Follow Your Desires: A Crucial Step Toward Immense Growth

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What’s holding you back from achieving extraordinary success? What’s the benefit of following your dreams? Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy explore how following your desires can lead to transformative growth and unprecedented success. Their revolutionary approach will change the way you think about achievement and personal development. Check out how to transform your perspective on success by letting your dreams guide you.

The Benefits of Avoiding Overcommitment in Your Life

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Are you overwhelmed by an endless list of commitments that drain your energy? What if there was a way to find more fulfillment by doing less? Oliver Burkeman’s Meditations for Mortals explores the counterintuitive path to happiness by limiting our commitments and information intake. He reveals how overcommitment and information overload prevent us from living meaningful lives. Discover how narrowing your focus can lead to greater satisfaction and success in life.

How to Measure Progress: Why You Should Do It Backward

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Do you want to make incredible progress? How can you measure your achievements? In 10x Is Easier Than 2x, Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy reveal how to measure progress in a way that can transform your path to success. Their insights show a way that builds momentum and unlocks unprecedented personal growth. Keep reading to discover why looking backward, not forward, might be the game-changing perspective you need.

Overcoming Obstacles in Life: Facing Conflict and Failure

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What are common obstacles that you’re bound to cross in life? How can you get past these obstacles to move forward? Jeffrey Pfeffer says that on your journey to gain power, there will be conflicts and failures. It’s important to learn how to manage and deal with such obstacles so you don’t let setbacks stop you. Find out how to overcome obstacles in life that are naturally going to come up.

The History of Burnout: Which Generation Had It Worse?

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How has society’s understanding of exhaustion evolved over centuries? What makes today’s digital workplace uniquely exhausting? While we’ve suffered from exhaustion throughout history, today’s version is different. Often seen as workplace burnout, it’s exacerbated by digital overload and the blurring of lines between work and home life. Continue reading to learn about the history of burnout and what can be done to lessen the severity.

5 ADHD Challenges That Make Normal Tasks Feel Hard

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What are the biggest challenges with ADHD? How do these challenges relate to executive functions? Struggling with executive functions—skills that help with complex cognitive tasks—can make many aspects of daily life more challenging for people with ADHD. Phil Boissiere names five challenges, each relating to a specific executive function. Let’s look at these five ADHD challenges and how they can disrupt your day-to-day life.

How to Make Your 2025 New Year’s Resolutions Stick

How to Make Your 2025 New Year’s Resolutions Stick

What are your goals for 2025? How can you ensure that you follow through with them? A new year offers a clean slate and a chance for a new direction. But it can be difficult to embrace change. That’s why we compiled advice from four top authors on how to face your fears, choose a path, and take action. Here are four tips for making your 2025 New Year’s resolutions stick.

3 Disadvantages of Power: Why It Can Be a Curse

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When does power become a bad thing? How does power create trust issues? Though obtaining power is good for you and your career, there are significant downsides to power, says Jeffrey Pfeffer. He argues that the positives of power outweigh the negatives, but you should still be aware of the potential price you may have to pay when seeking power. Let’s go over three major disadvantages of power below.

Why Physical Buttons in Cars Are Replacing Touchscreens

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Do you prefer touchscreens or buttons in cars? Which one is safer? Will physical controls make a full comeback? Manufacturers are bringing back physical buttons to operate everything from phones to cars to appliances—challenging the decades-long assumption that “newer” means “better” design. Research shows physical controls are safer and work better—and users feel more psychological satisfaction. Here’s how society went from buttons to touchscreens to buttons.

Is It Possible to Over-Save Money? Yes—Here’s Why It’s Bad

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Is it possible to save too much money? Why is over-saving a bad thing? Why has excessive saving become common among Americans? Financial anxiety is driving Americans of all incomes to save too much money, often at the expense of their long-term wealth and current quality of life. Financial experts say extreme savers miss opportunities for higher investment returns and delay important life decisions. Here’s why, counter to popular belief, over-saving isn’t actually a good thing.