PsychFilter: What's the term for when athletes tell themselves, "come on you got this!" and it helps them play better? [more inside]
posted by philosophistry on Dec 20, 2009 - 16 answers

Soft talker here. Any methods/courses/books/exercises that might help me develop better voice projection? [more inside]
posted by Bardolph on Jun 16, 2008 - 12 answers

Help me become smarter and have a more dynamic personality. [more inside]
posted by Jason and Laszlo on May 10, 2008 - 17 answers

How does one keep track of personal improvements in a variety of aspects ? [more inside]
posted by raheel on Apr 19, 2008 - 10 answers

If a man’s wit be wandering, let him post a question about mathematics and reasoning to MetaFilter. [more inside]
posted by jason's_planet on Sep 25, 2007 - 20 answers

Why do I have such a horrible sense of direction? What can I do about it? [more inside]
posted by mattholomew on Sep 11, 2006 - 7 answers

Are there any sort of useful self-improvement systems that don't rely on a bunch of god stuff or pharmacology? [more inside]
posted by Afroblanco on Feb 22, 2006 - 32 answers

As an adult non student , how can one develop better oral debating skills which include thinking on the feet skills ? [more inside]
posted by studentguru on Feb 18, 2006 - 8 answers

What, in your opinion, makes someone a "great guy"? Not just romantically, I mean in any sense. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 12, 2005 - 45 answers

I am a really terrible person. I lie to everyone I know, I cheat on people relentlessly, I drink excessively and do things to hurt just about everyone I know. I hate doing these things in retrospect but when it's happening, all I can focus on is how it's benefitting me at the moment.

How do I go from being an asshole who's only concern is his own self interests to being a regular human being who concerns himself with those around him? I'm afraid that if I don't fix this soon, I'm going to lose everyone in my life.
posted by anonymous on Jan 22, 2005 - 44 answers