1 day agoMember-only3 Reasons Why Self-Help Books Don’t WorkLife wisdom for the naive — Don’t rely on ready-made advice. You have to discover for yourself what helps you in life and what harms you. How to rebuild a broken career in 5 simply steps? How to pick up a handsome guy? How to increase your self-esteem and assertiveness? To improve our lives and careers…Self Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
3 days agoMember-only250 Followers in 2.5 Months. How to Do It Faster?Do not make these three mistakes of mine — My path to 250 followers — what I did wrong and how you can benefit from my knowledge I did it! At last! After almost 2.5 months, I exceeded the magic number of 250 followers. I’m incredibly happy. And I am very grateful to everyone who trusted me, showed kindness…100 Followers5 min read100 Followers5 min read
May 24Member-onlyHow to Extend the Life of Your Business? Learn about the Simple Test of Two PizzasA small team will achieve more — Today about managerial numerology. Why are 5, 15 and 150 magic numbers for your business? Why do most businesses fail before their third anniversary, and only a few last for decades? Experts have long been trying to discover the secret of companies’ longevity. According to Jim Collins, it lies in…Team Building4 min readTeam Building4 min read
May 23Member-onlyPhysical Activity is Key to College Success. Scientific EvidenceSports and learning — the perfect combination — It’s not true that science is for scrawny nerds with glasses. People who play sports learn faster. If you want to be a better student, start going to the gym. The motto of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow is “Plus ratio quam vis” (more is reason than strength). In American…Sports3 min readSports3 min read
May 22Member-onlyJust One Thing, Stupid! Why You Should Avoid MultitaskingProductivity trap — Multitasking reduces productivity by 40 percent, and on top of that… it shrinks your brain and lowers IQ. Do you still want to be a master of doing a hundred things at once? Saint Thomas Aquinas dictated three philosophical treatises at the same time. That’s why he wrote and accomplished…Multitasking4 min readMultitasking4 min read
May 17Member-onlyMake Yourself a Digital SabbathClear your mind — Smartphones, tablets and laptops were supposed to make our lives easier. Meanwhile, they enslave us, rob us of our privacy and kill our creativity. Disconnecting from the network — this is the practice of Tiffany Shlain with her husband, who as a filmmaker shows the impact of digital innovations on…Fomo4 min readFomo4 min read
May 17Member-onlyBe Like Vanilla Ice Cream and Grab 30% of the MarketArt of selling yourself — Forget about false modesty. What you know, can and do does not speak for itself. If you want to develop and make a career, start talking about yourself well. Store refrigerators have been swamped by three flavors: vanilla, chocolate and hazelnut — in that order. Intuition tells us that the…McDonalds6 min readMcDonalds6 min read
May 15Member-onlyAwaken the Dragon Within. 6 Timeless Lessons from Bruce LeeBe water, my friend — By imitating the nature of water, its gentleness and strength, you can become a better worker, specialist, leader. An express guide to the sensational philosophy of Bruce Lee, the legendary martial arts master. A scholar visited a Zen master to learn about his teachings. As the host spoke, the visitor…Bruce Lee6 min readBruce Lee6 min read
May 12Member-onlyAre You Prepared for the End of the World?Apocalypse time is coming — A nuclear attack? A tsunami? An alien invasion? Or an outbreak of a virus strain a hundred times worse than COVID-19? Or a global financial meltdown? Preppers can’t wait for the apocalypse. And they are prepared for it. But what about you? As a child, I liked to play war…War5 min readWar5 min read
May 11Member-onlyHow to Overcome Primal Man’s Instinct and Build a Six-PackYou have to outsmart evolution — It would be nice to parade with a six-pack on the beach, arousing the envy of the gentlemen and the admiration of the ladies. Just how do you force yourself to go to the gym every day and deny yourself a cold beer? Our Paleolithic ancestors disregarded the future. No…Psychology5 min readPsychology5 min read
