One of the most delightfully frustrating experiences I get is receiving book review requests. Normally, I don’t mind receiving these requests. If your book is brilliant, I’m more than happy to promote it without any compensation. However, I’ll often get press release emails for books which advocate an idea I’ve explicitly argued against on this […]
Fitness is an End Unto Itself
I don’t exercise to look good naked. I don’t exercise to be healthy. I don’t even exercise to have more energy. In fact, I try to ignore these things as much as possible. Fitness has stopped being a worthwhile goal, in and of itself, in our society. Frankly, I think that’s a big reason why […]
Friday Links
From the Web Is the 30-Day Trial bogus? – Some new research suggests 30 days isn’t long enough. One of the ways around this I suggest in How to Change a Habit is to have an additional 90-day period where you commit to the habit, without requiring perfect attendance. The problem with 1% – My […]
Don’t Work 9-5
Below is a brief excerpt of one chapter from Think Outside the Cubicle, my guide for how to get more work done, when working at home. The Invention of the 8-Hour Workday Humans didn’t evolve to work 9-5. Human beings evolved as hunter gatherers, which aside from starvation, inter-tribe wars and occasionally being eaten by […]
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