It's our tendency to buy bigger, better, and nicer things as our income rises. 

It describes a very reliable way that human behavior changes over the long-term. It happens slowly and can be applied to other areas of life when deciding to make a change.

A garage is not serving you well if it’s not serving its purpose, which is to house your car.

That’s not to say that there’s anything wrong with using a garage for storage, but it’s possible to go too far with it—and a lot of us do.

Providing yourself with an identity of the kind of person you aspire to be, like a non-smoker, a non-distractible person or someone who is sober and calm, provides a narrative for you to focus on.

The more you tell yourself what kind of person you are, the more it turns ou...