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This one question stops an argument between partners in its tracks:

“How important is this to you on a scale of 1 to 10?”

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Your “meeting” isn’t a meeting when it’s:

1. A social engagement
2. An event update
3. A brainstorming session

Unless you’re gaining consensus on a specific issue,

Having an equitable marriage is a value of mine, but for a long time, I fell woefully short of it.

Here’s how we

Hard truth:

Positive results are a hope, not a certainty. Don’t fixate on outcomes you can’t control.

Instead, focus on your inputs. You’ll only

Extrinsic motivation won’t work for everything.

When your tasks require more creativity, you need to access intrinsic motivation to do them well.

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The same things that make your phone engaging and easy to use also make it potentially distracting.

For many of us, these distractions

65% of American adults sleep with their phones on or near their beds.

My wife and I used to be a part of

Distraction is a self-defeating act.

Until you learn to deal with uncomfortable internal triggers, you’ll remain distraction-prone.

But by understanding your pain, you

“I’ll do it tomorrow.” No you won’t.

Every time you put off tasks for your future self to take care of, you’re falling

Your endless search for the perfect productivity app is a distraction. Here’s why:

1️⃣Going from tool to tool costs you time.
2️⃣Failing to

“Only boring people get bored.”

Your grandma probably said this to you on a lazy summer afternoon, but contrary to grandma’s belief, being

You're running up against a deadline, but your mind keeps wandering away from the task at hand. Why is this happening, and what

Mozart didn’t master music in a dinky school band room.

He received a world-class, individualized education that has historically only been accessible to

You’re being misled about the power of “No.”

If your boss assigns you a task, how likely are you to “just say no?”

Multitasking is great, but not the way you’re doing it.

People aren’t meant to perform more than one complex task at a time,

You’re confusing “values” with things you value.

How can you tell? If someone can take it away from you, then it’s not one

Your kids aren’t addicted to their phones.

Their tech overuse is filling the gaps left by insufficient psychological nutrients. Humans need these 3

Schools gave kids tablets before teaching them how to deal with distraction.

The devices can be powerful learning tools, but not without the

Does this after-work routine sound familiar:

You close your laptop after what’s felt like an impossibly long day of work. Earlier you thought you

If you want your kids to flourish, they need these 3 psychological nutrients (that school often doesn’t give them):

Autonomy, competence, and relatedness.