Your setbacks don’t define you but how you respond to them does. The trick is to identify one thing your setback has taught you to do differently next time. Focus on development, not defeat.

The brain plays a crucial role in the way we experience pain and anxiety. Because of this, remarkable new research suggests listening to music can alleviate side effects and enhance the benefits of treatment, including ones as intensive as chemotherapy.

Based on the concept of "via negativa," which emphasizes removing negative elements rather than adding positive ones, this article makes a compelling case that we can all achieve more by first identifying things we need to stop doing. by @arthurbrooks

When we burn through all of our energy, we eventually experience burnout. Creating an ‘energy budget’ can help you prevent this. It starts with tracking your activities and noting which bring you energy and which deplete your reserves. by @THEWORDSMITHM

If someone hassles you about buying expensive tickets to a sporting event, tell them it’s an investment in your health. A new study found that attending live sporting events can decrease loneliness and increase your sense that “life is worthwhile.” .

To actually improve our health, we need to be realistic. For many people, that starts with simply packing a healthier sandwich for lunch. Discover how simple changes can help you avoid unnecessary salt, preservatives, and sugar. by @andreaapetersen

Study: "Learning how much we actually move by tracking our steps could help us start thinking of ourselves as active people, which can pay health dividends, even if we don’t start exercising more.”. by @GretchenReynold.

We asked B2B customers what they would prefer from a service provider:.a) having a problem solved with a single solution.b) being offered a few solutions and asked to choose . Discover which option won, plus other insights, in my latest piece on HBR.

If you’re unhappy at work and want things to change, you might need to have an honest conversation with your boss. Try to be as specific as possible about what’s not working—without blaming individual people. by @nahlawrites.

For leaders, honest feedback can be hard to come by. Here are some tips for getting the insights you need to improve your performance at work. Remember, “good news is no news, no news is bad news, and bad news is good news.” . by @kimballscott.

What can we do today to make future accomplishments more enjoyable?. One tip: Stay authentic. “Many find they need to be able to succeed as themselves, rather than molding their personas to fit the goal, to enjoy it.”. by @RachelFeintzeig

If you’ve fallen out of love with your work, you might be going through a “mid-career slump.” . One question to ask is, “Have my values changed?”. “When your values shift, a job you used to love may no longer hold the same allure.”. by @abmarkman.

What’s the secret to staying level-headed and keeping an open mind in unfamiliar, high-stakes situations? . Discover how the practice of Deliberate Calm “changes our relationship with uncertainty.”. by @JacquiBrassey

“In recent years, the number of employers offering sabbaticals has grown exponentially.”. Discover three different types of sabbaticals and the benefits of taking one in this article. by @KiraSchabram

If you feel like you’ve been sleeping more deeply these past few months, you’re probably right. Research has found that humans tend to get more REM sleep in winter versus summer. by @TonyBaloney1967

Work anxiety is often caused by 11 different thought traps. One example is “Discounting the Positive.” . Don’t attribute all of your accomplishments to luck. Recognizing your own skill and persistence will help you develop confidence. by @morraam

A researcher’s tips for happy living, following a months-long bicycle journey:.- Have goals but prepare to let them go.- Recognize that achievement is not a prerequisite to happiness.- Be willing to receive love shown by other people. ​​by @drhappyboyce

“American parents are finding the job much harder than they expected, found a large new survey by Pew Research Center. And it’s not just how they feel — parenting is more demanding than it used to be, a variety of research has found.”. by @clairecm

“Disrupted sleep in parents and disrupted sleep in their children are each correlated with increased stress in the parents.”. Takeaway: Don’t just focus on your own sleep. Do what you can to invest in your kids’ sleep as well. by @NehaChaudharyMD

In our busy world, many people can only find time for exercise early in the morning, which requires us to get out of bed earlier. One tip is to start adjusting your sleep schedule a few days before you begin a morning exercise routine. by @EmmaYas24.