How to Get 1% Better Every Day Get life changing conversations with the world’s great thinkers. We are proud to present the following excerpt from habit expert James Clear’s new book, ‘Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones,’ available everywhere today. The fate of British Cycling changed one day in 2003. The organization, which was the governing body for professional cycling in
Psychology
October 15, 2021
Creativity, Happiness and Your Own Two Hands
Research has shown that creating or tending things by hand enhances mental health and makes us happy. Dr. Kelly Lambert (www.kellylambertlab.com) explored the relationship between hand use, current cultural habits, and mood. She found that hands-on work satisfies our primal need to make things and could also be an antidote for our cultural malaise. Too much time on technological devices and the fact that we buy almost all of what
October 9, 2021
The Science of 'Sleeping On It'
Experts say if you want to harness sleep’s problem-solving powers to the fullest, think about your dilemma just before bed Illustration: Kieran Blakey Thomas Edison appreciated a good midday snooze, and the great inventor’s quirky napping routine has become legend. By most accounts, Edison liked to settle into a comfortable chair with a ball bearing in each hand, and metal pie pans at his feet. After dozing for a while,