Cambridge Zen Center. His practice of yoga and studies with Buddhist teachers led him to integrate their teachings with those of Western science. He teaches mindfulness meditation which he claims can help people cope with stress, anxiety, pain and illness. The stress reduction program created by Kabat-Zinn is offered at medical centers, hospitals, and health maintenance organizations.

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• Kindness Is a Skill - "Practical tips for fighting a culture of savagery."

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• Laptop, wifi, wanderlust: the rise of the digital nomad - "From copywriters to computer programmers, people with online-based jobs are seizing the chance to take their work on their travels."
• Law of attraction (New Thought) - in the New Thought philosophy, the law of attraction is the belief that by focusing on positive or negative thoughts a person brings positive or negative experiences into their life. The teaching is based upon the idea that people and their thoughts are both made from "pure energy", and that through the process of "like energy attracting like energy" a person can improve their own health, wealth and personal relationships.
• Learning by teaching - method of teaching in which students are made to learn material and prepare lessons to teach it to the other students. There is a strong emphasis on acquisition of life skills along with the subject matter.
• Learning to Learn: You, Too, Can Rewire Your Brain - The New York Times.
• Learning to Think Like a Computer - The New York Times.
• Lessons of Motivation from Jack Welch - Wall Street Journal.
• Lessons on Winning & Profitability from Jack Welch - Kissmetrics.
• letter to my American friends: when did the dream die? - The Guardian.
 
• Life gets better after 50: why age tends to work in favour of happiness - The Guardian.
• Life is richer when we talk to strangers - The Guardian.
• life lessons from TV's top role models - The Guardian.
• Lifegooroo - lifestyle website with general interest articles ranging from relationship advice to travel tips to information on the latest and trendiest of diets and exercise programs. We supply you with all the tips and tricks you need in order to improve your life one step at a time in any area you wish.
• Lifehack quotes - "Motivational Quotes that Inspire your Life."
• LIFESTYLE C - 21st Century Lifestyle.
• Living in Color - "Interior paint is not just decorative - it can affect your quality of life."
• Longevity isn't just about genes & diet - "Friends and family may help Italians live healthier and longer."
• Looking for the Sublime? It’s in This Swiss Valley - The New York Times.
• Losing It in the Anti-Dieting Age - The New York Times.
• LOUISE HAY - motivational author.

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• MADELEINE MOMENT - involuntary autobiographical memory, is a subcomponent of memory that occurs when cues encountered in everyday life evoke recollections of the past without conscious effort.
• Marie Kondo - does tidiness really equal a clean mind? - BBC News.
• Meditation - "Mental Workout." The practice in which an individual trains the mind or induces a mode of consciousness, either to realize some benefit or for the mind to simply acknowledge its content without becoming identified with that content, or as an end in itself.
• Meditation Apps That’ll Keep You From Losing Your Mind - Wired.
• meet Japan's 'hardcore' minimalists - The Guardian.
• Midlife crisis? It’s a myth. Why life gets better after 50 - "We don’t peak in middle age, say the experts. So forget about the stereotypes and embrace change."
• Mind, body & soul: the rise of the holistic wellness makeover - "Deadlifts and six-packs alone are so 2018 - here’s how to find balance and boost your emotional and physical health."
• Mind Mapping - graphical way to represent ideas and concepts. It is a visual thinking tool that helps structuring information, helping you to better analyze, comprehend, synthesize, recall and generate new ideas.
• MINDFULNESS - "Resting in Awareness." Spiritual or psychological faculty that, according to the teaching of the Buddha, is considered to be of great importance in the path to enlightenment.
• Mindfulness-based stress reduction | MBSR - behavioral medicine program devised by Jon Kabat-Zinn that uses the psychological concept of mindfulness to help people cope better and be more at ease in their life. It is thought to have potential for helping people cope with stress and chronic illness, and research has shown it having a useful effect.
• Mindfulness could help to stave off dementia, research suggests - The Telegraph.
• MINDFULNESS MEDITATION - Buddhism.
• Mindfulness meditation helps women but not men, first study suggests - The Telegraph.
• MONEY MANAGEMENT TIPS FROM A FORMERLY MANIC SPENDER - Wired.
• More intense exercise linked to a better sex life, exploratory study says - "There's really nothing better for your health than exercise -- and that applies to your sex life's health too. A new study suggests higher levels of aerobic exercise may improve sexual performance, stamina and desire in active men and women."
• Most of us feel sleepy in the afternoon. Why can’t work fit round that? - "Even medieval monks complained of an afternoon lull. Now a third of Britons are sleep-deprived, work should be flexible."
• MOTIVATIONAL & INSPIRATIONAL CORNER - "America's system for success."
• Motivational Books on Amazon.com - over 100,000 results as of May 3, 2018.
• MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES - success quotes from famous people.
• Move over, mindfulness: it’s time for 'finefulness' - "After endless guides to self-help, a new wave of books spearheaded by The Little Book of Bad Moods is switching the focus to more realistic hopes."
• MY HERO - "Celebrate the best of humanity." The mission of MY HERO is to use media and technology to celebrate the best of humanity and to empower young people to realize their own potential to effect positive change in the world.
• My Meditation Binge, in a Nutshell - The New York Times.
• Myers-Briggs personality tests: what kind of person are you? - "The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is used by firms worldwide to test their employees. In her new book, Merve Emre looks at the system’s curious origins."

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• NAPOLEON HILL - American author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time.
• Need Some Help Reaching Your Goals? Try These 5 Habit-Tracking Apps - TIME Magazine.
• Nelson Mandela - South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He has received international acclaim for his anti-colonial and anti-apartheid stance, having received over 250 awards, including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, the US Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Soviet Order of Lenin. He is held in deep respect within South Africa, where he is often referred to by his Xhosa clan name of Madiba or as tata; he is often described as "the father of the nation".
• Never give a straight answer: talk like a politician - The Guardian.
• New font could improve memory - "Researchers create 'memory-boosting' font."
• No more snooze button: a complete guide to waking up feeling fantastic - "As the clocks go back and days get shorter, it can be hard to get out of bed. But, from dawn simulators to a regular wakeup time, here are 16 ways to start the day well."
• No sugar, no alcohol: did we forget to have fun? - The Telegraph.
• No, You Don’t Have to Stop Apologizing - "A little reframing of how we think about saying sorry is all it takes."

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• ONASSIS'S 10 GOLDEN RULES FOR SUCCESS - Aristotle Onassis (1904-1975). Prominent Greek shipping magnate and billionaire. Known as "The Golden Greek".
• Overcoming Your Negativity Bias - The New York Times.

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• PATRICK WANIS - "Coach to the Stars." Celebrity life coach, human behavior & relationship experts.
• People who own dogs may live longer - The Verge.
• perils of perception: Why we’re wrong about nearly everything - "Ipsos has been running studies on the Perils of Perception, exploring the gap between people’s perceptions and the reality since 2012 across the world. This site includes the full results from all the work we’ve undertaken in this area, across 40 countries with around one hundred thousand interviews."
• Personal development - Wikipedia.
• PETER F. DRUCKER - writer, management consultant, and self-described "social ecologist."
• PILL PROMISES TO EXTEND LIFE FOR A NICKEL A POP - Wired.
• Ping-Pong as the Fountain of Youth - The New York Times.
• Pope Francis reveals top 10 secrets to happiness - Catholic News Service.
• Positive Mental Attitude | PMA - definition & definition.
• Psychologists Explain Why You Procrastinate - And How to Stop - TIME Magazine.
• psychology of hypocrisy - The Guardian.
• Putting Down Your Phone May Help You Live Longer - "By raising levels of the stress-related hormone cortisol, our phone time may also be threatening our long-term health."
• pyt is the new Scandinavian term for a happier life - "Danes are some of the happiest people in the world, and they also happen to have a lot of cool words for ways to be happy."

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• Ready, steady, pout ... how selfies can help you climb the social ladder - "A new paper suggests that ‘sexy selfies’ can help women out-compete one another. But is this about gendered oppression - or academics selecting eye-catching areas of research?"
• Regret can seriously damage your mental health – here's how to leave it behind - "The emotion can be all-consuming and destructive, as therapists see only too often. But learning from your mistakes has the power to improve the future."
• Remember the ‘10,000 Hours’ Rule for Success? Forget About It - "Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World."
• RON WHITE - memory and sales training expert. Winner of the 13th USA Memory Championship.

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• Sardinia’s Blue Zone Lessons - Blue Zones. "Live Longer, Better."
• Science of anger: how gender, age & personality shape this emotion - "What purpose does anger serve? Are men angrier than women? Can it affect our mental wellbeing? Science is beginning to uncover some of the answers."
• SCIENCE OF WHEN: HACK YOUR TIMING TO OPTIMIZE YOUR LIFE - Wired.
• Science Says You Should Embrace Hugging - "A new study says hugs can improve mood and reduce stress during times of relationship conflict. Hugs are actually good for your health."
• Scientists discover secret of how memories are made - The Telegraph.
• secret to success: The failure rÉsumÉ - "Do You Keep a Failure Résumé? Here’s Why You Should Start. Failure isn’t a roadblock. It’s part of the process."
• secrets of the world's healthiest village - The Telegraph.
• self-improvement - Wikipedia.
• Self Improvement Might Sound Healthy. But There's a Downside to Wanting to Change - "Ours is a culture that values change. Millions of Americans set resolutions each winter and buy self-help books year round."
• SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP LAKE SHRINE TEMPLE - 17190 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades, CA, U.S.A. The grounds include a Court of Religions honoring the five principal religions of the world. Many thousands of visitors come each year to enjoy the scenic beauty and serenity of this spiritual sanctuary.
• Seven Factors of Enlightenment - mindfulness is the seventh element of the noble eightfold path.
• Should there be a tax on red meat? - "A 'meat tax' could prevent almost 6,000 deaths per year in the UK, according to researchers, but should politicians be telling people what they can and can't eat?"
• Sign of the times: how the signature became a meaningless scrawl - "Written signatures will soon be redundant even for legal documents, the Law Commission says. Does anyone care?"
• Simple Ways to Be Better at Remembering - The New York Times.
• Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound - "When the reading brain skims texts, we don’t have time to grasp complexity, to understand another’s feelings or to perceive beauty. We need a new literacy for the digital age."
• Sleep Calculator - What time should I go to bed?
• Sleep Is the New Status Symbol - The New York Times.
• Smartphones uncover how the world sleeps - CBC.
• Social attitudes to faces - The Economist.
• social leverage in active hand gestures - "How the Palms and Handshakes are used to control."
• Sometimes You Have to Quit to Get Ahead - "Winners are just people who know when to quit - and do it often."
• Speakers Associates - "Global speakers bureau that believes people who are engaged achieve great things - and those people are empowered by leaders that inspire."
• Stay Optimistic, Live Longer? - The New York Times.
• Stop biodiversity loss or we could face our own extinction, warns UN - "The world has two years to secure a deal for nature to halt a ‘silent killer’ as dangerous as climate change, says biodiversity chief."
• Stop thinking, start doing - "If you really want to achieve something, then stop dreaming about it."
• Stop trying to ‘find yourself’ - "There is no such thing as the ‘essential self’ because we change all the time."
• Stress is shrinking your brain - "Stress might lead to memory loss and brain shrinkage, study says."
• Struggling with New Year's resolutions? We can help - "Nine ways to boost your willpower, from dodging doughnuts to making the most of mornings."
• Study exposes 10 myths about sleep - "Wake up, people: You're fooling yourself about sleep, study says."
• Study provides new evidence that exercise is not key to weight control - ScienceDaily.
• Study, work, retire? How to prepare for a 100-year life - "What's the secret to living to 100? Some say it's ensuring plenty of exercise; others point to the benefits of a mild climate. There are even some who suggest that a healthy sex life has plenty do with it."

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• Take a Vacation From Exercise? Your Body May Not Thank You - "Two new studies look at what happens when we do not exercise or move around much for a period of time."
• Take Naps at Work. Apologize to No One - The New York Times.
• Take this test to find out how talented you are at recognizing faces - The Verge.
• Taking on ‘cake culture’: how to say no to office treats - The Guardian.
• TED | Technology, Entertainment and Design - founded in 1984. "Ideas worth spreading. Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world." The events are now held in Long Beach and Palm Springs in the U.S. and in Europe and Asia, offering live streaming of the talks. They address a wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture, often through storytelling. The speakers are given a maximum of 18 minutes to present their ideas in the most innovative and engaging ways they can. Since June 2006, the talks have been offered for free viewing online. As of January 2018, over 2,600 TED Talks are freely available on the website.
• the age you feel means more than your actual birthdate - "Most people feel younger or older than they really are - and this 'subjective age' has a big effect on their physical and mental health."
• The Art of Optimism - "Why Art Is the Antidote for Our Times. Award-winning director Ava DuVernay guest edited TIME's special issue on optimism. Here's why she chose to celebrate art."
• The Art of Public Speaking - by Dale Carnegie. Free download.
• The Benefits (and Limits) of Using Tech to Plan a Wedding - The New York Times.
• The Best Way To Get Over a Breakup, According to Science - TIME Magazine.
• The Best Advice You’ve Ever Received (and Are Willing to Pass On) - The New York Times.
• The Case for Doing Nothing - "Stop being so busy, and just do nothing. Trust us."
• THE DAILY LOVE - "Create your day!"
• The Difference Between Rationality & Intelligence - The New York Times.
• The End of Relaxation - The New York Times.
• THE GIVING BACK FUND - "Integrity and Innovation in Philanthropy." A society in which becoming a successful philanthropist is as valued and desirable a goal as success in athletics, business, entertainment, or any other field.
• The Good-Enough Life - "The desire for greatness can be an obstacle to our own potential."
• The Good News About Worrying - The New York Times.
• THE GREAT COURSES - Audio & Video Lectures from The World's Best Professors - Amazon.com. As of August 15, 2017 the company offers more than 873 courses, which span across several subject categories: business and economics, fine arts, music, ancient and medieval history, modern history, literature and English language, philosophy and intellectual history, religion, science, mathematics, social sciences, and better living.
• The Happiness Code - "A new approach to self-improvement is taking off in Silicon Valley: cold, hard rationality."
• The Happiness Dictionary - Amazon.com.
• The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom - "A book about ten Great Ideas. Each chapter is an attempt to savor one idea that has been discovered by several of the world's civilizations - to question it in light of what we now know from scientific research, and to extract from it the lessons that still apply to our modern lives and illuminate the causes of human flourishing."
• The harassment tips you shouldn't need in 2018 - BBC News.
• The holiday for your 'second brain' – which might just change your life - The Telegraph.
• The Hunger in Our Heads - The New York Times.
• The Importance of Male Ejaculation for Female Sexual Satisfaction & Function - The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
• The Keys to Happiness - The New York Times.
• the lazy person's guide to self-improvement - The Guardian.
• The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world - "We check our phones every 12 minutes, often just after waking up. Always-on behaviour is harmful to long-term mental health, and we need to learn to the hit the pause button."
• The Mindful Child - The New York Times.
• The money, job, marriage myth: are you happy yet? - "The ‘success’ narrative is at the heart of our idea of wellbeing, but the evidence tells a different tale, argues behavioural scientist Paul Dolan in this extract from his new book."
• The Most Toxic (Non-Four-Letter) Word in Any Relationship - Psychology Today.
• The Muddied Meaning of ‘Mindfulness’ - The New York Times.
• THE NEXT BEST VERSION OF ME: HOW TO LIVE FOREVER - Wired.
• THE NOTEBOOK OF LOVE - "If you surround yourself with positivity, you will force a positive outcome."
• The Only Way to Fight Hate - "'Hate, among all our base instincts, is the most distinctly human. In animals, violence and venom are tools of survival; in humans, of supremacy'."
• The Only Way to Keep Your Resolutions - The New York Times.
• The overwhelming overwhelm - Columbia Journalism Review.
• The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard - "Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking."
• The positive lexicography - "Welcome to the positive lexicography, an evolving index of 'untranslatable' words related to wellbeing from across the world's languages."
• The Power of Positive People - The New York Times.
• The Power of ‘Why?’ & ‘What If?’ - The New York Times.
• The Problem of ‘Living in the Present’ - The New York Times.
• ‘The pursuit of happiness is a pointless goal’ - The Guardian.
• The pursuit of loneliness: how I chose a life of solitude - The Guardian.
• The Right Way to Say ‘I’m Sorry’ - The New York Times.
• The Rise of the WeWorking Class - "The co-working giant’s real product isn’t office space - it’s a new kind of 'corporate culture.'"
• The secret design of waiting lines - "Waiting game: An extended look at how we queue. You might have heard of a serpentine line, but did you know about jockeying and slips & skips? Enter the weird and wonderful world of waiting line design."
• The secret lives of extreme larks: what do people who rise at 4am do with their mornings? - "Getting up before dawn is more common than you might think, and can be great for exercise, self-improvement and wildlife watching."
• The secret of power napping - The Guardian.
• The Secret to Long Life? - The New York Times.
• The Secrets to Dealing With Rejection, According to Experts - "Research shows that when people get rejected, they often feel jealous, lonely and anxious. Here’s how to deal with it."
• The Simplest Way to Drastically Improve Your Life: More Sleep - "Sleep deprivation is the invisible ceiling to how good life can be."
• The Smartphone Way to Inner Calm - The New York Times.
• The Straight Line Persuasion System - by Jordan Belfort, 'The Wolf of Wall Street'. Corporate training, sales & wealth building strategies.
• The surprising benefits of being alone - "Loneliness has been called an epidemic of the modern era. But emerging research suggests some surprising benefits of being alone - including for our creativity, mental health and even leadership skills."
• The Surprising Benefits of Being an Introvert - "There are many misconceptions about introverts - like they’re antisocial or shy. But in many cases, being an introvert can be a major asset."
• The Symptoms of Dying - The New York Times.
• THE UNBEARABLE IRONY OF MEDITATION APPS - Wired.
• The Varieties of Anger - The New York Times.
• Therapy for Insomnia: No More Negative Thoughts - The New York Times.
• These Are the Best Ways to Improve Your Memory - "If you feel like you forget more than you should — or if you want to pump up your recall - there are science-backed ways to improve your memory."
• These Are the Four Big Personality Types, According to Science - "What is YOUR personality type? Research reveals four different categories."
• These Japanese smartglasses are trying to teach me zen - engadget.
• Things I’ll Do Differently When I’m Old - The New York Times.
• Think Less, Think Better - The New York Times.
• This Simple Trick Will Make You Happier & Better at Your Job - TIME Magazine.
• This Test Can Measure the 'Dark Core' of Your Personality - "Narcissists, psychopaths and sadists all have something in common: An underlying "dark core" of personality."
• Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the web: 'The system is failing' - The Guardian.
• TIMOTHY GALLWEY - (1938-). Author who has written a series of books in which he has set forth a new methodology for coaching and for the development of personal and professional excellence in a variety of fields, that he calls "The Inner Game."
• To avoid extinction it's about 'survival of the laziest,' study suggests - CNN Health.
• To Improve Memory, Tune It Like an Orchestra - "A noninvasive technique shows promise in improving the working memory of older adults. But, the scientists note, 'Do not try this at home!'"
• To live your best life, live the life you evolved for - CNN Health.
• To Move Is to Thrive. It’s in Our Genes - "A need and desire to be in motion may have been bred into our DNA before we even became humans."
• To Stay Married, Embrace Change - The New York Times.
• Top 100 Personal Development Blogs 2016 - The Start of Happiness.
• Turning Negative Thinkers Into Positive Ones - NY Times.

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• Unless You’re Oprah, ‘Be Yourself’ Is Terrible Advice - The New York Times.
• Unmarried, childless women are happiest people of all, says expert - "'If you are a man, you should probably get married; if you are a woman, don’t bother'."

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• Venmo Reveals How Cheap Our Friends Are - The New York Times.

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• Wake up, humanity! A hi-tech dystopian future is not inevitable - "As Airbus’s cancelled superjumbo shows, technological progress is not compulsory – we can choose to call a halt."
• WALKING MEDITATION - Windmind Buddhist Meditation.
• Want success? Two things you should focus on instead of social media - "Self-promotion is easier than ever. But to stand out in your field, the key is to create something rare and valuable."
• Want to Be More Creative? Take a Walk - The New York Times.
• Want to Have a Good Day? Try Making the Bed First - The New York Times.
• Want to Live Longer? Science Says to Do These 5 Things - TIME Magazine.
• Want to Relax? Try Yoga - "Stress is ever present. Fortunately, we’ve got yoga, which is proven to help reduce stress and the health effects it causes. The best part? You don’t need any prior experience to benefit from the practice. Whether you are at home, work or somewhere in between, yoga is always here to help you relax. We’ll show you how to get started."
• Want to Stay Healthy as You Age? Let Go of Anger - "Anger can be a normal and healthy emotion. But a new study says that anger, more than sadness, may have more damaging effects for seniors."
• Warren Buffett’s Case for Capitalism - "'I’m a card-carrying capitalist,' Warren Buffett said on Saturday at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting - aka 'Woodstock for Capitalists'."
• WASHINGTON SPEAKERS BUREAU - since 1979. "Connecting You with the World's Greatest Minds." Inspirational and motivational speakers.
• WAYNE W. DYER - 'Father' of motivation.
• We Aren’t Built to Live in the Moment - The New York Times.
• What 2,000 Calories Looks Like - The New York Times.
• What brain-bending magic tricks can teach us about the mind - "‘What happens inside your brain when you’re experiencing something that you know to be impossible?’"
• what do people who rise at 4am do with their mornings? - "Getting up before dawn is more common than you might think, and can be great for exercise, self-improvement and wildlife watching."
• What do YOU see in this image? - "Black and white optical illusion sweeping the web reveals where your priorities really lie."
• What does 'living fully' mean? Welcome to the age of pseudo-profound nonsense - "Inspirational quotes of dubious provenance are just one of the ways in which social media sells a warped vision of ‘living fully’."
• What does your face say about you? - The Telegraph.
• What if we knew when people were lying? - "We’re told that lying is always the worst option, but that isn’t always true."
• What is coworking - "Being alone together, with a twist. In short, coworking is like working with like-minded people in a shared space. Coworking used to be a location, now it is more of a mindset. The counter-movement that it was - people on bean bags with bare feet in large empty spaces - has now grown into mainstream acceptance. Coworking is for all of us."
• What Is Intermittent Fasting And Is It Actually Good For You? - TIME Magazine.
• What is love - and is it all in the mind? - "We look at the science behind romance, from the brain chemicals that make us swoon to how to know when you’ve met ‘the one’."
• What Is Your Love Style? - The New York Times.
• What It Means to Be Loved by a Dog - The New York Times.
• what it means to feel ‘normal’ - The Verge.
• what it takes to stand up to authority - BBC Future.
• What It Was Like to Finally Write My Will - The New York Times.
• What Makes People Charismatic & How You Can Be, Too - "Simple tips to break through your social anxieties and make real, genuine connections with others."
• What Salary Should You Ask For? Here’s How to Figure Out What You’re Worth - "Whether you're nailing down the details of a new job offer or hoping to negotiate a raise, you want to make sure you're being paid fairly. Here's how to figure out your market value."
• what to do if you wake up in the middle of the night & can't fall back asleep - Business Insider.
• What to Do When You Feel Uninspired at Work - "It happens to us all, but it's not the end of the world."
• What to Do With a Day Off - "Step one: Give yourself permission to actually take the day off."
• What we aren't eating is killing us, global study finds - "Which risk factor is responsible for more deaths around the world than any other? Not smoking. Not even high blood pressure. It's a poor diet."
• What We Can All Learn About Character From Great Admirals in History - TIME Magazine.
• what will humans look like in 100 years? - "Mechanical exoskeletons, bionic limbs, uploadable brains: six experts’ visions of 2118."
• What your profile pics say about you - "How accurate are your first impressions? We appraise people in a snapshot - and those judgements are powerful but misleading. If you are looking for love, here are the most important things to bear in mind."
• What your sexual fantasies say about you - CNN Heatlh.
• What’s the Longest Humans Can Live? 115 Years, study says - The New York Times.
• What’s Up With Those Voices in Your Head? - The New York Times.
• When It Comes to Success, Age Really Is Just a Number - The New York Times.
• When medicine fails, where can the sleepless turn? - The New York Times.
• WHEN YOUR ACTIVITY TRACKER BECOMES A PERSONAL MEDICAL DEVICE - Wired.
• Which country smiles the most? - "Global Emotions: Which countries are the most happy, sad or angry?"
• Why a charmed life is the best one of all - "‘Lack of charm pains me, like a coarse garment, something that rubs me up the wrong way’."
• why alcohol makes us feel good, then doesn’t - The Guardian.
• Why Are You So Afraid of Clowns? Here's What Psychologists Say - TIME Magazine.
• Why aren't we living longer? - "For the best part of two centuries people's life expectancy has been improving at a pretty rapid and consistent rate."
• Why being a fake is bad for you - The Guardian.
• Why being a narcissist could change your life - The Telegraph.
• Why Being Lazy Is Actually Good for You - "Research shows that unfocusing is just as powerful as focusing, but in different ways - focusing makes us more productive, unfocusing makes us more creative."
• Why do our bodies age? - "As we develop new cures for diseases and life expectancy continues to increase, will we eventually be able to live forever? Professor Kaare Christensen from Denmark’s Ageing Research Centre argues that over time, damage to the body’s cells, molecules and organs are causing the rapid onset of ageing."
• Why do people hate vegans? - "It has left the beige-tinted margins and become social media’s most glamorous look. But why does veganism still provoke so much anger?"
• Why do we have so much stuff? - "Modern life just seems to be full of... well, stuff! But why do we have so much of it?"
• Why Doing Nothing Is One of the Most Important Things You Can Do - TIME Magazine.
• Why exercise alone won’t save us - "Sedentary lifestyles are killing us – we need to build activity into our everyday lives, not just leave it for the gym."
• Why ‘Find Your Passion’ Is Such Terrible Advice - "Prepare for a hard truth: We’re pretty bad at most things when we first try them."
• Why gaining a degree could help you live longer - The Telegraph.
• Why Giving Up Is Sometimes the Best Way to Solve a Problem - "Why are you trying to solve that problem, anyway?"
• Why Having Sex Makes You Feel Better the Next Day, According to Science - TIME Magazine.
• Why High-Class People Get Away With Incompetence - "People from higher social classes were more likely to be overconfident, a new study found. This attitude was interpreted by strangers as competence. In several experiments, researchers found that people who came from a higher social class were more likely to have an inflated sense of their skills - even when tests proved that they were average."
• Why Hitting The Snooze Button Will Screw Up Your Entire Day - The Huffington Post.
• Why It’s So Hard to Admit You’re Wrong - The New York Times.
• Why retirement can be bad for your old age - Telegraph.
• Why Self-Compassion Beats Self-Confidence - The New York Times.
• Why Self-Help Guru James Altucher Only Owns 15 Things - The New York Times.
• Why smart people do stupid things - "Some people are smart, but make all sorts of mistakes in their lives. Is that you? Here are four thinking traps clever people fall into."
• why so many people fall for scams - BBC Capital.
• Why some of us don't remember dreams - "Many of us struggle to remember the details of our dreams. The reasons lie in the complicated cycles of our sleep."
• Why stress is dangerous - and how to avoid its effects - "Are we really more stressed than ever before? In an essay based on her recent book Stress-Proof, Mithu Storoni explains how modern life may have amplified our anxiety, and the best ways to reduce its impact on our bodies and minds."
• Why travel is the ultimate test of a relationship - CNN travel.
• Why we're all now too busy to get ill - The Telegraph.
• Why we’re wrong about nearly everything - "Ipsos has been running studies on the Perils of Perception, exploring the gap between people’s perceptions and the reality since 2012 across the world. This site includes the full results from all the work we’ve undertaken in this area, across 40 countries with around one hundred thousand interviews."
• Why we are addicted to conspiracy theories - "Outsiders and the disenfranchised have always embraced the existence of wild plots and cover-ups. But now the biggest conspiracy-mongers are in charge."
• Why we overlook our partner's flaws - "The surprising benefits of being blinded by love. Our romantic partners may be riddled with flaws but do our own biases mean we overlook these, even if there are better options on offer elsewhere?"
• Why women of 40 & 50 are the new 'ageless generation' - The Telegraph.
• Why you blush - Business Insider.
• Why You Can Look Forward to Being Happier in Old Age - "'Life satisfaction appears to follow a U-shaped course,' writes TIME's Jeffrey Kluger."
• Why you can't trust your first memory - "The moments we remember from the first years of our lives are often our most treasured because we have carried them longest. The chances are, they are also completely made up."
• Why You Forget Names Immediately - And How to Remember Them - TIME Magazine.
• Why You Hate Work - The New York Times.
• Why You May Be Unhappy if You’re Around 50 - The New York Times.
• Why You Need a Network of Low-Stakes, Casual Friendships - "Weak ties can offer strong rewards."
• Why You Should Enroll Your Kids in Piano Lessons, According to Science - TIME Magazine.
• Why You Should Learn to Say ‘No’ More Often - The New York Times.
• Why You Should Start Binge-Reading Right Now - "Ditch Netflix for a novel. And not just because a novelist is telling you to."
• Why You Should Stop Being So Hard on Yourself - The New York Times.
• Why You Should Write More Thank You Notes - "A new study says sending gratitude letters and thank-you notes may have unexpected benefits for recipients and senders alike."
• Why You Shouldn’t Hide Your Emotions at Work - "Here's why you should be more emotional at work, according to Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy, co-authors of 'No Hard Feelings'."
• Why you shouldn't trust your food cravings - "Many of us believe that a food craving is our body’s way of signalling that it needs a certain nutrient. But research shows that’s unlikely to be true - with one possible exception."
• Why you stick with decisions even when they make you unhappy - "The Sunk Cost Fallacy Is Ruining Your Decisions. Here's How."
• Why your memories can't be trusted - Video - "Memory does not work like a video tape – it is not stored like a file just waiting to be retrieved. Instead, memories are formed in networks across the brain and every time they are recalled they can be subtly changed. So if these memories are changeable, how much should we trust them? With experts Dr Julia Shaw and Prof Elizabeth Loftus, the Guardian's Max Sanderson explores the mysterious world of human memory, how false memories can be implanted – and how this can be harnessed for good and ill."
• Will testosterone save our health & sex lives? - The Telegraph.
• World Happiness Report 2019 - "The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness that ranks 156 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be. This year’s World Happiness Report focuses on happiness and the community: how happiness has evolved over the past dozen years, with a focus on the technologies, social norms, conflicts and government policies that have driven those changes."
li>World Has an E-Waste Problem - "Electronic waste is becoming a global environmental problem. As a tech-hungry nation gets ready to upgrade to the next generation of lightning-fast 5G devices, there is a surprising environmental cost to be reckoned with."
• Work less. You’ll get so much more done - The New York Times.
• Write Your Own Obit - The New York Times.

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• You Accomplished Something Great. So Now What? - "Career success doesn’t always equal happiness, so here’s how to deal when achieving a goal leaves you feeling empty inside."
• You Call It Starvation. I Call It Biohacking - "Welcome to the bro-y world of extreme dieting. Or is it disordered eating?"
• You Spend 5 Percent of Your Day Outside. Try Making It More - Wired.
• Your Brain Works Against You When You Argue With Your Significant Other. Here’s How to Fix That, According to an Expert - "Even when you're 100% sure you recall exactly what your partner did that was so egregious, you're probably mistaken, research says."
• Your life flashes before your eyes before you die - The Telegraph.
• Your Lifetime Health Checkup Roadmap - "At every stage of your adult life, you should undergo routine screening exams to catch any health problems so you can try to nip them in the bud."
• Your ZIP Code Might Determine How Long You Live - and the Difference Could Be Decades - "Where you live is closely linked with your health and longevity. These maps show the extent to which zip code influences health and life expectancy."

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• Zen & the art of family maintenance - lessons from the bestselling Buddhist monk - The Guardian.