{"id":155,"date":"2007-07-09T21:10:12","date_gmt":"2007-07-10T01:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2018-05-25T13:36:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T21:36:18","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welcome to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\">PickTheBrain.com<\/a><\/strong>, a website dedicated to self improvement with a focus on personal productivity, motivation, and self education.<\/p>\n<p>The first article was published to PickTheBrain.com on November 22, 2006. Since then it has become one of the fastest growing <strong>self improvement<\/strong> sites on the web.<\/p>\n<p>Run by <strong>Erin Falconer<\/strong>, PickTheBrain diverges from traditional &#8220;self-help&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n<p>Although the site covers a wide range of topics, most articles fall into 5 core categories.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/category\/productivity\/\">Personal Productivity<\/a> &#8211;<\/strong> Time is our most precious resource. Managing it effectively is essential for an excellent life.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/category\/motivation\/\">Motivation<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; We only get as far as we can push ourselves. This site will help you overcome mental blocks and motivate yourself to act.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/category\/education\/\">Self Education<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Learning shouldn&#8217;t end after graduation. Rather than focusing on academics, this site covers the most valuable education &#8212; the one you give yourself each and every day.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/category\/psychology\/\">Psychology<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Our thoughts control our behavior which creates our reality. By understanding how we think, we can generate the positive thoughts required for success.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/category\/self-improvement\/\"><strong>Philosophy<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PickTheBrain.com also offers a full content RSS feed and <a title=\"Email Updates\" href=\"\/blog\/no-spam-guarantee\/\">email updates<\/a>. Be sure to subscribe so you don&#8217;t miss out on any new articles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR MEDIA STATS + RATES: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/PickTheBrain_Media-Kit-2017-1.pdf\">PickTheBrain_Media Kit 2017 (1)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>The Team<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Screen-shot-2012-02-03-at-12.10.08-PM1.png\"><\/a>Erin Falconer, Editor in Chief<\/strong> \u2013 Erin Falconer is a Canadian living in Los Angeles. She has had a varied career that includes screenplay writer, stand-up comedian, political consultant and is now proudly, heavily invested in the online blogging world.<br \/>\nSince 2008, she has been the editor in chief and co-owner of PickTheBrain &#8211; one of the fastest growing and most trusted self improvement websites &amp; communities on the web. With over 200 bloggers from around the world contributing content, PTB is not only a great passion project but has truly become a powerful global voice and brand in the self improvement space, being read in over 35 countries daily.<br \/>\nErin is also the co-founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/leaf.tv\">LEAFtv<\/a> &#8211; a video lifestyle brand for the Millennial.<br \/>\nFor all content questions and suggestions please contact Erin directly: <a href=\"mailto:erin@pickthebrain.com\">erin@pickthebrain.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>As PickTheBrain is intent on publishing the highest quality and most dynamic content on self improvement,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/write\/\"> we actively seek out guest bloggers<\/a>, authors, and experts across a wide spectrum of topics to bring our readers fresh, insightful and unique points of view.<\/p>\n<p>PickTheBrain was founded in December 2006 by John Wesley. 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