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Chris Loper

Chris Loper has been writing about self-improvement and helping busy adults with habit formation since 2017. He also writes an education blog for parents and students for Northwest Educational Services. Along with Greg Smith, Chris is the cocreator of Parenting for Academic Success, a series of transformative classes that create empowered parents, confident students, and harmonious families. His most recent endeavor combines his academic and habit-formation expertise to help students thrive in college. Visit SmartCollegeHabits.com to learn more. In 2021, Chris published a humorous memoir titled Wood Floats and Other Brilliant Observations, a book that blends crazy stories with practical life lessons. He lives in Issaquah, WA where he is the owner of South Cove Tutoring.

4 Reasons Planning Your Day the Night Before Will Make You Happier

Planning your day the night before has long been touted as a keystone habit of highly productive people (by, for example, Stephen Covey in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People). But there’s another reason to plan your day the night before, one that might be more important to you than getting things done: It will make you happier. 1. Mental Offloading Planning tomorrow tonight reduces your cognitive load, which… Read More »4 Reasons Planning Your Day the Night Before Will Make You Happier

The Power of the Practicing Mindset

Damn! Why is this so hard? I should be good at this already! We’ve all been there. This thought might arise when we’re playing a game or a sport. It could pop up during a miscommunication with your partner or child. It’s probably most common when we’re learning something, whether for work or school or just for a hobby. Many of us walk around with mistaken assumptions about how life… Read More »The Power of the Practicing Mindset

We’re Not Here For a Long Time

A good friend of mine has a saying: “We’re not here for a long time. We’re here for a good time.” When he says that, he’s usually talking about having fun, enjoying your life, not being afraid to take risks. He’s an avid backcountry skier, which can be dangerous. You could fall off a cliff or run into a tree. You could die in an avalanche. But, he argues, those… Read More »We’re Not Here For a Long Time

How to Stop Using Your Phone in Bed: 4 Strategies

If you’re one of the few people who never uses their phone in bed, congratulations. Feel free to keep reading if you’d like to reinforce that habit, but otherwise, you’re good to go. But if you’re like most people, and you do sometimes use your smartphone in bed, please read on. Using your phone in bed is actively harming your health, your happiness, your productivity, and your creativity. It’s a… Read More »How to Stop Using Your Phone in Bed: 4 Strategies

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