How Exercise Affects the Brain
We’ve all heard that we should exercise. Doing aerobic activities that are moderately intense, like brisk walking, for a total of at least 30 minutes…
Category: Self-development
Public Speaking with Social Anxiety
Public speaking is one of the problems that comes up most often for people with social anxiety. And if you think about it, if a…
Planning Ahead [PODCAST]
Hi, I’m Nir Eyal, and this is the Nir and Far Podcast. This podcast is about business, behavior and the brain. On this show, I…
Facing Challenges And Building Resilience
There’s a German term. It’s called zeitgeist, and it means the spirit of the time. And at this time, one word that I’ve started to…
Why We Are All Afraid Of Change
Everything on the surface of life changes. Everything you can perceive and sense changes in some way, at some point. This may sound dismal, but…
How To Meet New People
When you do find yourself in a full-on networking event, you know, say it’s a cocktail party or a happy hour, one of the most…
TED Why Everyone Needs a Coach
How do professionals get better at what they do? How do they get great? And there are two views about this. One is the traditional…
Healthy Lifestyle
It’s important to remember: our physical health affects our mental health, and vice versa. What we do to our bodies makes a big difference to…
Grit
When I was 27 years old, I left a very demanding job in management consulting for a job that was even more demanding: teaching. I…
