Goals and motivation
Goals and motivation
idea
Facing a tedious to-do list? This trick could make it easier
The ‘easy addendum effect’: how careful timing of your easier tasks could help you feel better at the end of the day
by Shayla Love
Psychotherapy
idea
Getting what we think we want can reveal just how complex desire is
Helping my clients probe their unspoken wants creates a space of freedom to express the possibilities that lie dormant
by Charlotte Fox Weber
Sports and games
guide
How to be a better loser
As a competitor, you can’t avoid the hurt of losing. But you can learn ways to bounce back stronger and more motivated
by Blakely Low-Scott
Sports and games
film
With a hushed intensity, Tuvsho finds her place in the sumo ring
Directed by George Thomson and Lukas Schrank
Goals and motivation
idea
A commitment is different from a goal – here’s why that matters
Whatever your aims in life, the words you use matter. Here’s an important distinction that will help you stay on track
by Justin Kompf
Freedom and choice
idea
The three reasons why it’s good for you to believe in free will
Regardless of whether humans do or don’t have free will, psychological research shows it’s beneficial to act as if you do
by Kennon Sheldon
Food and drink
guide
How to go vegetarian or vegan
Quitting animal foods needn’t be a hardship. Relish your new diet and make it stick with this nutritionist’s approach
by Reed Mangels
Dance
film
Bent out of shape by the surreal corporate dance towards success
Directed by Bear Damen
Emotion regulation
idea
Wish you had more self-control? You should hear the downsides
Many people wish they had the advantages of more self-control. But fewer know that the trait can be costly, too
by Samantha Lapka & Franki Kung
Meaning and the good life
idea
Our age of crises needs Bollnow’s philosophy of hope
What if life crises are not pitfalls en route to Maslow’s self-actualisation but hopeful new beginnings, as Bollnow argued?
by Norm Friesen
Goals and motivation
guide
How to complete an impossible challenge
There’s no need to hide under the bed covers – with the GOD principle you’ll be able to achieve your goals, big or small
by Kevin Dutton & John Collins
Sports and games
film
How an elite surfer followed the wave of his dreams back home to the Baltic Sea
A film by Maceo Frost, Henning Sandström & Freddie Meadows