What to Put Into Your Mind
All of the information you consume—what you read, watch, and learn—can be divided into three categories: useful information, balanced information, and entertaining information. To…
How to Track Your Time
Keeping a log of how you spend your time, even if just for a few days, makes you aware of whether you’re spending time…
Here’s how to calculate, in dollars and cents, the value of your time
It's worth calculating, in dollars and cents, what your time is worth to you. Chances are the value will orbit around four things: how…
The Joys of Writing Slow
If you have difficulty writing, give yourself permission to write slower. This makes writing more fun, and you'll likely produce more. Be sure to…
Every Yes Is Also a No
Motivate yourself to say "no" to unimportant projects and commitments by bringing to mind the important things you're saying “no” to when you agree…
How to keep time from moving so fast
The fewer new and rich experiences we have, the quicker time passes. The solution is two-fold: make an effort to experience more interesting things,…
Our life span is really only 17.5 years
The average life expectancy in the US is 79.3 years, but if you subtract from that time the tasks we are obligated to do,…
A foolproof way to get up early every morning
If you have trouble getting up at a certain time, try scheduling a costly social media update to go out at the time you're…
Why I’ve disabled the clock on my computer
Disabling the clock on your computer sounds like a stupid hack—and it is—but it’s also a nice nudge to become more organized, and more…
Here’s what my daily routine looks like
My daily routine is structured around how much energy, creativity, and flexibility I have over the course of the day. A productive daily routine…