The first article was published to PickTheBrain.com on November 22, 2006. Since then it has become one of the fastest growing self improvement sites on the web.
PickTheBrain.com diverges from traditional “self-help” by taking a broader approach. Rather than sticking to a small set of topics, the site covers anything related to self improvement. Any information that people can use to live more prosperous, satisfying lives is a potential article.
Although the site covers a wide range of topics, most articles fall into 5 core categories.
- Personal Productivity - Time is our most precious resource. Managing it effectively is essential for an excellent life.
- Motivation - We only get as far as we can push ourselves. This site will help you overcome mental blocks and motivate yourself to act.
- Self Education - Learning shouldn’t end after graduation. Rather than focusing on academics, this site covers the most valuable education — the one you give yourself each and every day.
- Psychology - Our thoughts control our behavior which creates our reality. By understanding how we think, we can generate the positive thoughts required for success.
- Philosophy - The approach you have in life can mean everything. Philosophy is about becoming wiser day by day and developing a harmonic existence with the world.
PickTheBrain.com also offers a full content RSS feed and email updates. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out on any new articles.
Staff
Peter Clemens, Editor – Peter has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Australia. He relocated from Australia to Vancouver in July 2007 and currently works in the Finance industry. Peter’s personal blog is: The Change Blog.
Tejvan Pettinger, Contributor - Tejvan Pettinger studied PPE at Oxford University, and now works as an Economics Teacher. In his spare time he offers meditation classes on behalf of the Sri Chinmoy Centre. He enjoys writing on topics of meditation, self improvement and updates a blog at: http://www.srichinmoybio.co.uk
Alex Blackwell, Contributor – Alex earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English Education from Old Dominion University located in Norfolk, Virginia. After teaching high school English for three years he joined a publishing company in 1987 where he is serving as the director of marketing and technology. Alex produced the blog, The Next 45 Years, from April, 2007 to July, 2008. He is currently developing a new blog which will be announced very soon as well as working on his first hard-copy book. Alex may be contacted at calexblackwell@aol.com
PickTheBrain also features guest writers. If you have an excellent self improvement article you’d like to see published here, you could be one too. It’s a great way to get some exposure for your writing and help thousands of people. Find the details about writing for PickTheBrain here.
PickTheBrain was founded in December 2006 by John Wesley. It is currently owned and operated by PeopleJam.
