Habits
Tiny habits: why starting ridiculously small works
Tiny habits: BJ Fogg's method for building new habits that last, with an anchor, a tiny behavior and a celebration right after.
Habits
Mindset
Fixed vs growth mindset: stop proving yourself, start growing
Fixed vs growth mindset: Carol Dweck explains the difference and how to stop avoiding challenges out of fear of looking like you're not good enough.
Relationships
Givers, takers and matchers: when helping others helps you win
Givers, takers and matchers: Adam Grant explains why givers land at both the bottom and the top at work, and how to help without being used.
Communication
How to communicate clearly at work: get the first minute right
How to communicate clearly at work: Chris Fenning's method to frame any conversation in 15 seconds and get to the point with goal, problem, solution.
Self-esteem
Imposter syndrome: why you feel like a fraud (and you're not)
Imposter syndrome: why you feel like a fraud right when things are going well, and a three-column exercise to stop downplaying your successes.
Productivity
Manage your energy, not your time
Always tired at work? Jim Loehr explains why you should manage your energy, not your time, and how to recover between efforts like a champion.
Procrastination
Why you procrastinate on the things that matter most
Why do you procrastinate on what you care about most? Steven Pressfield calls it Resistance, and shows how to beat it by showing up every day.
Habits
The fresh start effect: why starting over on Monday works
What Katy Milkman's fresh start effect is, why Mondays and birthdays help you start over, and how to use it without breaking your rhythm.
Procrastination
How to stop procrastinating: schedule your free time first
How to stop procrastinating with Neil Fiore's Unschedule: put your free time on the calendar first, then work in thirty-minute blocks.
Focus
How to stop getting distracted: it's not your phone
How to stop getting distracted, according to Nir Eyal: every distraction is an escape from discomfort. A four-step method and the ten-minute rule.
Time management
Too much to do: why getting more efficient won't save you
Too much to do? Oliver Burkeman explains the efficiency trap and how to choose what to neglect so the things that matter get your time.
Discipline
Willpower: why being hard on yourself makes you give up
Willpower doesn't collapse after one slip, but because of the guilt that follows: what the research says and how to get back on track fast.
Self-esteem
Self-confidence: why you don't have to feel ready to act
Self-confidence doesn't come before you act, it comes after: Russ Harris's method for stopping the wait for the right moment.
Mindset
Fear of judgment: why other people's opinions aren't your job
How to get past the fear of judgment with Alfred Adler's separation of tasks, as explained in The Courage to Be Disliked.
Productivity
How to be more productive: find the ONE thing that matters
How to be more productive with Gary Keller's focusing question: find the one thing that makes everything else easier and put it first.
Communication
Nonviolent communication: how to say hard things without a fight
Nonviolent communication: Marshall Rosenberg's four steps for saying difficult things at work and at home without starting an argument.
Relationships
Bids for connection: the small moments that make or break love
Bids for connection: John Gottman's study of 130 couples shows the small daily moments matter most. Here's how to notice them and respond.
Habits
How to change your habits: start with who you want to become
How to change your habits so they last: James Clear on why you should stop chasing goals and start casting daily votes for who you want to become.
Discipline
Talent vs effort: why effort counts twice
Talent vs effort: Angela Duckworth explains why effort counts twice and why you should stop telling yourself you're just not a natural.
Focus
Deep work: how to do your best work in a distracted world
Deep work: Cal Newport on why a quick inbox check costs more than you think, and how to focus on the work that matters even with a busy job.
Time management
Urgent vs important: how to stop living in firefighting mode
Urgent vs important: Stephen Covey's four quadrants show where your time really goes and how to make room for the things that actually matter.