concepts
How to say no without guilt using assertiveness research from Manuel Smith, Brene Brown, and Adam Grant. Field-tested scripts for work, family, and friendships, plus the neuroscience of why no feels harder than yes.
April 15, 2026
work-skills
Burnout recovery plan grounded in research from Christina Maslach, Herbert Freudenberger, and the WHO. Six-month protocol covering sleep, cognitive load reduction, identity repair, and structural workplace changes that actually work.
April 15, 2026
work-skills
The Crucial Conversations framework from Kerry Patterson and VitalSmarts explained with scripts. STATE method, safety restoration, mutual purpose, and how to handle high-stakes work conversations when emotions run hot.
April 15, 2026
work-skills
Salary negotiation scripts grounded in research from Linda Babcock, Deepak Malhotra, and Chris Voss. Word-for-word openers, counters, and recovery lines that add $5k to $30k, plus data on timing, anchoring, and what actually moves HR.
April 15, 2026
ideas
Atomic Habits cheat sheet covering the Four Laws, habit stacking, identity-based habits, the plateau of latent potential, and what the underlying research from BJ Fogg, Phillippa Lally, and Wendy Wood actually supports.
April 15, 2026
ideas
The 80/20 rule explained with real data and examples from business, productivity, relationships, and health. When the Pareto principle holds, when it breaks, and how to apply it without falling for the lazy version.
April 15, 2026
culture
Async communication playbook from GitLab, Automattic, and Doist. Documentation standards, decision records, time-zone rhythms, and the hybrid sync-async patterns that actually keep distributed teams shipping.
April 15, 2026
concepts
Dark psychology decoded with research-backed tactics. Learn how gaslighting, love bombing, DARVO, intermittent reinforcement, and the Dark Triad operate, plus field-tested scripts to defuse manipulators in work, dating, and family.
April 15, 2026
concepts
First principles thinking explained from Aristotle to Elon Musk. The five-step method, real examples from SpaceX battery costs to pharmaceutical pricing, and when the framework fails in expert domains.
April 15, 2026
concepts
The Feynman Technique explained with the cognitive research that supports it. Four steps, worked examples from physics to coding, and why teaching yourself aloud beats rereading every time.
April 15, 2026
concepts
How to say no without guilt using assertiveness research from Manuel Smith, Brene Brown, and Adam Grant. Field-tested scripts for work, family, and friendships, plus the neuroscience of why no feels harder than yes.
April 15, 2026
work-skills
How the Pomodoro Technique works, the neuroscience behind 25-minute focus blocks, practical variations, common mistakes, and when not to use it.
April 14, 2026