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A New Tool For Introducing Yourself
Is introducing yourself to others by giving them a copy of your personal user manual a crazy idea?
Intermittent Fasting Explained With a Simple Story
Intermittent fasting isn’t that complicated. It’s like responding to emails from a crappy boss.
Want to Meet More People? Try This New Formula
If you’re tired of doing the same thing with the same friends and want to meet more people consider a “2-hour cocktail party.”
Suck at Making Money? Maybe It’s Your Personality
Despite my efforts to get better, I’ve always sucked at making money. Now, based on personality research, I think it may be my wiring.
What Scares You the Most in Life? My Answer and My Plan
When I was recently asked, “What scares you the most in life?” I had no answer. Now I do. And here’s what I’m doing about it.
5 Fun Tips for a Healthier Workout-Life Balance
Working out may stop feeling so much like work if you try some of these tips for a healthy workout-life balance.
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.
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