From Cal Newport, the Paradox of Success has two parts: Most people think they know what it takes to be successful. Most people are not successful. The idea behind the paradox of success is that, if so many people know how to be successful, why aren’t more of them doing it? Luck and drive certainly […]
Think Outside the Cubicle – Released!
Greetings everyone, from my sunny little corner in the south of France. I’m excited to announce that my latest (and biggest) guide is finally available. Think Outside the Cubicle is my answer to a question that has nagged me since I started writing about productivity: why does so much advice assume I work in an […]
How to Change a Habit – Expansion
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristotle If you’re struggling to reach a goal, the problem is often that lousy habits are getting in the way. Two years ago, I wrote How to Change a Habit, a guide that has been downloaded hundreds of times. The […]