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In the past few years, studies have shown that being “agreeable” in the workplace is negatively linked to success. The disagreeable personality, on the other hand, has a much greater chance of succeeding. Agreeableness is a personality trait that indicates how likely you are to conform to social expectations and promote good feeling within your group. The more agreeable you are, the more likely it is for you to make “acceptable” decisions — in order not to upset anyone and be disliked. In his book; David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, Malcolm Gladwell reiterates this…

Wow! I am 1/3 of the way into my 90,000 words in 90 days challenge! I’ve been writing a 1000+ word every single day for the past 30 days! Check my archives for those 30 articles! Today, I am writing article number 31 and in it I am going to share with you some of the lessons I’ve learned about writing and about myself and how this challenge has affected my blog. 1. Time Management The best way to write, and to write a lot, is to treat writing like a job. Rain or shine, you’ve got to get to…

Going to college is an experience everyone should have. It’s the place where you meet a ton of new people, learn about exciting things, and get to find more about yourself and your interests. College also comes with its own set of challenges. At the end of the day, students are evaluated based on their performance in their classes, whether it’s giving a presentation, writing a final paper, or taking exams. Failing to do well on any of these things would not only harm your GPA, but can also put a lot of stress on you as you begin to…

Most people hate public transportation. Yes. They hate it. Taking public transportation usually means waiting for the bus at the bus station, then waiting to get in the bus and then hopefully finding a good seat. And after all of that one still has to deal with the annoyance of stopping every 5 to 10 minutes to let people off and let more people on. It can also take twice as long to get to your destination than if you had your own car. So there’s already a lot of annoyance when it comes to taking public transportation. But despite…

Losing fat is a long journey. It’s journey where you’re in a calorie deficit and you’re more often than not low in energy. This can cause you to lose concentration at work, feel drowsy and lethargic, attend less social events and prefer staying home, and feel generally more tired than usual throughout the day. People experience those things to varying degrees. Some people lose fat slowly in order to counteract feeling low in energy. But it can take them a long time to lose 10 pounds. Some people spend something like 4-5 months in order to get the excess weight…

A lot of the articles on goal setting are more or less some variant of the S.M.A.R.T model. They say something along the lines of setting up specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals, or S.M.A.R.T goals. And they give a discussion of how approaching your goals in this manner makes it more likely for you to achieve them. There is certainly a lot to be learned from this process and you should use it if you haven’t already. However, what I want to discuss in this post is the question of what separates above-average people from average people in…

People start out their lives wanting to go after their dreams. They spend months and years visualizing the success they want to see in their lives, and some will follow through on those visions… for as long as it’s convenient. Then they stop. Most get stuck working at a job they don’t hate. It’s boring and it doesn’t allow them to grow much, but it’s not too hard and it pays their bills. So they settle, and they anxiously watch their dreams slide by… until they eventually forget about them. That’s the sad story of most people. So why do…