Productivity & mind
On mindset, habits, psychology and living productively
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Discipline Doesn’t Begin with Making the Bed, but with Noticing
Everyone says discipline begins with making your bed. Until my son’s symptoms taught me something else. An honest…
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A Mother Kisses Her Baby in an MRI: Those Spots Are Not Oxytocin
A legendary MRI of a mother and baby has circulated for years with a caption that is not…
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Introvert or extrovert: the quiet brain and the loud brain
At a party, one person charges up while the other quietly drains away. What does science really say…
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Setting boundaries: why one no outweighs ten yeses
You gave for years. You said no once, and the warmth disappeared. That is not ingratitude, it is…
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Manipulation: Your Brain Is Not an Honest Witness
Two famous experiments, on the optimism bias and our discomfort with silence, show how easily the mind is…
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Pawn and King: Who You Remain When Everything Goes Against You
A pawn sees a king in the mirror. What does that picture really say about self-image, identity, and…
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Screen time and children: from homo erectus to gamer, and what the science really says
Maybe you know the scene: you call out “dinner’s ready”, and off they go again with their plate,…
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Procrastination: why “tomorrow” is not a plan, and “tomorrow at 7 pm” is
An intention without a time is a parcel without an address. What the science says about procrastination, and…
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Letting go: why your brain clings to yesterday
A line from a cartoon turned out not to be Eleanor Roosevelt’s wisdom, yet the thought holds. Why…
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Self-Image: The Scar Only You Can See
A 1980 Dartmouth experiment shows how we keep seeing scars that others simply cannot. On self-image, the spotlight…