Social Jetlag

Just like normal jetlag, we all experience social jetlag. Weekends and holidays result in partying, staying up, or eating and drinking at odd hours.

One needs to keep up the body schedule in order, waking up in the morning at a regular time, while keeping decreasing stimulation the night before, to provide proper rest to the mind and body.

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Don't have 10,000 hours to learn something new? That's fine - all you need is 20 hours

Every weekday for the month of January, TED Ideas is publishing a new post in a series called "How to Be a Better Human," containing a helpful piece of advice from a speaker in the TED community. To see all the posts in the series, click here.

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Learning a new skill

Wanting to learn something new comes from the curious part of us. But then we have to put in the work. Many feel discouraged during this early learning period which may lead to soon giving up.

Break the skill down

Decide what you want to learn, then break it down into smaller, manageable pieces. Identify the tools and skills behind each step.

For example, if you want to bake your own bread, the pieces would be making dough, letting it rise, kneading it, shaping it and putting it into a pan, and then baking it in the oven.

Learn enough

Get three to five resources about what you're trying to learn, be it a book or a YouTube video. Set a limit on the number of resources to prevent you from procrastinating.
Then jump in and do it.

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Multiply your time by asking 4 questions about the stuff on your to-do list

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Time multipliers

Most of us manage our time the same ways: by writing to-do lists and prioritizing the items on those lists, by assessing the relative urgency and importance of our tasks. The third cr...

4 questions for your to-do list

Can I eliminate this task? Anything that we say no to today creates more time for us tomorrow.
If I can’t eliminate this task, can I automate it? Online bill paying is one example.
Can it be delegated, or can I teach someone else how to do this? We can find ourselves more resistant about delegating duties at work.
Should I do this task now, or can I do it later? This strategy is called “procrastinate on purpose.

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7 ways to be a better communicator - by tweaking your body language

This post is part of TED's "How to Be a Better Human" series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts here.

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Misunderstanding body language

Contrary to popular belief, body language in the context of public speaking is more than hand and arm gesture.

It means adjusting the way we stand, move and smile to capture and hold the atte...

What puts an audience off

We indicate that we are feeling threatened when we take a step back or we show any sign of a closed body language.
Crossing our arms also shows nervousness and it puts our audience in a defensive mode.
Your end up showing that you feel superior to the rest of the room if you tilt your head backward.

Match your gestures to your message

Match your gestures to your words.
We are visual creatures, and any movement used in the right way in this direction will spark the attention of your audience. Just try not to abuse this rule.

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