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Beyond compromise: How to get what you want out of every negotiation

August 19, 2019June 9, 2019 Karem Mieses

We’ve all been conditioned to think that compromise is the best that can come out of any given conflict. Unfortunately, this means that each party has to make a concession and thus walk away with only a little bit of what they actually wanted, or risk losing it all. But there could be a better way to handle the situation.... Read More

Structured procrastination is a thing to create & get more done

August 12, 2019June 9, 2019 Karem Mieses

Have you ever noticed how weirdly productive procrastination is? You really don’t want to do this one thing so you opt for ten others while you avoid and try to work up the mental energy required to focus on what you should be doing in the first place. The problem is that the tasks we usually gravitate towards in our... Read More

Why you should start a side business even if you’re a stay at home parent

July 15, 2019June 9, 2019 Karem Mieses

A side business or “side hustle” as they are affectionately called, is basically anything that you can do in your spare time to make some extra cash for yourself. The beauty of side business is that you’ll essentially take something that you already enjoy and are already great at, and use that as a means to generate a secondary revenue... Read More

Why items with a 99% rate of success sell more than items with a 1% rate of failure

June 24, 2019June 9, 2019 Karem Mieses

It seems crazy, but it’s true. The exact same product, with the exact same functions and statistics, will yield varying results depending on how it’s first introduced to the market. As demonstrated in a research study led by Benedetto De Martino from the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at Cambridge University, ‘human choices are remarkably susceptible to the manner in which options are... Read More

Be productive with clarity and laser-focus

June 10, 2019June 9, 2019 Karem Mieses

Do you suffer from a failure to launch? Not rockets or big, grand openings of some special event, but a simple and consistent launch into the next chapter of your own life. You see, most of us have the whole dreaming thing figured out. We know exactly what we want to be in the future, how we want to live,... Read More

Hack your self-control and willpower like children

May 27, 2019June 9, 2019 Karem Mieses

You’ve probably heard about the marshmallow test. A small group of preschool children between 3 to 5 years old are each offered a marshmallow and given two choices; eat the treat immediately, or wait until the researcher returns and receive a second marshmallow. No threats of punishment on failure, just the promise of reward if they can hold out until... Read More

How to break a bad habit?

May 13, 2019June 9, 2019 Karem Mieses

So, habits are pretty much the human version of automation. You do one thing often enough, your brain will take over and start producing the most efficient results with the least amount of effort from you. You don’t have to think about it or plan for it or convince yourself to do it. One cue from the environment and you’ll... Read More

Organizing your to-do list for maximum productivity

April 15, 2019April 5, 2019 Karem Mieses

A to-do list can be a great companion for productivity — helping you to plan ahead, making sure that you don’t forget anything, and freeing up your mind to focus on the important stuff. On the flip side, an excessively long to-do list could kill your motivation before you even get started, limit creativity and spontaneity, or worse, make you... Read More