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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.

Should You Tell People About Your Goals?

Should you tell people about your goals? The answer to this question is both surprising and important. Getting it right often makes the difference between success and failure. The answer, it turns out, depends on the type of goal you’re pursuing. The two major categories of goals are quitting and creating. Quitting goals are things like giving up sugar, getting sober, or staying off of social media. Creating goals are… Read More »Should You Tell People About Your Goals?

How to Get Started With Self-Improvement

Self-improvement can be overwhelming. If you spend an hour reading posts on a blog like this one or start watching Philosopher’s Notes TV on a regular basis, you’ll quickly flood your brain with a plethora of new behaviors to try. Plus, you probably already have a long list of things you’d like to improve about yourself or your lifestyle: behaviors you’d like to quit or do less often, behaviors you’d… Read More »How to Get Started With Self-Improvement

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