The Week in Better Humans, July 19–25, 2021
Below is your non-algorithmic list of everything new on Better Humans this week.
This week includes lessons from earning a World Jiu-Jitsu Championship to reading between the lines on dating profiles. From smart habit building to stretching those muscles who resent all your time at your desk to getting a new job to get away from that desk. And lots of good advice on setting boundaries. Lots.
We even throw in a bit of psychopathy, just for fun.
It’s all below.
How a Brain Scan Might Prove That You’re a Psychopath
Dr. James Fallon devoted his life to studying psychopaths, before realizing a scan of a brain that looked like a serial killer…was his own by Andrew Gold
An Exercise To Stretch and Strengthen Your Feet
Your back, core, and hamstrings will thank you, too by Anna Maltby in Monday Move
5 Patterns That Made Me a World Jiu-Jitsu Champion
“Hard work” is a gross oversimplification. These are the habits and lifestyle patterns that took me from complete newbie to world champion in just four years by Chris Wojcik
Mental Models and Social Situations
Your mental models can both assist and limit your perceptions of the world, especially when you meet a person for the first time by Chris Mahoney
Need Motivation? Make a Price Pact
This highly effective technique harnesses the power of “loss aversion” to help you reach your goals by Nir Eyal
Smile From the Devil: A Women’s Guide To Reading Dating Profiles
The secret weapons of avoiding bad dates: Critical Discourse Analysis and Thin-slicing by Jennie Young
How To Beat Depression Using Newton’s First Law of Motion
How I made myself get up and move: inertia, twerking, and other self-help for a serious condition by Isa of Gaia
When and Why to Say No
Countless articles tell you to say “no” more often. This is how you actually make the right decision on exercising that boundary. by Michelle Loucadoux, MBA in Pragmatic Productivity
How To Lead Effectively (Even if Everything Is Trying to Kill You)
Leading with three balls and a management “picsie” by Simon Ash
I’m Autistic — Here Are 4 Things I Do at Night To Sleep Better
For the past year, I’ve been sleeping better than at any other time in my life, despite being prone to anxiety by Ines May
My 6-Month Alcohol-Free Experiment
The unexpected and amazing benefits of taking prolonged periods off drinking by Emily Rudow
The Cure for Anxiety Is Not Calm
What Tiger Woods and karaoke tell us about stress management by Peter John K
Two Strategies for Disconnecting From Work
Setting boundaries around work seems tougher than ever. Here’s how to do it as part of your healthy self-care by Evelyn Ong
Hey, Job Interviews Are Supposed to Be Fun!
A veteran career counselor on how to overcome two common anxieties about job interviews by Anne Kruse, M.S.
Have a good week. And a reminder that Better Humans supports your right to good self-care—whatever that means for you!
