Improve Every Day

You get 86,400 seconds every single day. And guess what? It all comes down to how you choose to spend yours. Whether you use them productively or waste them, that's your choice. How many times do you go through the course of the day and realize, that you didn't do anything you should have done? You obviously spent that time somewhere, but it wasn't on the things you wanted to. Instead...

Back when I was in still in school there was this stereotype going around. Kids who were nerdy and never did any kind of sports were considered the most intelligent and bright. The jocks who were sporty and fit, were often branded as simple-minded and empty-headed. So by following this stereotype you had two groups: Smart and weak. Dumb and fit. However in the recent years, there's a new stere...

If you want to become better than yesterday, you need to know how to form good habits. However, like many people do, you might notice that the first few days are easy. You feel super motivated starting a new workout plan, learning a new skill or playing an instrument. But a week in to it, you find that life has started taking over again and your motivation is nonexistent. ou skip one day, then ano...

Have you ever been interested in becoming more productive or managing your time better? Then you've most likely come across the Pareto Principle before, also known as the 80/20 rule. If you've never heard of it, then you'll learn more about it in this video. The Pareto principle states that in any situation, 20 percent of the inputs or activities, are responsible for 80 percent of the...

Today I will share with you my morning routine, which works wonders at keeping me productive. It might not work as well for you, as it does for me, since we have different goals and different schedules. However you might get some ideas which you could implement and tweak in your own routine.

The use of social media has skyrocketed in the last decade. We are spending more and more time on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. Whenever we have some free time, we check our news feed, to see if something new has happened. Whether we'd like to admit it or not, it's changing why and how we do certain things; and especially how we look at them. Too much use of social media has b...

We all know that exercise makes us feel better, but most of us have no idea why. We assume it's because we're burning off stress or boosting endorphins. But the real reason we feel so good when we exercise is that it makes the brain function at its best. And in my opinion this benefit is far more important than what it does for the body. Building muscles, conditioning the heart and lungs a...

If you want to succeed, you need to set goals. Without them you lack focus and direction. They also provide you with a benchmark to determine whether or not you're actually succeeding at them. We all struggle sometimes to achieve our plans. And it's not that we lack the effort, but our goals are not structured efficiently. To accomplish your objective you need to know how to set it up prop...

You've most likely been taking warm showers for your entire life and there's nothing wrong with that. However today I'm going to tell you about the benefits of switching from warm to cold. And I'll explain the best way to do it.

Music has been an important part of every human culture, both past and present. It can play a part in brain development, learning, mood, and even your health. One of the most common affects music has, is that it can alter our mood and feelings, by stimulating the formation of certain brain chemicals. When you listen to music you actually like, your brain releases a neurotransmitter called dopamine...

Don't you just hate those pesky nights when you can't fall asleep? When you just toss and turn all night? You're in luck, as I have some solutions for this problem, which I'll share with you in today's video. There are five things you should do every single night. After I started using these methods, I now fall asleep in under 5 minutes, instead of tossing and turning for 1 hou...

Amazing new child prodigy has been found. He can the play piano flawlessly at the age of only 6! Another one! This time it's a math prodigy! Child prodigies are popping all over the news these days. And we think to ourselves: What amazing talent have they been born with. They are so lucky! They are living proof that talent exists! But wait a minute... Let's take a step back and look at thi...

With so many books in the world, how do you know which ones should you read? You probably don't want to waste your time reading books that give no value, that's why you should choose them wisely. In today's video, I want to talk about 5 books I read, that had a huge impact on my life. These are the books I think everyone should read at least once and if you're like me you will be r...

You can get the book here: US: http://amzn.to/2CcFEvm EU: http://amzn.to/2CrS0nn Willpower is a general strength that improves everything along with it. In fact, willpower is a better predictor of how well you do in school or how successful you are at work, than intelligence. If we want to improve our lives, willpower is not a bad place to start.

Lazslo Polgar, was one of the earliest advocates that great performers are made, not born. He had argued, that dedicated practice in any chosen field, could transform any healthy child into a genius. He realized that the only way to prove his theory was to test it on his own future children. So he found a young Ukrainian woman named Klara, who found his arguments irresistible and ended up taking p...

Warren Buffett, is without a doubt, one of the most successful investors of all time. As of right now, his net worth is over 80 billion dollars, making him one of the wealthiest people in the world. Although he is best known for his financial advice, Buffett himself has identified his focus and productivity as one of the major keys to his success. Let's take a look at a story between him and h...

How often do you actually wake up feeling energized? How many times a week do you get up when your alarm rings, without hitting the snooze button? Nothing is worse than going to bed early, only to wake up still feeling exhausted. There are number of factors that affect how tired you feel in the morning, and you probably have some habits that are robbing you of your energy. We'll look at some o...

The Pomodoro Technique was developed by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s. If you don't know, "Pomodoro" is Italian for tomato. Cirillo used a kitchen timer shaped like a tomato as his personal timer when he was a university student, and thus the method’s name. The technique can help you power through distractions and get things done while taking frequent breaks. Best of all, it's pro...

In today's fast paced world, a good night's sleep has become somewhat of a luxury. Functioning on less sleep has even become some kind of badge of honor. But sleep should become our top priority. One of the biggest problems with lack of sleep is that people don't even know they are sleep deprived. Studies show that over time, people who are getting five hours of sleep, instead of seven...

As I said in my previous video, communication skills are a necessity in today's society and are something everyone should learn. After all, 85 percent of one's success in life is directly due to communication skills. Connecting with other people brings infinite rewards. Whether it's landing the job, winning the promotion or charming a new partner, other people are your greatest resourc...

Have you ever admired those successful people who seem to "have it all"? Their success boils down to their more skillful way of dealing with fellow human beings. Today I'll be sharing five techniques from a great book on communication techniques: "How to talk to anyone" by Leil Lowndes. 1. The flooding smile 2. Sticky eyes 3. Limit the fidget 4. Parroting 5. Wear a Whatzit Biza...

There will always be challenges and obstacles in life. Some more difficult and some less. What matters is how we look at the problems we face. Are we looking with a fixed, or a growth mindset? In this video I explain the two mindsets through a story of twin brothers. People with a growth mindset know intelligence can be developed. It leads to a desire to learn and therefore a tendency to: embrace...

You might be asking yourself "Why am I lazy?" Wouldn't it feel fantastic if you reached the end of the day and looked back with satisfaction on the things you'd achieved? Laziness is a nasty little affliction that affects everyone from time to time. Often it's an attempt to avoid difficult or unpleasant tasks. But remember, laziness is a habit, not a personality trait.

When you try to do two things at once, you can't or won't do either well. If you think multitasking is an efficient way to get more done, you've got it backward. It's an efficient way to get less done. In the world of results, it will fail you every time. And for some reason in today’s society, doing just one thing at a time seems downright wasteful.

Are you talented? Or could it be that you're just hard working? The talent myth is built on the idea that innate ability, rather than practice, is what ultimately determines whether we have it within us to achieve excellence. This is a corrosive idea, robbing individuals of the incentive to transform themselves through effort. In 1991 Anders Ericsson, a psychologist at Florida State University...