Get Character

It's not uncommon for former law enforcement officers and intelligence agents to write self-help books ...

In 18th century America, this book was second in popularity only to the Bible. It was a favorite of ...

This episode starts off a little differently than others — with a short quiz, something called the Brief ...

When people think about living more fully and making better use of their time, they typically think of ...

We often think of the difference between a boy and a man as a matter of age. But Brian Tome says that ...

Imagination is the ability to form mental images and concepts that don't exist or haven’t happened yet, ...

Back when I lived in Mexico in my early 20s, I came across a document (its author unknown) entitled ...

Every now and then I have days where I just don't feel like doing a damn thing. The idea of being ...

Self-control, the ability to resolve a conflict between two competing desires, is frequently touted as the ...

Although they may call it different things and approach its attainment in different ways, many of the ...

Note: In the 1930s, the Cleveland Academy of Medicine held a contest that solicited submissions for the ...

You may know Nate Silver as an election forecaster. But he's a poker player as well. And his experiences ...

To train the body, strengthening its muscles, increasing its cardiovascular health, and improving its ...

Would you get lost while driving downtown if you didn't use GPS? Do you find yourself struggling to read a ...

The journey of personal development, of becoming a more excellent and extraordinary individual, can ...

In the 1991 comedy What About Bob?, Bill Murray plays Bob Wiley, a highly neurotic and anxious ...

There has been a lot of media coverage and dialogue about the struggles men are facing in the modern day. ...

A lot of self-improvement advice and content feels empty. And there's a reason for that. It often offers ...

Note: From the 19th through to the mid-20th century, educational institutions — from elementary schools ...

Fifteen years and more than 200 million downloads later, this episode marks the 1,000th installment of ...