The Smarter Brain is a newsletter that helps you cut through the noise on the web and save valuable time, so you can can focus on getting things done. Delivered twice a week, you’ll get bite-sized ideas and recommended tools to build better habits, improve your productivity and get smarter in less than 3 minutes.
How to: Hack Happiness, Invest Your Time Wisely, & Raise “Gritty” Kids
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Hack Happiness, Invest Your Time Wisely, & Raise “Gritty” Kids
Welcome to The Smarter Brain, a curation of thought-provoking ideas and actionable reads to help you build better habits and become more productive.
Happy March! - See you on Sunday!
Cheers,
The Smarter Brain Team
Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins
3 Ideas For Better Habits
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Contentment is Key to Happiness
Professor of Philosophy William B. Irvine on how we can find satisfaction in what we have while still striving for more.
“The easiest way for us to gain happiness is to learn how to want the things we already have.”
Source: A Guide to the Good Life
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Make Time For Things That Matter
Designer & Co-founder of Google Meet, Jake Knapp, on the importance of consciously considering how we spend our time.
“Every time you check your email or another message service, you’re basically saying, 'Does any random person need my time right now?'”
Source: Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
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You're the Average of the People You Spend Time With
Seasoned lawyer Bob Goff on the importance of investing time in people who will contribute to your success.
“The people you spend time with will play the largest part in the ambitions you achieve, not the minutes you saved each day by avoiding them.”
Source: Dream Big: Know What You Want, Why You Want It, and What You’re Going to Do About It
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The One-stop Shop, All-in-one Tool
ClickUp is a project management software solution where you can store all your work in one place for maximum productivity.
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Integrate all of Your Personal Apps
If This Then That (IFTTT) is an automation tool that seamlessly connects different apps and experiences.
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Brain Food
Today I Learned: Despite being a popular mainstay of American life, the U.S. Postal Service regularly fails to turn a profit, with 2020 marking the 14th consecutive year it incurred a net annual loss. (Source)
Science: A new study suggests that sports can help children develop the 'grit' that helps them overcome challenges as adults. (Source)
Have a productive rest of your week,
The Smarter Brain Team
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Bite-sized ideas for better habits.
The Smarter Brain is a newsletter that helps you cut through the noise on the web and save valuable time, so you can can focus on getting things done. Delivered twice a week, you’ll get bite-sized ideas and recommended tools to build better habits, improve your productivity and get smarter in less than 3 minutes.
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