How to overcome decision fatigue

Do you ever feel exhausted by the middle of the day? If so, you could be suffering from decision fatigue. Decision fatigue occurs when you have to repeatedly make decisions. Every decision you make takes effort and depletes some of your mental resources. By the end of the day – after making hundreds of decisions […]

Busting the myth of being naturally smart

Is there such a thing as being naturally smart? I don’t think so. Students who look like they are naturally smart just have a bit of a head start on the rest of the class. From the outside, it looks like easy street for these ‘smart’ students. They are cruising along, getting good marks without […]

10 books that changed my life this year

I love a lot of things in life, such as . . . Big bowls of pasta, op shops, my husband and a comfy pair of pants. But one of my great loves is books. I love reading books, particularly nonfiction books. As a kid, I wasn’t much of a bookworm though. When it came […]

How I took control of my life by deleting my social media accounts

Do you ever feel like your brain and life is in a bit of a rut? I was in a rut. My wheels were spinning. I didn’t feel 100%. So as an experiment, I decided to do something a little extreme . . . I deleted all my social media accounts. I recently read the […]