This week’s must-reads: Inspiration to Make Life’s Dullest Chores Delightful

In my work as a behavioral designer, I come across important stories on how psychology influences our behavior. Every week, I share my round-up of the most important stories at the intersection of psychology, technology and business. I hope you enjoy them!

How to Finally Find the Motivation You’ve Been Missing (NirAndFar) Mustering up the motivation to do a dreaded task is a common struggle that most people can relate to experiencing.

Is It Tech That’s Broken or Something Greater? (Medium) Facebook is being blamed for the downfall of democracy. But is it deflecting our attention from the real culprit?

The Most Powerful Time Management Technique You’re Probably Not Using (Medium) Timeboxing is the nearest thing we have to productivity magic. Yet most people don’t utilize it.

How to Change a Mind (Forge) Why, when we know that changing our minds is as tangled and difficult and messy as we are, do we stick to the thought that rational debate is the best way to go about it?

Can you succeed without being a terrible person? (Financial Times) There are other, better ways to manage people without resorting to ruthlessness.

8 ways to add some joy to your most dreaded chores (Ideas.Ted.com) Here is some inspiration for ways to make some of life’s dullest chores more delightful.

Happy reading!

- Nir