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Retirement Training: Manage Your Fitness Like Your Money
Reframe your fitness like it’s money to motivate yourself to plan better for your physical future.
How to Answer, “What Does Success Mean to You?”
Thoughts that might inspire you to find your own answer to “What does success mean to you?”
Personality vs. Identity: How to Find Your Right Fit
Personality versus identity is like the difference between your physical frame and the clothes you layer on top
Your Life Is Like a Bag of Avocados
This metaphor comparing your life to a bag of avocados is ripe for cutting into, so think about it or risk rotten results.
The Ultimate Long-Term Fitness Goal Is To Be an “Old-lympian”
Why training to become an “Old-lympian” is the best long-term fitness goal to motivate you to make the best decisions.
Why I’m Glad I Started My Career With a Corporate Job
Working in a corporation isn’t for everybody but, based on my experience, the benefits are underrated and worth considering.
How to Be More Interesting, Especially If You’re Boring
Deconstructing a surprising experience at a cocktail party to come away with five tips for how to be more interesting.
You Can’t Do Anything You Put Your Mind To
What the research on the science of personality says is a better motto than “you can do anything you put your mind to.”
Replace Your Fitness Routine With a Fitness Lifestyle
Rather than grind through your fitness routine, consider these strategies for creating an enjoyable fitness lifestyle.
How a 4-Day Workweek Changed My Life
How a 30-day challenge to squeeze into a four-day workweek didn’t work out as planned, but was far from a failure.
Why You’ll Regret Living a Life of Minimizing Regret
Focusing on regret minimization can, paradoxically, lead to regretful outcomes. Here’s a different framework to consider.
Reformulate Your Information Diet to Learn Better
Want be a better learner? Then you might want to consider reformulating your information diet.
The CANOE Personality Traits, And What You Can Do About Them
The science behind the Big 5 CANOE personality traits and how to understand and make the most of yours.
How to Fight FOMO and Enjoy “NoMO FOMO”: 4 Tips
The surprising research that led me to discover that the best way to fight FOMO is with a “NoMO FOMO” approach.
Book Summaries Aren’t As Bad As I Thought
How I changed my mind, slightly, about the merits of book summaries.
The 2022 Unrutty Awards: The Best and Worst of My Year
The first-annual Unrutty awards celebrate the best and worst from 2021. Maybe you might want to do your own awards, too?
How Nature’s 3-Day Effect Changed My Mind
The story of how I learned about the 3-day effect and Nature Pyramid and then got the chance to put them to the test.
The Formula I Follow to Release My Limiting Beliefs
Make more progress with less willpower by finding and releasing the “handbrake” of limiting beliefs. Here’s my example.
How I Overcame Information Overload, a.k.a. Mental Diabetes
How I overcame information overload, a.k.a diabetes of the mind, plus practical tips.
Extensive Tips for Writing Impactful Letters to Your Future Self
Make your letters to your future self more impactful and practical with these answers to commonly-asked questions.
The (Un-)Expected Benefits of Writing Letters to Your Future Self
The expected and unexpected benefits I got from writing a letter to my future self, and what I’ll do differently next time.
Example Letter to My Future Self (With Structure Suggestions)
This example letter to my future self puts into practice the many tips and best practices that help you get the most of out the exercise.
Floor Sleeping FAQ: Pillows, Positioning, Pain, and More
Practical answers to common questions and concerns about sleeping on the floor.
How to Stop Mouth Breathing and Become a Nose Breather
The three steps I took to stop mouth breathing and start nose breathing—and the many benefits I’ve experienced from doing so.
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