A Truly Productive Life Shouldn’t Feel Like Work
Don't waste energy figuring out how to live a productive life. Ask yourself how to tune into your innate values, passions, and talents.
Why I’m Glad That I’ve Been Unsuccessful
Being unsuccessful has helped me discover and appreciate the value of the more important things in life.
The 2024 Unrutty Awards: My Best and Worst of the Year
The third-annual awards spectacular celebrating best, worst, and most memorable from my past year.
Why I Changed My Life’s Guiding Principle
I ignored my old guiding principle, trusted my instincts instead, and now have a new and improved heuristic for directing my life's decisions.
Make Time for Not Urgent But Important Work With “Pre-Fun”
Lack of urgency led to me doing fewer fun and important things, but now I have a new “pre-fun” system that’s working.
The Simple Way to Get More of What You Really Want
What happens when you get in the habit of asking yourself "What for?" and "What instead?" before acting.
Time to Give Yourself a Reality Check? Consider This
Every year I give myself a reality check that straightens the deluded stories I tend to tell myself. Here's how.
Delayed Gratification Is Overrated: The Untold Marshmallow Story
The surprising story from the famous Stanford marshmallow experiments that changed my thinking about delayed gratification.
Innate by Kevin Mitchell: Implications on My Clone Army
Summarizing Kevin Mitchell's book, Innate, and applying what he teaches to questions about what my clone army would look like.
The Right and Wrong Way to Find Your Unique Path in Life
How to find your path in your life by affording patience to explore the extraordinary (APEX)—and mistakes to avoid.
How to Cultivate Your Values with the Content You Consume
Why I converted from doubtful skeptic about the value of the information I consume into a disciple of my new "info-ligion," Flip-Flopism.
10 “Time Bombs” to Challenge You to Spend Your Time Better
10 rapid-fire challenges that push you to spend your time better.