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How to Get the Advice You Need But Don’t Want to Hear
I came up with a workaround to filter out bad advice and get the good advice I need the most but don’t want to hear.
10 “Time Bombs” to Challenge You to Spend Your Time Better
10 rapid-fire challenges that push you to spend your time better.
Make Your Dream Life Desirably Difficult
If you could easily afford whatever you wanted, what kind of difficulty would you pursue? That’s your desirably difficult dream life.
Life Whacks: The Ways We Make Life Unnecessarily Difficult
Life whacks are the opposite of life hacks: they make life harder than it needs to be. What are yours? And can you eliminate them?
‘A Short Stay in Hell’ Made Me Rethink My Shorter Stay in Non-Hell
‘A Short Stay in Hell’ by Steven Peck challenged me to rethink my approach to my much shorter stay in non-hell, aka life.
Being Useful Is Essential for Fulfillment—and It’s Not That Hard
The most surefire way to be useful and lead a fulfilling life is one you probably already know but don’t want to prioritize.
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Book Summaries: The Best Ideas from My Favorite Non-Fiction
These book summaries share my top takeaways from the best non-fiction I’ve read, taken notes on, and written about.
11 Different Ways to Think to Unlock New Ideas
Eleven different ways to think that you can try—and combine!—to attack problems from every angle.
The Easier Alternative to Learning Things the Hard Way
How I finally learned that you don’t have to learn everything the hard way.
Latest in Career and Finances
Feeling Lost Career-Wise? A Case Study on What to Do
Figure out what to do when you’re feeling lost in your career by extracting practical lessons from an example.
How “Richer, Wiser, Happier” Inspired Me To Go After All Three
William Green’s book, Richer, Wiser, Happier, taught me how I might be able to keep doing what makes me happy and wise—while getting rich(-er), too.
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.
Latest in Physical Fitness
Intermittent Fasting Explained With a Simple Story
Intermittent fasting isn’t that complicated. It’s like responding to emails from a crappy boss.
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.
Latest in Relationships
Being Useful Is Essential for Fulfillment—and It’s Not That Hard
The most surefire way to be useful and lead a fulfilling life is one you probably already know but don’t want to prioritize.
Some of the 2,794+ Things I Love About My Wife
Every day since November 2015, I’ve been telling my wife a different thing I love about her. Here are some examples.
How to Make Friends When You Move to a New City
Practical approaches for making friends when you move to a new city that I’ve fine-tuned with my own experiences.
Latest in Adventures
How to Get the Advice You Need But Don’t Want to Hear
I came up with a workaround to filter out bad advice and get the good advice I need the most but don’t want to hear.
Comfort Zone Challenges You’ll Be Glad You Tried
Here’s a hodgepodge of challenges that your comfort zone definitely does not want you to read, but that are good for it in the long run.
Urban Hiking: A Great Day in 56,973 Steps
The story and lessons learned from a fantastic 56,973-step urban hike I did in my hometown of Vancouver.
Latest in Core Self
10 “Time Bombs” to Challenge You to Spend Your Time Better
10 rapid-fire challenges that push you to spend your time better.
Make Your Dream Life Desirably Difficult
If you could easily afford whatever you wanted, what kind of difficulty would you pursue? That’s your desirably difficult dream life.
Life Whacks: The Ways We Make Life Unnecessarily Difficult
Life whacks are the opposite of life hacks: they make life harder than it needs to be. What are yours? And can you eliminate them?
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