Avoid decisions

Doing so at the end of your workday boosts your productivity:

• It helps you stop thinking about work: writing out a plan to finish uncompleted tasks provides the same mental relief as actually completing the task.
• It increases your willpower: starting the day wi...

Basic emotions like anger, surprise, disgust, joy, fear and sadness are thought to be universal, and a naturally-occuring reflexive response to a given situation, event or circumstance.

New studies show that human emotions are far more nuanced, and just like primary colors produce thousand...

Life can throw some seriously tricky puzzles our way, and figuring them out often feels like untangling a ball of yarn in the dark. That’s where mental models come in—a set of simple yet powerful ideas that act like a flashlight, helping to navigate the confusion, make be...