A few years ago my friend, Ramit Sethi, invited me to record an interview. He flew me out to New York, had an entire studio rented with a huge team and thousands of dollars of fancy equipment to record it. I remember feeling awestruck that my blogging friend was putting in such production values in […]
The Complete Guide to Memory
How does your memory work? How can you remember more? Prevent forgetting? These questions lie at the heart of anything you’ll ever learn, do or experience. Your memory impacts everything you do, from how well you’ll do in school, your career, life and even your sense of self and happiness. This is a topic that […]
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If you use WeChat, I’m publishing articles every week in both English and Chinese on my account: My WeChat ID: Scott-H-Young ???? I am regularly publishing content on my WeChat account, both in English and in Mandarin Chinese. I also post any announcements like book tours or meet ups in China, so make sure to […]
Should You Target the Minimum?
Whenever you set a goal, create a new habit or make some plan for your life, there’s a few different ways you can go about it The first way is to target the minimum output. The idea here is that you focus on always doing at least a little bit, so that overall, you’ll end […]
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.