Impatience and Patience Are Complements, Not Opposites
A new model from researcher Kate Sweeny proposes strategies to develop patience that makes your impatience a positive.
How I Improved My Learning to Outsmart My Brain
To stop losing knowledge to my brain's inner saboteur, I started treating my brain like a company and overhauled my learning systems.
How to Savor Nostalgia Now, Not Later
How to strap the angel of your 90-year-old self onto your shoulders to savor the moments they'll feel nostalgic about.
Optimize Your Personal Energy Instead of Your Time
Time isn't worth much without energy, so I'm using basic engineering to add pumps, patch leaks, and optimize my personal energy.
The Psychological Trap That’s Making Your Life Fester
Understanding the 'not so bad paradox,' a.k.a. the 'region beta paradox,' can help you proactively avoid its insidious effects.
Watch Yourself, Win: The Best Self-Improvement System
A simple system for steady, enjoyable, and objective improvement—at volleyball spiking and the rest of life, too.
The Next Best Thing You Can Do Is Broaden Your View of Time
Taking a broad view of your time is the second best thing you can do for your life. Here's why, how, and the only thing better.
Is Where You Live a Home Field (Dis-)Advantage?
Winning at life can be easy or darn near impossible depending on whether you optimize the field you play on (i.e, where you live).
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.
The Optimal Level of Difficulty for Life is Radically Moderate
There is an optimally efficient slope for climbing a mountain, so is there also an optimal level of difficulty for the "climb" of life?
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.