I have a love affair with my gym. She’s not much to look at: a rubber track and weight room in a dank basement, but appearances aren’t everything. She’s there on my best days and on my worst days. We never fight, and she doesn’t care what I look like as long as I give […]
The Beginner’s Guide to the 30 Day Trial
I first learned about the 30 Day Trial when I read Steve Pavlina’s short, but influential article, 30 Days to Success. The core idea of the trial was simple: focus on one change, for a month and it would become a habit. After a month, the behavior would be automatic and wouldn’t require willpower or […]
Set a Higher Baseline
For the last several months, I’ve written four articles a week for this website, plus Friday Links. That’s my baseline. Although occasionally I’ll do more, I take every step possible to ensure I don’t do less. Having this baseline means I occasionally miss the super-productive weeks where I could have written seven or eight articles. […]