Table of Contents hide Three Choices Daily Pushing Myself New Habits Psychological Fitness Conclusions About a year ago, I was on vacation in Hawaii with my family. While walking to the beach, I passed a lifeguard who was organizing some gear outside of the lifeguard shack. He was shirtless and in extremely good shape. Moments… Read More »1000 Little Choices| Becoming Better
We just moved, so all of our art is in a pile on the living room floor. On top is something I made myself: Staring at it from the couch, I find myself thinking, Dang, I love this piece! I didn’t make it to be on display for other people. I certainly didn’t make it… Read More »Make the Art You Wish Existed| Becoming Better
Table of Contents hide Smartphones Make You Dumber Smartphones Make You Lazier The Good Without the Bad Distance is Key 1. Turn Off Most Notifications 2. Make Addictive Apps Harder to Access 3. Spend Most of Your Time in Do-Not-Disturb Mode 4. Spend More Time in Airplane Mode 5. Spend More Time Away from Your… Read More »Don’t Let Your Phone Make You Dumb and Lazy| Becoming Better
Many clients first come to me because they want to improve their productivity. Often this is because they want to advance their career by becoming more effective and more efficient at work. Or they want to become better at doing the work or self-improvement: They want to find more motivation to take care of themselves… Read More »Productivity| Becoming Better
The modern world makes it hard to feel a sense of community, so we have to work extra hard to find and create community in our lives.| Becoming Better
Flow is the peak human experience. It's when we're at our best, and it's how we become better. Here's how you get into the flow state.| Becoming Better
Being injured sucks, and a lot of it is outside of your control. But there's always something you can control, so focus on that.| Becoming Better
What does creativity have to do with becoming better? How can it help with productivity, behavioral change, or happiness? And isn’t creativity just a luxury for those who have both the talent and the time to make art? One of the assumptions underlying these doubts is that “creativity” only refers to art, music, dance, poetry, and writing… Read More »Creativity| Becoming Better
The ikigai diagram will help you have a more fullfilling life. But ikigai isn't something you discover; it's something you earn. Here's how.| Becoming Better
I would like to call upon the becoming better community to embrace growth. This is not quite the same as having a “growth mindset,” though it is related, and I do also recommend developing a growth mindset. To embrace growth is to embrace the natural way that change happens. To embrace growth is to embrace… Read More »Growth| Becoming Better
Learn how to use acute stress to your advantage, how to recover from chronic stress, and other stress-management techniques that really work.| Becoming Better
Why is some work tedious and exhausting, while other work leads to passionate engagement and flow? It's about the meaning you give it.| Becoming Better
Empowered Parents, Confident Students, Harmonious Families Are you anxious that your child isn’t living up to their potential, but you’re unsure how to support them? Is your teenager addicted to digital technology, but you don’t know what to do about it? Are you tired of arguing about homework, chores, and screen time? Do you sometimes Read More| Northwest Educational Services
A common saying about happiness is that happiness is not having what you want but wanting what you have. I’d like to add to that the following: Happiness is not doing whatever you want but wanting to do whatever you have to do. James Clear advises reframing things that you “have” to do as things… Read More »Wanting To Do What You Have To Do| Becoming Better
A few weeks ago, I wrote about gratitude journaling – the practice of writing down things you’re grateful for each night. Today, I’d like to offer an additional practice you can combine with gratitude journaling: pride journaling. Pride journaling is, you guessed it, writing down things you’re proud of yourself for. I typically record one… Read More »Pride Journaling| Becoming Better
Don’t keep your eyes on the prize. Yes, you should have a goal. And it should be significant enough to energize and motivate you. But if you rely on feeling energized and motivated by your goal, you’ll never get there. And yes, you should know what direction you’re heading. But if you just focus on… Read More »Keep Your Eyes On The Process| Becoming Better