Good afternoon you all
I hope you had a relaxing holiday, that you could spend some time with your loved ones and that you arrived healthy in 2022. I am excited for another year of Better Human. I already have some new ideas lined up that I want to share with you. Furthermore, I am looking forward to more exciting issues of the weekly MEMO.
If there is anything you are interested in please use the “Ask me anything” section on Better Human.
I wish you all a great start to 2022.
Big hug
Niklaus
100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying
Whether it’s taking fruit to work (and to the bedroom!), being polite to rude strangers or taking up skinny-dipping, here’s a century of ways to make life better, with little effort involved …
Habits vs. Goals: A Look at the Benefits of a Systematic Approach to Life
Nothing will change your future trajectory like your habits.
3 steps to having difficult conversations
What’s your elephant in the room? Every group — whether it’s a family or a team in the workplace — has one: an uncomfortable, complicated or charged conversation that hasn’t happened but needs to.
Psychologists say a good life doesn’t have to be happy, or even meaningful
What does a good life look like to you? For some, the phrase may conjure up images of a close-knit family, a steady job, and a Victorian house at the end of a street arched with oak trees. Others may focus on the goal of making a difference in the world, whether by working as a nurse or teacher, volunteering, or pouring their energy into environmental activism.
The Art of Listening
Many of us probably have a nagging feeling that we don’t listen enough to other people. Here we’re not going to make the guilt worse by telling you that listening is a good thing, worthy but in fact rather dull.
Go deeper on Better Human.
All the books I have been listening to in 2021
A short personal review.
Embracing the cold shower
I hated cold showers, and now they are my daily treat. I am sharing some tactics that worked for me to embrace the cold.
Keeping track of human interactions
My system on how I keep track with whom I meet and what we talked about.
I prefer to read the weekly news
The new system I adopted gave me more time and peace of mind.
Self-reflection
A short overview of my preferred self-reflection framework.
Strategies that helped me to procrastinate less
If you struggle with procrastination, I might help you improve your current situation.