Today's Personal Growth Pulse
NYT launches ‘Ask the Therapist’ column to bring mental‑health advice to the masses
The New York Times introduced a weekly column called “Ask the Therapist,” written by psychotherapist and best‑selling author Lori Gottlieb. The feature invites readers to submit personal dilemmas, which Gottlieb answers with clinical insight and narrative flair. The newspaper aims to make professional mental‑health guidance accessible to a broad audience.
Here’s What Actually Matters Now.
Rae Haughart’s May‑time column tackles the unique fatigue teachers feel at the end of the school year and offers a three‑step framework for finishing with purpose. She urges educators to be candid with students, narrow their focus to three essential goals, and weave in one activity they truly enjoy. The piece reframes the final weeks from a survival sprint into a chance for meaningful closure, emphasizing personal well‑being and authentic student connections.
Even Top Performers Need Coaching
Sales leaders often claim that veteran reps don’t need coaching, but the article argues that even top performers can improve by 10‑15% when guided. It likens sales teams to sports squads, where coaches refine tactics and amplify strengths rather than...
Finding Your Why Fuels Bold, Purposeful Action
What's your "why" — and did you figure it out early or later in life? For the full 10percenthappier podcast episode with Ranjay Gulati — Harvard Business School professor and bestselling author of How to Be Bold and Deep Purpose —...
Kootenay Wellness Festival Returns June 12‑14, Spotlight on Mental Health and Community Resilience
The Kootenay Wellness Festival is back June 12‑14, 2026 in the Slocan Valley, offering more than 40 alcohol‑free workshops centered on mental health, connection and community resilience. Organizers say the event aims to make wellness accessible to families, elders and...
Practice with Feedback Outpaces Planning for Skill Mastery
A pottery class was split into 2 groups. Group A: make as many pots as possible. Group B: make one perfect pot. Group B spent the semester planning and theorizing. Group A spent it throwing clay and fixing mistakes. Group A's pots were better. By...
Brave Leaders Aren’t Loud
Claire Brumby argues that true bravery in leadership is quiet, truth‑driven action rather than loud confidence. In compliance, mistaking visibility for courage creates cultural decay and hidden risk. Gallup data shows engagement at a record low, with managers especially disengaged,...
Vice Report Offers Five Strategies to Beat Decision Fatigue
A Vice feature by Sammi Caramela presents five actionable strategies to alleviate decision fatigue, drawing on clinical commentary from Jessica Steinman, LMFT, Chief Clinical Officer at No Matter What Recovery. The piece highlights how routine, timing, and boundaries can preserve...
Swin Cash: ‘Basketball Was Never Just a Game for Me. It Became My Path to Bigger Change.’
Swin Cash says basketball is more than a game; she leverages her experience as a WNBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, NBA executive, and analyst to launch She’s Got Time, a platform connecting women across the sports industry. She cites research...
537 | Jerome
In this emotionally charged episode, host TK reflects on the sudden death of his longtime friend Jerome, sharing memories of Jerome’s minimalist, complaint‑free outlook and his own struggle to process the loss. Through a listener’s question about confronting grief with...
Justine Siegal Was Told Girls Don’t Belong in Baseball. She Built a League to Prove Them Wrong.
Justine Siegal, a former high‑school baseball player, became the first woman to coach men’s professional baseball and to throw batting practice for an MLB team. Leveraging a PhD in sports psychology, she founded the nonprofit Baseball for All in 2010...
Constance Schwartz-Morini Built a Powerhouse Sports Career on Losses, Lessons, and Leverage
Constance Schwartz‑Morini turned a high‑school negotiation—trading a frog dissection for a spot on the bowling team—into a lifelong talent‑management career. After a decade in the NFL’s entertainment‑marketing division and a stint guiding Snoop Dogg’s brand, she co‑founded SMAC Entertainment with Michael Strahan...
How Whatnot Goes Beyond Dogfooding to Instill a Consumer Focus
Whatnot, the live‑shopping platform launched in 2019, mandates that all 1,000+ employees buy, sell, and handle support tickets on the app each quarter, receiving $150 in credits for purchases. This rigorous dogfooding policy is tied to performance reviews, ensuring staff...
Trainer Senada Greca Says Daily Discipline, Not Motivation, Drives Lasting Fitness Habits
Trainer Senada Greca told the Well with Arielle Lorre podcast that daily discipline, not motivation, underpins lasting fitness habits. She argued that consistent action builds confidence and health benefits, especially for women of all ages.
The Hindu Reports Moderate Stress Can Sharpen Performance
The Hindu reports that recent studies confirm moderate stress activates physiological pathways that enhance cognitive performance and physical output. The findings suggest a nuanced view of stress as a tool for personal growth rather than a purely harmful condition.
Box Breathing Technique Proven to Reduce Anxiety by Activating Parasympathetic Response
Box breathing, also called square breathing, has been highlighted as an effective way to lower anxiety by balancing the autonomic nervous system. The technique’s simple four‑second inhale‑hold‑exhale‑hold pattern redirects focus and triggers a parasympathetic response, offering a practical tool for...
Fuzzy Values Make Exhausted Leaders
The article warns that leaders operating without clear personal values become exhausted, making decisions feel draining and inconsistent. It outlines a four‑step process: audit emotions to surface hidden values, distill them into three to five powerful words, translate those words...
Reset Your System, Not Your Motivation
Feeling busy but still behind? That’s not a motivation problem… it’s a system problem. The Ultimate Productivity Workshop this May is your reset. We’re going live to help you get clear, get organised, and finally feel in control of your time again. Spots...
On Beauty, Slow Writing, and Our Next Meet Up To Practise Both
The author is launching a 30‑day attention‑detox that blends slow‑writing exercises with a broader digital‑wellness challenge. The initiative invites participants to step away from relentless advertising, news feeds, and online shopping to reclaim focus. A Zoom meet‑up is scheduled for...
Master Your Biology: Timing Beats All Decisions
Timing isn't everything, everything is timing. From when you schedule doctor's appointments to when you drink your coffee, science shows that the "when" of your decisions matters just as much as the "what.” Learn to work with your biology, not...
The Productive Attitude Patterns of Billionaires
The post examines how billionaires channel mental energy toward positive outcomes rather than potential setbacks. It highlights Adam Neumann’s $2.2 billion net‑worth rebound and his new $Flow housing venture as a case study of optimism‑driven capital attraction. The author argues that high‑level...
If It only Works when You Feel Motivated, It Does NOT Work
Entrepreneur Blaine Oelkers argues that lasting results stem from systematic routines rather than fleeting motivation. In part two of his series, he outlines practical steps to embed habits—keeping actions consistent, starting small, and tying them to existing cues. For business...
People Who Keep Their Phone Face-Down on Every Table Aren’t Hiding Something — They Learned, Somewhere Along the Way, that...
The article explains why many adults habitually place their smartphones face‑down on tables: it’s a deliberate act to reclaim control over their time rather than a secretive gesture. The behavior stems from a childhood “phone wins” rule that taught interruptibility...
Adults Who Can Sit Through a Long Silence without Filling It Aren’t Cold — They Grew up Around People Who...
Adults who comfortably sit through prolonged silences often grew up in homes where words were wielded as tools of control rather than connection. In such environments, quiet became a sanctuary, teaching children to think deeply in the gaps between speech....
Stop Waiting—Live Your Worthy, Joyful Dreams Now
Life is really too short to be at war with your thoughts, or stay in a bad relationship, or postpone that trip, or shame your body, or not go for that promotion, or stay small to keep them comfortable, or...
The CEE Startup Superpower: Cultural Weakness Becomes Competitive Edge
At the Startup Moldova Summit 2026, cultural expert Jaïr Halevi warned Central and Eastern European founders that neglecting company culture is a strategic blind spot. He likened culture to a tennis serve—founders control it while external market forces remain unpredictable....
Access without Action: How Toxic Mindsets Stop Learners From Realizing Their Potential
The Institute for Self‑Directed Learning surveyed 4‑12th‑grade students at The Forest School who were at least one grade level behind on IXL diagnostics. Although 78% said peers or family could help, only 28% collaborated regularly, exposing an “access‑action gap.” The...
Trained Equanimity and a Bias Toward Action
Seth Godin’s essay reframes equanimity and a bias toward action as a combined operating system for professionals. He argues that staying calm while deliberately acting turns optimism into measurable progress. The piece urges readers to focus on the present, avoid...
Master Your Emotions, Discipline Drives Trading Success
“Trading is a mental game. You have to become the boss of your actions and reactions—which means becoming the boss of your emotions. Then, and only then, does discipline have the opportunity to develop… and consistency drive performance. Without...
10 Phrases That Accelerate Leadership Progress
The article argues that leadership progress hinges on the everyday words leaders use, presenting ten specific phrases that can accelerate improvement. Each phrase is tied to Lean principles such as problem‑solving, gemba walks, learning from mistakes, and shared ownership. By...
Understanding ADHD Task Avoidance Beyond Excuse Narratives
Has anyone found a good way to explain ADHD task avoidance that doesn’t just sound like making excuses?
Are You a Dreamer? Why 1,000 Ideas and Zero Actions Is Procrastination in Disguise
Jon Acuff’s May 4, 2026 column introduces the first of four procrastination profiles – the Dreamer. Dreamers excel at spawning countless ideas but stall when it comes to turning vision into concrete action. The article explains how the dopamine rush from new...
Trust the Future Dots; Follow Your Heart Confidently
"So you have to trust that somehow the dots will connect in your future. You have to trust in something, your gut, your destiny, life, karma, whatever. Because believing the dots will connect down the road will give you the...
Learn Faster by Teaching Like a Child
THE FEYNMAN TECHNIQUE FOR LEARNING: 1. Pick and study a topic. 2. Explain the topic to someone, like a child, who is unfamiliar with the topic. Use simple language. 3. Identify any gaps in your understanding. 4. Return to the literature to understand better.
Harvard Business School Professor: This One Research Study Will Change Your Life and Career
In this episode, Mel Robbins talks with Harvard Business School professor Dr. Leslie K. John about her groundbreaking research on self‑disclosure and the power of "oversharing." John explains that revealing sensitive information—when done strategically—builds trust, improves relationships, and even boosts...
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5 Simple Wellness Rituals That Can Actually Make You Happier
Leadership coach Dana Mahina outlines five simple wellness rituals—intentional microjoys, boundary gratitude, energy auditing, presence pausing, and values‑alignment check‑ins—to boost mental wellbeing and happiness. She stresses that mental health is inseparable from physical health and that high‑achieving professionals often neglect inner...
Arrogance vs Self‑Knowledge: Fear Builds Standards, Clarity Guides
As a doctor of psychology, something I recently coached a CEO on: The difference between arrogance & self knowledge is whether the standard is built on fear or clarity.
The Secret to Success Is ‘Monotasking’
A new Atlantic piece highlights research by UC‑Irvine psychologist Gloria Mark showing that knowledge‑workers increasingly fragment their attention. In 2004 workers switched tasks roughly every three minutes; by 2012 that interval fell to 75 seconds and by 2022 to 45...
Day One Of No Scrolling: The Results So Far
On the first day of a self‑imposed social‑media break, writer Celia Farber reports a ten‑hour uninterrupted work session, heightened focus, and a return of emotional responsiveness. She attributes the shift to the absence of scrolling, which she claims fragments attention...
May Goal Sprint: Writing, Business, and Wellness Wins
My goals for May as an author and woman (posting here for accountability) 1. finish first draft of Dark Surrender 2. Finish taking work stuff out of basement and organizing She-Shed 3. Do trial run of sales on new website 4. Work...
I Noticed Last Month that I Have Been Turning Down Invitations Not because I Don’t Want to Go, but because...
The author, a 44‑year‑old professional, realized he’s been reflexively declining social invitations even though the underlying obligations that once accompanied them no longer exist. He traces the habit to a decades‑old “contract” where saying yes meant managing logistics, emotional labor,...
Pat Cummins Balances World Cricket Captaincy with Fatherhood
Australian Test captain Pat Cummins returned to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL while caring for his young family, revealing the strategies he uses to keep both his sport and his home life on track. The elite fast‑bowler says embracing...
Failure Accumulates: Small Missed Actions Build Big Losses
The same way big successes are the result of lots of tiny steps, big failures are the result of lots of tiny mistakes. You don't fail "all at once." You fail slowly, little by little, each day, every time you...
Founders Burn Out when They Become Irreplaceable
Founders don't burn out from working too hard. They burn out from being irreplaceable for too long.
Finding Treasures in the Trash
In this debut episode of "Finding Treasures in the Trash," host Keri Jacobs-Curvetto introduces the show's premise: turning the painful, hidden parts of our lives into sources of growth and meaning. She frames anxiety, depression, and feelings of not belonging...
Stop Dwelling on Unproductivity, Boost Your Output
I became so much more productive when I stopped spending so much time thinking about how unproductive I was.
Beware Free Lunches; Shortcuts Always Cost Something
Always be sceptical of the free lunch, the shortcut, or the quick fix. There is always a price.
Jung: Suffering Fuels Creative Divine Potential
The pain in you and the god in you – Carl Jung on the relationship between psychological suffering and creativity https://t.co/mKU05A3jQJ
Shape Your Odds: Luck Isn't the Whole Story
In poker there’s still luck, but you can shape the odds. In life, too. So, while it’s true that success/failure contains a healthy-but-unknown measure of luck, that’s not 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. Shaping the odds, is.
Change Happens When Shock Beats Conditioning
Most people do not change because they decided to. They change when something hits harder than their conditioning. That is when the opening appears.
Apply One Book, Don't Just Read Many
You're better off reading 1 book and spending the next 51 weeks applying it than you are reading 52 books and never applying any of them.