If you just stumbled across this blog via my Lifehacker.com feature on Double Your Reading Rate, I’d like to give you a big warm welcome to the website. I’m an 18 year old personal development writer/speaker, you can find out more about me here. In the archives there are over 200 posts on personal development, […]
Responsibility Does Not Equal Control
“With great power comes great responsibility.” -Spiderman Peter Parker was wrong. Unfortunately, equating control (power) with responsibility is a common misconception people have. This is the notion that we are responsible for what we have the power to directly control. Although this notion is pleasing to our senses of equality and justice, it doesn’t apply […]
Be Decisive
Decisiveness is defined as being “characterized by firmness and decision.” Being decisive means that you have the ability to decide. From the strength of a decision you then have the ability to act. Leadership requires that you are able to make key decisions effectively. Decisiveness then simply means being the leader of your own life. […]
Planning the Unpredictable
How do you plan for projects? Whether writing a book, building a house or starting a business, projects require a lot of different actions to come together perfectly for a successful execution. How you plan for that project makes a huge difference in the amount of resources spent and the ultimate success of the project. […]
I'm a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, podcast host, computer programmer and an avid reader. Since 2006, I've published weekly essays on this website to help people like you learn and think better. My work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Pocket, Business Insider and more. I don't promise I have all the answers, just a place to start.