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“It’s time to start talking about what we’re getting right, about what we are accomplishing and enjoying instead of what we still have to do and how we’re failing to keep up. It’s time to talk about what we want to connect to, instead of what we want to disconnect from.” Linda Stone is a…
Stop and Enjoy Life is the 25th most popular habit on Lift. 12,000 people take time to appreciate something positive in their day. “Went on a walk with my wife” “Soaked up warm sun rays while stopped at a light” “Ate tacos with mom and brother.” “Watched my 1 year old playing with a cardboard box.”…
One million people have watched Lifter Karen Cheng’s time-lapse video about her one year journey learning to dance. The transformation is jaw-dropping. What’s fascinating is that it only took Karen 500 hours of practice to get this good. How? By incorporating important behavior design principles into her dance routine. Karen’s Tips for Learning to Dance 1. Do it Daily. “Practice every day,…
Summertime is here, which means summer travels that are great for your health but break up healthy routines you’ve spent the year building. Whether you’re travelling with a friend, by yourself, as a Cultural Care Au Pair or as part of a holiday, it can be hard to put your healthy lifestyle first when there’s…
Meditation might be the closest thing to a silver bullet for performance: regular practice reduces stress, improves creativity, and increases focus and memory. Entrepreneurs like Loic Le Meur and Evan Williams meditate to build better companies. Athletes like Kobe Bryant do it to play better on the court. Participants in our recent mediation challenge reported gains in their own effectiveness, too: 75%…
Starting today, Lift is available for everyone. Head to our new web app from any browser on any computer or smartphone. Lift is a goal tracker with community support. You can’t change what you don’t measure—tracking your progress is the first step toward achievement. Beyond goal tracking, the Lift community has grown into a powerful force…
Looking for more happiness and less stress? Take a look at the Month of Mindfulness group on Lift created by the team at Greatist, the place to go for all things fitness, health and happiness related. Greatist’s mission is to make it easier to find quality health and fitness content online. Their site is home…
Takeaway: The smallest habits like looking people in the eye during conversations can be your most effective productivity tools. Chris Messina, UX Designer at Google and the inventor of the Twitter hashtag is improving his communication skills with the habit of making eye contact with people during conversations. Say what? Messina has all the tech and tools at his disposal…
Takeaway: Meditation can increase your productivity by improving creativity, ability to focus, and your health. Loïc Le Meur, the founder of the LeWeb tech conference, steered away from meditation at first because it didn’t seem like a habit he could relate to. He didn’t know anyone who openly meditated, which made it harder to imagine regular meditation in his…
We could all benefit from making our lives a little simpler: less meetings, fewer projects, and shorter to-do lists. If simplicity is on the top of your mind, check out Leo Babauta’s Sea Change group on Lift. You may know Leo from his Top 25 blog Zen Habits (according to TIME magazine). Leo also created…