Giving Tasks to Busy People: Why It’s a Good Idea
One piece of advice for getting things done is to give a task to a busy person. It sounds backwards: hand work to the person who already has…
Eric Johnson
Every Frequently Asked Question is a Potential Content Piece
The questions customers keep asking are a content roadmap handed to you for free. Each one is proof of demand for an answer you can publish, and a…
Homelessness and Net Worth: Challenging the Stigma and What It Teaches Us
Homelessness is usually discussed in terms of dignity, housing policy, and social support. It is worth looking at it from two less common angles as well: the stubborn…
The Value of Letting Go: Evaluating Our Possessions
Imagine hosting a garage sale where a buyer approaches you with an offer to purchase everything you’re selling for $100. Would you accept? What if they offered $200…
The Psychology of Luck and How to Generate It
Many people experience a sense of satisfaction and self-assurance when they encounter a stroke of luck, such as finding money on the ground or hitting a series of…
Valuing Creativity and Labor: The Role of Technology in Our Lives
Society often distinguishes intellectual labor, the thinking, creativity, and problem-solving kind, from physical labor, the manual kind. Both are essential, yet intellectual labor is usually valued more highly,…
Learning from Animals: Traits Humans Can Emulate
Different animals embody traits humans admire, and each offers a lesson we can consciously bring into our own lives and relationships. Nature has already mastered the virtues we’re…
The Truth About Clutter: How Many Items Do We Really Own?
According to an AARP article, the average American home holds more than 30,000 individual items. Even the lower figure is a staggering amount of possessions, and that number…
Embracing the “Just in Time” Approach in Everyday Life
Rick Steves, a well-known travel expert, often advises travelers to pack light and not to prepare for every possible unexpected event. Instead, he suggests that when you need…
Adapting to Change: The Impact of COVID-19 on Consumer Behavior
During COVID we happily bought off-brand everything, water, toilet paper, whatever was on the shelf. The moment shelves refilled, we became as demanding as ever. What happened to…