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Dopamine: The Greedy Molecule That Makes You Miserable

Lessons from The Molecule of More on how to use a better understanding of dopamine to get more enjoyment from your life.

Lying to yourself and making excuses turns you into an easily-offended, deluded drain on society. Here’s how to stop.

Self-justification is your over-protective mother of an ego coddling your feeble, fragile identity. Here’s how it works, with examples.

A quick quiz, cheat sheet, and refresher on how to separate a false growth mindset from a real one and be less fixed-minded.

Quick lessons on how to be smart with your money summarized from Morgan Housel’s book, The Psychology of Money.

Summary of the strategies I learned from Timothy Gallwey’s book, The Inner Game of Tennis, to silence my mind and get better faster.

Time logging seems tedious, but can produce incredidble results. Here’s a time log example for a regular day in my life.

Move over Martha. Follow gathering guru Priya Parker’s counterintuitive advice for throwing memorable dinner parties with friends instead.