There is no such thing as an automation
Automations aren’t permanent—they’re systems that work until they break, which eventually they all do. Weigh how likely each automation is to fail and what…
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Ideas on productivity, focus, and living with greater intention.
Everything with AI is an optimization equation
Every AI task is really an optimization problem. Here’s the one habit that gets you dramatically better results.
The 5 parts of a useful AI system
The five building blocks of a useful AI system—and how to use each one intentionally.
AI Time Management System
I wrote this article to be a prompt that you can paste into your AI agent of choice so you can set up this…
My new podcast! Intentional AI
I'm starting a new podcast, with my good friend David Sparks, on using AI to become more productive! It's called Intentional AI, and it's…
My take on Apple’s AI announcements: The good and the bad
Apple had a bunch of AI-related announcements today and so I wanted to get a newsletter out to share what I’m most excited to…
How I use AI to coordinate my 5 health goals at the same time
Every goal is a prediction and competing predictions create conflict. Instead of feeling guilty when things change, build a system where your goals adapt…
Every Goal Is a Prediction
Every goal you set is really just a prediction—of what you want and where your actions will take you. And since we're terrible at…
10 tips for using Claude Cowork
The most powerful way to use AI is as a collaborative mind you design intentional systems around starting with a clear sense of what…
What do you want your days to actually look like?
Tracking where your time actually goes—rather than where you think it goes—is the first step to reshaping your days so they align with what…
The Guidance Economy
As AI takes over producing the work, human value shifts to something harder to automate: setting intention, giving direction, and judging what’s worth doing.…
90% of your to-do list is about to disappear
As AI takes over most execution, the true value shifts to setting clear intentions and guiding powerful systems toward what matters most. Estimated Reading…
3 reflections to end your week
A few questions/prompts you can use to end your week! Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute, 26s.
First look: Photos of my new book, Intentional 👀
Howdy, I hope you’re having a great week! It’s getting very real now. My publisher, Penguin, just sent me some photos they took of…
The Intention Stack
Unlock the Intention Stack: a simple, powerful way to connect your moment-to-moment actions with your biggest, most meaningful goals. Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes,…
10 MORE ways to beat procrastination
We beat procrastination by making small steps easier, aligning goals with our values, and building systems that help us follow through. Estimated Reading Time:…
10 ways to beat procrastination
Procrastination fades when we understand our avoidance and use simple, intentional strategies to make hard tasks easier to start. Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes,…
Your Self-Reflective Capacity
If we reflect more often we create the space to deliberately choose what to do next. Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes, 1s.
Here’s the cover of my next book!
I can't wait to get this one into your hands...
Your values explain basically everything you do
Can’t explain why you act the way you do? Your values may be at play. There are 12 human values that we hold most…
There are just 12 basic values
There are 12 categories or types of basic values. Those values, along with some curious findings from the research—about what values are, what values…
10 proven ways to become less productive
If you want to become less productive, make sure not to cultivate your energy levels by taking breaks, eating well, and getting enough physical…
My Everyday Carry: What’s in my bag these days
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Don’t do today what you will want to undo tomorrow
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