“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.” - William James It’s a classic situation: You’re playing tennis, moving your opponent all around the court, everything looks easy. But suddenly, you can’t keep the ball in the court anymore. Your great forehand simply stops working. You completely lose the control of the match (…and... 

“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.” Do you want to make better use of your time? If so, you’re not alone. We all want to be more productive in order to get ahead in our lives. Time management is really about managing yourself. It’s about making a commitment to be more organized, maintain your focus and use your time to your best advantage. You probably know that effective time management... 

“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.” - Plato You’ve heard it literally zillions times before: Working out is good for you and sitting around on your ass watching TV is bad. But besides the obvious fact that it helps you burn that fat and look better, why is it so good for you anyway? The merits of exercise —... 

“It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.” - Rene Descartes A person’s IQ was thought to be a fixed commodity largely determined by genetics. But is your IQ really set in stone or can you cheat a few extra points? Recent hints suggest that a very basic brain function called working memory might underlie our general intelligence, opening up the intriguing possibility that if you improve your... 

“How soon ‘not now’ becomes ‘never’.” - Martin Luther You know you’ve got to get moving. You’re determined to park the car a few blocks from work, take the stairs, and hit the gym after work. But a few weeks pass and before you know it, parking spots start opening up right in front of the building, the elevator is already in the lobby, and you’ve worked late every night that week. Every... 

“Stress is an admission of weakness, a cry of defeat to the world.” - Carrie Latet No matter how calm or relaxed we are, we’ve all fallen victim to stress at one time or another. It’s very easy to succumb to stress throughout your hectic day. Things like being stuck in traffic on the way to work, discovering that the coffee machine is broken, learning that your boss is gone and has left a pile of things to be done pronto,...