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Are Successful People Just Putting in More Effort?
As someone who writes advice for a living, I’m always interested in the ways advice works, how it gets distorted and what the typical advice-receiver can do about it. Recently, I came across some research that suggests a new way advice-givers aren’t being totally honest with you: paternalistic advice bias. Here’s the abstract, from the […]
How Much Can You Possibly Learn?
How much can the brain store? We all know how much our computers and phones can store, if only because we occasionally get the pings of messages telling us we’ve taken too many photos or downloaded too many apps or movies and something has to be deleted to store more. The brain doesn’t seem to […]
Is Reading Blogs Like This One Keeping You From Improving Your Life?
Is reading about self-improvement a complement or a substitute for taking self-improvement action? Learn about the difference and how it can be used.
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