mind hacks
Organise

Stop Waiting For A ‘Good Time’ To Take A Holiday And Just Go

If you’ve been hoarding your annual leave because it just hasn’t been a “good time” to get away from the office, stop. The truth is most of our jobs are busy and hectic enough that there’s never a good time, so think instead about the accommodations you can make so you can slip away to recharge.

Productivity

Quickly Master Any Skill The Tim Ferriss Way By Learning Out Of Order

Tim Ferriss, Mr 4-Hour-Everything, recently gave this TED talk clarifying how anyone can master a new skill in just four steps. The “secret sauce” to his method is timing the order in which you learn the parts of the skill.

Productivity

When Creating A Plan That Requires Others, Minimise Their Burden

When we want to get things done, and our ideas sit at the core of those tasks, we think and do a lot to make our dreams a reality. When we loop other people into our projects, however, they don’t sit thinking about our ideas every day and how badly they want to complete them.

18 June 2013

Career

When Obscurity At Work Is A Good Thing

Most of us strive to be noticed by our bosses when we’re first starting out at a new job. However, as 37 Signals co-founder and author Jason Fried points out, sometimes that obscurity can actually work in your favour.

Health

Why Consistency Matters With Exercise

It’s common wisdom that missing a workout session makes it harder to get back to it the next day, but the New York Times points out that it’s not as cut-and-dry as simple motivation. A number of other factors show how important consistency is when sticking to a workout.

Health

How To Decode ‘Menuspeak’ And Navigate Any Restaurant Menu

Eating healthy is particularly tricky at restaurants, since even healthy-sounding dishes can harbour ingredients that add hundreds more calories. This effect is known as the health halo. Of course, if you want to splurge every now and then, I more than encourage it. The trick is making sure you know when you are or aren’t making healthy choices and doing so intentionally.

Productivity

Don’t Let Your Abilities Affect Your Enjoyment Of New Activities

Nobody likes being bad at things, but if you’re doing something you enjoy, try not to let it bother you. In fact, embracing your lack of ability can make activities more enjoyable.

16 June 2013

Productivity

Visualise What You Want To Grab From A Room, Before You Go To Get It

Passing through a doorway or into another space has been proven to cause you to forget things. If you’ve ever found yourself wondering why you walked into another room, one simple solution is to visualise your purpose before you leave the current room.

15 June 2013

Productivity

How Your Brain Perceives Time (And How To Use It To Your Advantage)

We might not be able to create more time when we need it most — like when a deadline is approaching — but we can use the understanding of how we perceive time to our advantage. For example, author Joshua Foer thinks it might be possible to make it seem like we live longer by inserting more memories between two temporal points.

14 June 2013

Money

Why Thinking About Buying Something Makes You Happier Than Buying It

Ever find yourself sitting around dreaming of a brand new TV? Or a new computer? According to The Atlantic, those daydreams of expensive things might make you happier than actually buying them.

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