We need to form some habits so that we can stick to our ambitious goals. Here are three fail-proof ways to form and stick to our habits this year. … More How to form habits and make them stick
Here’s how you can stick to your New Year’s Resolutions with quarterly goals, and how I’m using them to fine-tune my own goal-setting system. … More Creating and keeping New Year’s Resolutions with Quarterly Goals
I want 2025 to be the best year of my life, and I’m sure that you want the same for yourself, too. There are three actionable steps that I’m taking to ensure that 2025 is the best year of my life: reflection, goal setting, and consistent action. … More How to Make 2025 the Best Year of Your Life: 3 Steps to Transform Your Year
I’ve tried my hand with ChatGPT to write blog posts, but it just doesn’t work that well. How does Ali Abdaal’s VoicePal work with your voice to help produce a pretty good first draft? … More VoicePal review: Does Ali Abdaal’s AI app work for blogging?
I’ve put together all of my ideas on sleep into three sections, so that you can optimise your reading on what I think are the most essential ingredients that go into a good night’s sleep. … More How to sleep better in 30 days or less
For a while now, I’ve been trying to hack my body and environment to give me the best sleep of my life, since getting the right amount of quality sleep is known to set you up well for the day ahead. To sleep better, I tried out orange-tinted glasses for 30 days so that you don’t have to. … More I tried orange-tinted glasses for 30 days to improve my sleep
I’ve been using Fluenday most days for the past month to see whether it would actually help me to learn Spanish. And because I’m a fan of upfront conclusions, the answer is yes: FluenDay is great for learning Spanish. Here’s why. … More How FluenDay actually helped me to speak Spanish like a local
In the five years that I’ve been teaching, I’ve noticed a massive rise in the term ‘toxic productivity’. It’s emerged as a significant challenge, regardless of your job, where the relentless pursuit of productivity can actually hinder wellbeing. Here are some strategies about embracing positive downtime instead. … More Are you suffering from Toxic Productivity or Embracing Positive Downtime?
I recently listened to Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, who was in conversation with Nir Eyal, author of the book Indistractable, whose comments on distraction really resonated with me. Here’s a whistle-stop guide to distractions, discipline, and some actionable steps at the end to help you to stay focused. … More How to become indistractible and stay focused
I’ve already given you 6 digital strategies that I’ve tried out in my own classroom, so why not 5 more that have succeeded in powering up my learners? Who knows; they might power up yours, too. … More 5 more strategies for your classroom
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