Why confidence matters
We spend a lot of time and effort developing our skills and abilities, but there’s one key element that can hold us back despite all of our efforts: our confidence.
We spend a lot of time and effort developing our skills and abilities, but there’s one key element that can hold us back despite all of our efforts: our confidence.
In this go-go-go business world, how can you think faster, and get things more done quickly? Get some tips here.
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Simplifying may be harder than you think, but here are some 25 ways to live a simpler life — which can save you money, time and stress.
So much of our lives are spent waiting for the good life. But what if we stopped waiting? Here’s why – and how – to stop waiting for life to get better.
Looking for some simple stress-busting techniques. Here are 6 ideas to help manage freak-outs and find your happy place again!
Intuitive advice columnist DearJames answers a question about a marriage of more than a quarter century, in which the love and intimacy is now gone.
Self-discipline means learning to get good at discomfort, to stick to something, and to enjoy any activity as a reward in and of itself.
Do naps prevent burnout? Evidence is mounting that sleep may enhance information processing and learning, and can ease irritation and frustration.
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Have you ever said something to psych yourself up? If so, research shows that you might have been on to a good thing: self-affirmations.
In your daily life, are you guided by fear or by love? What are the fears that block being loving to yourself and to others? What’s getting in your way?
While staying in and catching up on full seasons of television shows in a single sitting may be appealing, UW Health psychologist Shilagh Mirgain says it’s not as refreshing as we might think. Here are 3 ways to make the most of your weekend!
If you just don’t seem to be reaching your targets, try something different: creating rules that will help you make your goals happen.
What would it take to get your life decluttered and organized? Here are some easy-to-follow organizing rules.
Everyday gratitude can serve as a booster shot for romantic relationships. Here’s how.
Are you important to yourself? The minute you make someone else more important than you — that’s the minute respect is lost.
Envy vs jealousy, disease vs illness These are just three examples of psychological terms that are commonly assumed to be similar, if not identical, but which actually refer to very different concepts.
An ancient practice dating back to the 10th century may hold significant benefits for your mental and physical well-being today: journaling.
With so many different things on our plates, it’s no wonder that more people are reporting feeling overwhelmed. But if you’re not careful, that can quickly turn into burnout.
When it comes to educating ourselves, four problems in particular commonly stand in our way. Here’s a look at what they are, and how you can overcome them to learn about anything you want.
I have a friend who spends much of his life avoiding things he doesn’t like, or trying to rush through things. So how can you avoid spending so much time and effort avoiding what’s around you?
Among the unimaginable dilemmas that can arise when someone is faced with a terminal illness are seemingly mundane ones — “Do I replace the broken dryer?” or even, “Do I
Here, a doctor she shares her personal reflections of the journey up Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, and what helped her achieve success.
The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen, but we’ve forgotten this art.
Checking phones, websites, email, messages, news, TV, games, and… you know your favorite procrastination techniques. So how can you break out of your procrastination patterns?
Sometimes life throws you into a miserable situation, and it can seem pretty dark. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find happiness somewhere.
When it comes to pursuing our goals in life, what matters most? It’s easy to assume talent, or maybe intelligence… plus one magic ingredient: mental toughness.
If you simply reduce mail and paper clutter, it won’t be long before the clutter’s back, with a vengeance. So what can you do instead?
In and of itself, goal-setting is positive. But if we don’t fully understand all that is involved in creating and achieving our goals, we can easily sabotage the process.
How can you prepare your children for sexual culture after high school? Start by being honest about what they are likely to see, giving good examples and bad.
We spend a lot of time and effort developing our skills and abilities, but there’s one key element that can hold us back despite all of our efforts: our confidence.
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