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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.
The 8 Ways to Try Something New (and 1 Even Better Option)
Consider one of these eight different ways to try something new to spice up your stale life. Or maybe try something even better…
What Makes a Good Gift? If It Satisfies One of These Four Needs
A summary of the research on what makes a good gift, plus the four things everyone can’t get enough of that will satisfy those criteria.
The Undebatable Benefits of Conflict
Maybe you’ll agree to disagree more often after considering these 9 benefits of conflict.
What’s It Like Being a Dad? Objectively Worse
When people ask me, “What’s it like being a dad?” I normally lie. But if you really want the truth, here it is.
How to Selflessly and Successfully Ask for Help
These tips on how to ask others for help will make you want to do it more and the people you ask glad you did.
How Even You and I Can Be (Slightly) More Charismatic
Six steps and a bunch of tips and tricks from The Charisma Myth, by Olivia Fox Cabane, we can practice to be more charismatic.
Expert Tricks and Tactics for Being a Better Active Listener
My favorite tips and tricks on how to be a better active listener that I learned from reading You’re Not Listening, by Kate Murphy.
The Personal Strategic Plan Inspired By a Harvard Business Legend
This five-step personal strategic planning exercise applies best practices from the business world to your life.
What You Learn if You Stop Listening to Podcasts
The lessons I learned when I stopped listening to podcasts for a month.
Quitters Often Prosper: 19 Things To Quit Doing
Things to quit doing that have disproven the saying, “Quitters never prosper.”
8 Clues to Follow for Finding Your Purpose in Life
These eight questions will help you uncover clues for getting closer to finding your purpose in life.
How Your Balance of Dopamine vs. Here and Now Molecules Defines You
A summary of the book, The Molecule of More, on how to use a better understanding of dopamine to and H&N molecules to enjoy life more.
How to Find the Best Measure for Success in Your Life
If you want to make better life decisions, try answering this seemingly simply question, “What does ‘better’ mean to me?”
How to Stop Justifying Yourself and Start Living in Reality
Lying to yourself and making excuses turns you into an easily-offended, deluded drain on society. Here’s how to stop.
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