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Recent Picks
I’ve written hundreds of articles (with no ads) to help to you manage your
time, attention, energy, and more. Here are a few of my favorite recent ones!
- The Resistance List
- 5 lessons I learned switching to a flip phone for a month
- What happens doesn’t matter all that much
- The productivity payoffs of a calm mind
Podcasts
Time & Attention Podcast
Becoming Better is a podcast dedicated to making you a better human being.
- Podcast: Should you wake up early?
- Podcast: All or Something Thinking (Replay)
- Podcast: How to Get Unstuck
- Podcast: Our phone home screens
The Productivity Project
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 13 Languages
Hyperfocus
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 31 Languages
How to Calm Your Mind
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 31 Languages
Helpful Reading
Recent Articles
Here’s what I learned living like a caveman for a month
Takeaway: Modern humans evolved from hunter-gatherers over the last 2.5 million years. Because of this, we thrive best when we adopt some of our ancestors’ habits: getting enough physical activity, sunshine, social interaction, sleep, and...
The busier we get, the guiltier we feel
Takeaway: The busier we become, the guiltier we feel—both because of our culture, and because of the uncertainty that busyness creates. Feeling guilty about your work is a great signal that you should step back from what you're doing, to make sure...
Why the Protestant work ethic is broken
Takeaway: There is immense value in working hard—but only up to a point. When you work through tiredness and fatigue, and don't take time to recharge, you will become less productive. Today, most of us no longer do work with our bodies, like we did...
You’re always on the record
Takeaway: There is almost always a gap between what you intend to say, and how people interpret what you say. Knowing that you're always "on the record" is a great way of reminding yourself of this, so you can speak more mindfully and productively....
5 smart ways to spend your willpower wisely
Takeaway: You start each day with a full tank of willpower, but your willpower is limited—as you expend it over the day, it's possible to run out, after which your productivity and self-control are toast. To spend your limited willpower wisely:...
If you have a five year plan, your work isn’t interesting enough
Takeaway: This rant blog post doesn’t have as much to do with productivity as some of my others, but it’s something I feel strongly about. The future is uncertain—and if you know exactly where you’ll be five years from now in your career, chances...
If you want to die later, buy this book
Takeaway: Eating better is a way of earning back time. Certain foods have been scientifically proven to help you live longer—namely unprocessed plant foods. The fewer processed foods you eat, the longer you will live. The book How Not to Die, by...
The art of doing one thing at a time
Takeaway: Doing just one thing at a time helps you remember more, get more done in less time, de-stress, bring more attention to your work, and work smarter, instead of just harder. It’s worth the struggle a hundred times over. Estimated Reading...
Want more self-control? Clean your office.
I've written in the past about how "clearing to neutral" helps you focus better and...
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