Sleep !

Learning : 5 of 8

In my quest to do more, my simple solution was to sleep less. Just wanted to make sure that, whether that made sense. And what I found was not at all what I expected.

Sleep is your superpower
Matt Walker

Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature's best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this deep dive into the science of slumber, Walker shares the wonderfully good things that happen when you get sleep -- and the alarmingly bad things that happen when you don't, for both your brain and body. Learn more about sleep's impact on your learning, memory, immune system and even your genetic code -- as well as some helpful tips for getting some shut-eye.

Vulnerability !

Learning : 4 of 8

we are told to be confident. And never to be vulnerable. So it was intriguing to get a contrarian take. Intriguing, yet Interesting and Insightful.
 
The power of vulnerability
Brené Brown
Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity.

Stress !

Learning : 3 of 8 

Stress seems to be the #1 cause of illness of relatives, friends and colleagues around me. And I wanted to find an antidote before it got me too.

How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed
Daniel Levitin

You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion. Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin thinks there's a way to avoid making critical mistakes in stressful situations, when your thinking becomes clouded -- the pre-mortem. "We all are going to fail now and then," he says. "The idea is to think ahead to what those failures might be."

Bad Habits !

Learning : 2 of 8

What got me to start this series was bad habits. Bad habits of not being able to read and learn on an on-going and consistent basis. So if I could learn how to break bad habits, that would be immensely helpful.

A simple way to break a bad habit
Judson Brewer

Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction -- from smoking to overeating to all those other things we do even though we know they're bad for us. Learn more about the mechanism of habit development and discover a simple but profound tactic that might help you beat your next urge to smoke, snack or check a text while driving.